Lavender: Growing and Using Lavender for Fragrance, Mood and Body Care - Tapa dura

All of lavender’s luscious qualities come together in this comprehensive volume that covers how to grow it and use its flowers and oils for a variety of healing, cooking, and beauty purposes. Drying lavender for making sachets, wands, and wreaths is covered, as well as extracting its essential oils to make body oil, body powder, and lip balm. A culinary section features recipes for making staples such as lavender pepper, salt, honey, sugar, and vinegar, as well as full meals that feature herbed chevre with crostini, lavender pistachio lamb chops, and lavender ice cream. Lavender's healing properties include alleviating motion sickness, reducing nightmares, and acting as a decongestantinstructions for preparing the herb for these purposes are included.

Jessie Hawkins graduated from Trinity College of Natural Health as a Master Herbalist. She founded and operated Swaddle Spa, LLC an all natural beauty products company before opening her herbal consulting business, Vintage Remedies. Jessie is married to Matthew; they have 3 children and reside in Spring Hill, TN.