Crafting Premium Lavender Essential Oil – Our Pure Process
The Journey of Our 100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil: From Field to Bottle
If you're passionate about essential oils, especially lavender, and curious about how we create our high-quality lavender essential oils, you're in the right place. Whether you're familiar with our lavender farm or new to our process, we’re excited to share the steps involved in producing our 100% pure lavender essential oil. Read on to discover the journey of our lavender from field to bottle.
When is the Best Time to Harvest Lavender for Essential Oil Production?
The best time to harvest lavender for essential oil production is when the flowers are in full bloom but haven’t started to wilt or fade. This typically happens during the early morning hours, when the flowers contain the highest concentration of essential oils. By harvesting at this optimal moment, we ensure our lavender essential oils maintain the highest purity, quality, and yield.
What is Steam Distillation for Lavender Essential Oils?
Steam distillation is the preferred method for extracting lavender essential oils because it preserves the natural aroma and therapeutic properties of the oil. Here's how it works:
- Steam Generation: Water is heated to create steam.
- Passing Steam Through Plant Material: The steam is passed through freshly harvested lavender buds.
- Essential Oil Vaporization: The heat causes the lavender’s essential oils to vaporize.
- Condensation: The steam and oil vapor mixture is cooled, causing it to condense into a liquid.
- Separation: Since essential oils don’t mix with water, they naturally separate. The oil floats on top of the condensed water and is ready to be collected.
Steam distillation is a gentle, efficient method that ensures the lavender retains its pure scent and beneficial properties.
How We Make Lavender Essential Oil Using Steam Distillation
When the lavender harvest begins at the end of January, the fields are filled with the scent of fresh lavender buds, each brimming with essential oil. Here's how we craft our pure lavender essential oil using the steam distillation method:
- Harvesting the Lavender: We carefully gather the lavender buds to preserve their fragrance and integrity.
- Preparing the Lavender: The harvested lavender is placed into large containers, where we gently compress the buds to release their oils.
- The Steam Distillation Process: The lavender is placed into an insulated steam cooker. As steam is introduced, the essential oils begin to evaporate, and the first drops of pure lavender oil start to form.
- Final Stages: After 45 minutes of careful distillation, we collect the 100% pure lavender essential oil.
The result? A premium lavender oil crafted with precision and passion.
We lifted the lavender and placed it into the insulated steam cooker.
Six minutes later, the lavender oil began to drip. As the first drop fell, we were enveloped in ribbons of lavender fragrance.
After 45 painstaking minutes...
The initial round of lavender cooking is finished. 100% pure lavender essential oil is made by Lavender Backyard Garden.
Our Award-Winning 100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil
We’re proud to announce that our lavender essential oil has received the NZLGA Supreme Oil Silver Award, a recognition of its quality and purity. This oil serves as the foundation for our entire range of lavender products, designed to bring the benefits of lavender to your home, body, and mind.
The Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil for Better Sleep
Lavender essential oil has long been celebrated for its calming properties. Research shows that the aroma of lavender can promote deeper sleep and reduce awakenings throughout the night. It’s a natural remedy that benefits both men and women who struggle with sleep disturbances.
We’ve crafted a range of natural sleep aids using our premium lavender essential oils to help you relax and enjoy a restful night’s sleep. Whether you're seeking a soothing lavender sleep spray or other wellness products, our lavender essential oils provide the perfect foundation for relaxation.
Why Choose Our Lavender Essential Oils?
- Pure and Natural: Our lavender essential oils are made from 100% pure lavender grown on our New Zealand lavender farm, ensuring the highest quality.
- Award-Winning Quality: Recognized with the NZLGA Supreme Oil Silver Award, attesting to the exceptional quality of our lavender oils.
- Sustainable Farming Practices: We use sustainable and eco-friendly practices to grow and harvest our lavender, ensuring our products are good for both you and the planet.
- Versatile Applications: From sleep aids to skincare and aromatherapy, our lavender essential oils offer a wide range of benefits for your health and well-being.
