The Sweet Scent of Lavender

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@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
April 29, 2017 5:45pm CST
Imagine what it would be like to live next door to a field of lavender, the aroma waffling through the air scenting the breeze as it blew pass you. Oh the sweet smell of lavender. I think most of us know the use of lavender in so many of our beauty products. Did you know that lavender was first used about 2500 years ago by the Romans to scent their baths, beds, clothes and even their hair. Much like we do today. Lavender oil has it's own special medicinal uses such as, helping one to relax, as a sleep aid, soothing headaches, and heartburn. In Victorian times the proper young lady would douse a lace handkerchief with lavender oil and apply it to her temple to help relieve a headache.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
30 Apr 17
I think that living next to a lavender field might be too much of a good thing
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502593)
• Italy
30 Apr 17
@jaboUK As everything, too much is never good. I remember that the lavender fields in the south of France almost gave me headache, too strong smell, especially in the late hours of the day.
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Linda
@Linda1234 (4711)
• Houston, Texas
30 Apr 17
I love lavender products with the sweet aroma .
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
@jaboUK I don't know I really love the aroma.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 17
We have a friend who has a lavender farm. It is so pretty when the fields are all in bloom.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 May 17
@HazySue I don't think so. She has never said so.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
@JudyEv I bet it does look pretty. Does the aroma ever bother her?
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ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
30 Apr 17
would love to see it
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
29 Apr 17
I was fortunate to start some lavender from another garden last year. It has survived. I bought three more plants of a different variety that I need to get planted so they can work their magic here.
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Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
30 Apr 17
I've been thinking about planting some in my back yard, What varieties did you get?
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
@GardenGerty I would love to find a hardy variety of lavender to plant in my back yard.
Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
@spiderdust that's a good question.
Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Apr 17
We don´t have Lavender Fields right by us and what we do have is a huge Field of Spearmint what the Moroccans call their "Hierbabuena" (good herb). You can smell the Spearmint from quite a distance its lovely. They do all that by hand sitting in the middle of the field and working each plant one by one. Such patience I have never seen.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
1 May 17
@HazySue No, not from where I am standing a lot of times. It does reach you but not overpower you no at least not for me. Chewing gum flavour is more overpowering than that I would say.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 May 17
Spearmint is also one of the mints that help tone down a headache. Does the aroma ever overpower?
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 May 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I love the scent of lavender so I think I would enjoy it rather than be overpowered by it.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Apr 17
I sniff lavender oil every night to try to fall asleep. It is very relaxing. I took a bath in some epsoms the other night with lavender and tea tree, so nice.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Apr 17
@HazySue I have a tiny bottle of oil and also sniff that before I sleep lol
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
I love using lavender oil in my bath water. It soothes you and helps with your sleep.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Apr 17
That would be nice to live next door to a field of lavender, both for the beautiful scents and for the beautiful sight! Purple is one of my favorite colors, so having a sea of purple next door to me would be my little slice of heaven!
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 May 17
@HazySue a scene like that (and the wonderful scent) would surely be relaxing! I don't know that I'd ever get anything done if that were the case!
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 May 17
@moffittjc true, but you would sure get in a lot of me time.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
That's what I was thinking also. I would love to look out my window and see a sea of lavender flowers blooming and have their sweet scent blowing in my windows with the breeze.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
I love the scent of lavender. But I don´t think I´d like to live near a field of lavender as the aroma is too overwhelming.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
@HazySue Maybe I´d do it for a while
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
It could be overwhelming but I'd like the chance to try it out.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
I didn't know about the lavender tip for headaches.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
To help relieve a headache you are supposed to apply a little bit of lavender oil to the temples. It's supposed to help.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502593)
• Italy
30 Apr 17
When I lived in south of France we had full fields where lavender was grown, the smell was so strong that almost gave headaches.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502593)
• Italy
1 May 17
@HazySue It is true, I had the same feeling when I visited a Perfume factory in France. Too much is never good.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 May 17
@LadyDuck I can certainly understand a perfume factory being overpowering.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
I'm sorry to hear that. I guess too much of a good thing can be bad.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
30 Apr 17
I am reminded of a track from an album I used to enjoy listening to some 30years ago...
Marillion - Lavender
youtu.be
80`s Best Love Songs Marillion - Lavender From the album "Misplaced Childhood (remaster)" 1985 Written by : (Derek Dick, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trew...
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
30 Apr 17
@HazySue Very welcome ;)
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
Beautiful. Thanks for the link.
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s sivasubrahmanyam
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
30 Apr 17
The smell will have a very soothing effect on my emotions.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
That's the way it should be.
Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
30 Apr 17
I'm imagining I'm with nature with lots of lavenders. Where the wind blows my hair and the stress I am having at the moment.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
Lavender is supposed to help with stress. That's part of the reason I would like to live next to a field of lavender.
ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
30 Apr 17
Laveder is not ingeneous here but like the Victorian lady I have ordered (Coicidentally)some essential lavender oil.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Apr 17
My daughter says it really does help her headaches. It seems to lessen their severity.
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