Central Coast Lavender · Lavender Uses
One plant, hundreds of ways.
Most people know one use. People have known hundreds, for centuries.
You don't need a shelf of products. Just one real lavender, grown with care, distilled with patience, and all the ways it quietly becomes part of your day.
Start here: two lavenders, two specialties.
Up close, English and French lavender look nothing alike, and neither do their oils. We grow both, so we can tell you exactly which one to reach for. See the difference, then find your use.
Lavender Essential Oil, the soft one
English lavender · Lavandula angustifolia
Deep purple, dense, and sweet, with almost no camphor. The one for the bath, the skin, the pillow, and the kitchen. When you want calm and softness, reach here.
Lavandin Essential Oil, the bright one
French lavandin · Lavandula × intermedia
Taller, silvery, and looser, with a lift of camphor. The everyday one, for linens, the home, diffusing, and the outdoors. When you want fresh and robust, reach here.
Calm & Ritual
To wind the day down
- A few drops in a warm bath
- A mist over the pillow and linens
- A drop warmed in the palms, a slow breath
- Dried flowers steeped into a tea
Lavender Essential Oil & dried buds
Body & Skin
On the body
- Diluted in jojoba or almond as a body or massage oil
- In a beeswax salve for dry skin and small scrapes
- Traditionally reached for to soothe tension and everyday aches
Lavender Essential Oil & salve
The Home
Around the house
- Linen and room spray
- Drawer sachets and closet fresheners
- A natural, fresh note in homemade cleaners
- A little bug-off for the porch
Lavandin
In the Kitchen
Buds, not oil
- Culinary buds in honey, lemonade, and simple syrups
- Shortbread, cookies, scones
- Herbes de Provence
Culinary lavender & recipes
Focus & Travel
For the day ahead
- A drop to breathe before a demanding task; many find it clears the head
- A few drops on a tissue for the drive
- Diffused while you work
Lavandin
Hair & Scalp
For hair, too
- Lavender-infused oil as a scalp massage oil
- A lavender vinegar conditioning rinse
- A scalp moisturizer
Lavandin & infused oil
Find your lavender.
One plant, used a hundred ways, for a thousand years.
Distilled the old way, in a copper alembic pot still, on the Central Coast since 2006.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Central Coast Lavender products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.