Clothes Lavender
Clothes Lavender
Uses of Dried Lavender Flowers
Lavender flowers and products provide soothing fragrance and relaxation. Some varieties of lavender maintain nearly their full aroma when dried. The Provence and Grosso lavender variety is has excellent fresh and dried fragrance: this is the type of lavender grown at Laura’s Lavender. Dried lavender flowers can be used in sachets or arranged in bowls for adding soothing scents to your home. Dried lavender flowers can even be used in cooking such as recipes for shortbread cookies. Dried lavender can also be added a bubble bath to make fragrant as well as fun!
Some of the choices you have for putting to use your dried lavender flowers are discussed here:
Insect repellent – lavender is a natural insect repellent. Hang bunches near your door and on the window sill to keep insects at bay. Place a handful of dried lavender blossoms under the doormat. Dried lavender flowers can also be used under your car seats or in the trunk to keep insects away.
Lavender oil – bunches of dried lavender flowers are used to extract lavender essential oils. A good recipe for making some lavender oil at home is this: 1) Tie some dried lavender flowers together and lightly crush them; 2) Place the crushed blossoms in a jar with some olive oil and let sit in a dark place for 7-10 days; 3) Strain and discard the crushed lavender blossoms and bits, cap tightly and use the oil for cleansing, moisturizing and massaging.
Freshener – If you want to avoid sewing your own sachets, simply tie up some of the dried lavender flowers together into a loop by bending up the stems. Leave the ends free; tie the bunch with a ribbon. Hang the dried lavender bundle in your wardrobe to freshen up your clothes. A loop of dried lavender flowers can even be slipped under the seat of your car.
Sachets or pouches – for those people, who have the skill to sew, make pouches or sachets with muslin cloth and fill them up with handfuls of dried lavender flowers. Use these under your pillow to fight insomnia and dream of beautiful lavender filled fields! Hang in clothes closets and drawers to ward off moths. Dried lavender flowers have and even a stronger aroma when it is warm so place them in sunny locations around the house.
Tea – Dried lavender flowers can be added to green tea to add flavor and fragrance to your daily cuppa! Lavender tea can also be prepared and many recipes are available online.
Gift wrappings – during the holiday season or for a wedding gift, use handfuls of dried lavender buds and flowers and add them to the wrapping. Dried lavender flower may also be spread at the bottom of the box before wrapping up the gift. Wedding/ birthday gifts can be made special by adding some dried lavender flowers in the folds of tissue papers! These could also be added to greeting cards as fragrant confetti. Not only will the soothing scent of lavender bring a smile to the recipient, it will keep the gift fragrant for weeks.
Cooking – dried lavender flowers can be used to simmer over the stove. Lavender is a member of the mint family and increases the flavor and appearance of food. Try adding some dried lavender flowers to your salads for a fragrant flavor! English lavender is considered the sweetest and is used most commonly in cooking.
As you can see, dried lavender flowers have many uses and many more are possible with a little creativity!
About the Author
Laura's Lavender is grown in Placerville, California.
What do I use to get the smell of wee out of clothes?
My son had an "accident" when we were travelling and the clothes were put in a plastic bag for 2 days until we got home as I didn't have any washing facilities were we were. Now I can't get the smell of wee out of the clothes. I have washed them 3 times. The first time with eucalyptus oil, the second with tea-tree oil and the third with lavender. I have aired them and dried them in the sun ... but they STILL smell!! Help ... can anyone help? I have a pair of tracksuit pants (knit fabric) and football shorts (polyester) and undies (cotton). Any suggestions at all would be appreciated. Thanks!!
It is his uniform and a very expensive one. I won't be throwing it out, even if it does seem to make sense to do so. He needs it on Wednesday!!
Try soaking the clothes in a mixture of Baking Soda, Lemon Juice and Water... it may help neutralize the odor... both lemon and baking soda do that.
My nephew used to wet the bed, and his mom used this combo to get the pee smell out of his jammies and sheets, and it worked.
EDIT: run them through the wash again afterwards!
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