oil of lavender
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In yoga studios, it’s a common practice for the instructor to end class by daubing essential oil of lavender on spent students’ temples.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
Essential oil of lavender can have a calming effect, so try two to three drops on a bandanna around her neck two to three times a day.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2017
An Easy Fly Exterminator—To drive out flies put twenty drops of oil of lavender in a saucer and dilute it slightly with hot water.
From Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use by Arthur L. Fowler
Powdered assafoetida 8 grains, oil of rhodium 2 drams, oil of aniseed 1 dram, oil of lavender ½ dram.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
As soon as the mass begins to solidify incorporate the oxides and oil of lavender.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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