Lavender Buds

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Botanical

Skin Benefit

Dried lavender that gives Garden Blossom its texture and quiet herbal presence.

Spiritual Benefit

Dried lavender in bath bags is a classic European household tradition, for scent and slow bathing.

The record

In use for 2,500+ years

Origin

The same Mediterranean hillsides, dried whole instead of distilled.

Harvested

Flower spikes are dried in shade and the buds rubbed free by hand.

Cultural impact

Buds traveled in sachets, mattresses, and linen chests across Europe, keeping cloth and skin company between washes.

Traditional use

Scattered into baths and scrubs, and sewn into sachets pressed against skin and cloth.

From the Field Notes

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