Lavender mascara?
Adding lavender oil to your mascara has become a thing, on the basis that it will make your eyelashes longer and thicker, and also that it will deter eyelash mites. About half of us have tiny eyelash mites, but they don’t affect at least 95% of those who have...Lavender oil is not estrogenic
Lavender oil does not mimic estrogen nor does it enhance the body’s own estrogens. It is therefore not a ‘hormone disruptor’, cannot cause breast growth in young boys (or girls of any age), and is safe to use by anyone at risk for estrogen-dependent cancer. The lack...Lavender Oil: What the Research Shows
This year I’ll be presenting a series of online seminars focusing on just one essential oil each, and the first oil we’ll explore is the most researched and most widely-used: lavender. Over the course of the one-hour webinar, I will cover types of lavender...Lavender oil and negative innuendo
In a recent blog post an Environmental Working Group (EWG) research assistant suggests that lavender oil may be unsafe, saying: “the science is still evolving and safety can’t be assumed.” The science is still evolving? Isn’t that true of anything? Are we just sowing...The Tisserand Institute
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