Luscious Lavender, Oh How I love Thee

Freshly harvested lavender 8/9/15

I love anything to do with lavender from seeing fields of purple hues through to its distinct aroma as you brush past a plant or gently crush its buds.  I know it is sometimes unfortunately seen as a"spinster old aunt" kind of plant, a label unfairly penned in my opinion.

For over 2000 years, lavender has been used for hygienic, cosmetic, medicinal and culinary purposes.  Surely so many uses and people over this vast time span couldn't have been wrong?

So what's this got to do with soap making?  Well for me quite a lot.  Yesterday I helped to harvest some lavender and this put me back in the mood for making soap as soon as I get back from my holidays.  The tough decision which of my favourite blend of essential oils will I choose and what designs will I decide on for my soap?  Some of my favourite lavender EO blends include:

Lavender & Vanilla

Lavender & Spearmint

Lavender, Sweet Orange & Ylang Ylang

Lavender, Rose & Bergamot

Lavender, Roman Chamomile & Sandalwood

Lavender, Lemon & Rosemary

I wonder what other people's favourite lavender blends are??