Lavender tincture
Ingredients:
Lavender flowers
40 percent alcohol (double grain or vodka etc.)
Preparation:
Put the lavender flowers in a screw-top jar and pour the alcohol over them.
Then leave it warm for 14 days and then strain it through a fine sieve.
Lavender gel
Ingredients:
200 ml distilled water or still mineral water
15 drops of lavender tincture
5 drops of lavender essential oil
10 g (Gelbilderns) xanthan gum (available in pharmacies, online or in natural cosmetics stores)
Brown glass bottle
Funnel
Preparation:
In an brown glass bottle, add the water, the lavender tincture and the lavender oil and mix well. Finally, sprinkle in the xanthan gum and shake well.
Stored in the fridge, it lasts about 1 month.
Application:
Apply the lavender gel to the skin.
Can help/Helps with:
The gel helps with irritated skin.
Lavender has a healing and disinfecting effect.