LAVENDER - Sweet smelling Lavender is sometimes called 'Breath of the Spirit world'. Lavender soothes and calms the nerves and stimulates the healing process. The fragrance of lavender imparts a feeling of inner freedom that allows one to let go of compulsions, anger and other bad habits of the mind. Sometimes the lavender buds are burned to induce sleep and rest and can be scattered around the home to maintain a feeling of peacefulness.
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Oil Spike of Lavender is one of the oldest known turpentine substitutes. It is the essential oil from the lavender plant and possesses a most wonderful scent. It evaporates more slowly than turpentine, is nonflammable, and is primarily used as a turpentine substitute by those who are allergic to turpentine. Since it is slower drying than turpentine, it is occasionally used to slow the drying time of oil paint. Its disadvantages are its extremely high cost and limited availability. Currently, the only sources of this product are Winsor & Newton, Sennelier, and Schmincke.
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