A Lavender Life

October12

I am rather partial to the scent of lavender. For me it is calming and soothing. I have often stated that my quality of life would be better if my whole world smelled of lavender, and since recently I have needed a few extra ways to relax I decided to take a couple steps towards making that happen.

If I had time I would jet off to Nemacolin Woodlands Spa for a Lavender Kur- consisting of a nice lavender body scrub, bath and massage with lavender lotion application, but alas no time for that.

So in the interim I am using the Lavender Bath and Shower gel and the Lavender Lotion sold by Crabtree and Evelyn. The lotion doesn’t leave you greasy and only has a light scent so it isn’t over powering. I also like their bath and shower gels because it doesn’t over dry your skin. The most important thing to me though is they don’t mix the lavender scent with vanilla, because while it is nice to cook with, I really don’t like the two smells mixed.

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I then extended the foray into a life of lavender by purchasing for myself some laundry detergent and sachets from Sweet Grass Farm, which I really like. The great thing about the laundry detergent is that it is a more natural detergent than your store brands so it is great for sensitive skin. Also it is low sudsing so it can be used in high efficiency and front load washers. And they leave your clothes lightly scented, and the environment better off. You only need about 1/8 of a cup for a load, so at that rate it is just a tiny bit more pricey than your normal store detergent. I buy normal detergent for Hubby, and do his separately, and since so many of my clothes are dry cleaned it really lasts me a long time. The sachets can be used for multiple rounds of drying or they can be stashed in a drawer or closet. I have one in the drawer of my pajamas that has really made everything smell lovely.

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Lemon Verbena Sachet

When I was at Landsdowne Resort they had lavender eye pillows for guests and I really liked the scent as I was falling asleep, so I bought a couple lavender diffusers for the bedrooms, so my guests can enjoy that same soothing scent to fall asleep. The diffuser is $29.95 so it is a little less than those at Pottery Barn and other stores, and the refill fragrances are only $11.95, so you can reuse them easily. I am big on having a nice smelling house, I think it is part of having an inviting environment where people feel welcome. So I like to have diffusers because there isn’t the hazard of lighting a candle in another room and forgetting to blow it out.

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If I really wanted to go all out I think Sweet Grass Farm’s Lavender dusting oil and cleaning spray could really fulfill the wish, but I don’t think overwhelming Hubby with Lavender all at once in that big of a quantity would be good for the overall cause. But it is a consideration for the future. Sweet Grass farm also has some other really nice clean not over the top scents if you aren’t as partial to lavender. And the scents aren’t overwelmingly powdery or floral so they don’t overwhelm your senses it is justa subtle, fresh scent in the background.

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