Organic Lavandin Grosso Essential Oil

The word lavender is commonly thought to derive from the old French term lavandre, meaning “to wash”. This may relate to early uses of lavender in washing clothes, furniture, floors, and more. It was also a frequent additive in Rome’s public baths. Most common thoughts and associations about lavender refer to the Bulgarian variety, which is sometimes called ‘true’ or ‘pure’ lavender for this reason. Hybrids of lavender varieties, collectively called ‘lavandin’, were developed by lavender producers in the early 18th century to commercialize lavender faster and at a better price point than the natural flower. The lavender grower Pierre Grosso developed the grosso variety of lavandin in the 1970s as a pure cross between two other essential oil types– spike lavender and Bulgarian lavender.  At a lower price point, lavandin grosso filled a market need for an easily harvested flower that grew at varying altitudes and could produce the distinctive smell of lavender for perfumery, cosmetic, an