OIL OF LAVENDER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 January 1941, Page 8

OIL OF LAVENDER

r .A SIMPLE RECIPE. i Oil of lavender, although it has i a delightful fragrance from the hu- : man point of view, is greatly disj liked by insects of all kinds. Just a ; trace rubbed on exposed pans of the j skin will ensure immunity from those • bites and stings which can cause so I much annoyance. ' Here is a simple way of making ( oil of lavender which can be stored [ and kept indefinitely. Get a goodisized glass jam-jar. making sure that ' this is perfectly clean and dry. and cut a number of rounds of cotton wool [which will just lit inside it. Then col1 led a quantity of fresh-gathered spikes jof lavender. Soak the rounds of cotton wool in the best olive oil. then put ! a layer of the kivondoi’ in the bottom , of the jar and cover with a round ! of cotton wool. Add another lot of the ■ lavender and put in another round of i the cotton wool. • S.i c intinue until the jar is full: then I over the top tie closely a double thick- [ ness of greaseproof paper. i Now stand the jar in a jilace where !it will be exposed to a lot of sun- ■ shine, keep just as it is for about a I wepk and then strain away the oil. which will be highly perfumed. A j good way to strain the oil is to tic a j piece of muslin, or similar material, lover the top of the jar and then prop :it upside down over a bowl. Ihe oil ■of lavender should be stored in :< ! close!v-stoppered bottle. I