Lavender is an evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean, and its flower and oil have a popular scent and are also used as medicine. Lavender has many benefits for mood, sleep, hair, and skin. Some of the benefits of lavender include:

Positive:

• Lavender may help with insomnia, anxiety, hair loss, headaches, chemotherapy side effects, acne, burns, eczema and dry skin, wound healing, and mood issues.
• Lavender contains an oil that seems to have calming effects and might relax certain muscles. It also seems to have antibacterial and antifungal effects.
• Lavender oil aromatherapy or aromatherapy massage seems to help relieve anxiety, depression, and menstrual cramps.
• Lavender oil increased the rate of wound healing, promoted the growth of collagen, and boosted the tissue remodeling process of the skin.
• Lavender has cosmetic, odorous, and medicinal uses, demonstrating soothing, sedative activities in each form, which can include oils, gels, lotions, soaps, shampoos, sprays, and candle making.

Negative:

• There is no good scientific evidence to support many of the uses of lavender, such as for pain in people with cancer.

Lavender can be used in various forms, including dried flowers, essential oil, topical oil, capsules, teas, and sachets. Lavender oil is commonly used in aromatherapy, and it can be inhaled or applied topically. Lavender oil is known to be rich in medicinal properties like antimicrobial activity, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, and antioxidant.

The chemical composition of lavender essential oil varies depending on the species and genotype of the plant, and the ratio of the main chemical constituents, Linalool and Linalyl acetate, can also vary.

It is important to note that too much lavender can make food or tea taste soapy, and some people may have negative associations with the scent of lavender.