Essential Nose Spike Lavender
Lavandula latifolia
Spike lavender is notable for its high camphor content, giving it a more medicinal, stimulating character than true lavender. Its essential oil has demonstrated synergistic antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, supporting its use in topical and pharmaceutical antimicrobial applications.[1]
- Also Known As
- Broad-leaved Lavender, Portuguese Lavender
- Family
- Floral
- Perfumery Note
- Top
- Intensity
- Medium
- Extraction
- Steam Distillation
- Plant Parts
- Flowering tops
- Origins
- Spain, Portugal, France
- Effect
- Stimulating, Clearing
- Aroma
- Camphoraceous, Herbaceous, Fresh
- Applications
- Aromatherapy, Massage, Medicinal, Inhalation
- Price
- $$$$Lavandula latifolia yields a high-camphor oil in abundance across Mediterranean hillsides; widely available and less prized in fine perfumery than true lavender