{"id":2159,"date":"2018-04-19T16:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routes-lavande.com\/infos-pratiques\/use-of-lavender\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:26:25","slug":"use-of-lavender","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/routes-lavande.com\/en\/infos-pratiques\/use-of-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of lavender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;The extraction of essential oil by distillation&#8221; main_heading_color=&#8221;#7775b6&#8243; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; main_heading_style=&#8221;font-weight:bold;&#8221;][\/ultimate_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The culture of lavender is an ancestral know-how. Its evolution was essentially translated by a mechanization and an industrialization of the production.<\/p>\n<p>Lavender and lavandin are planted in straight furrows, which shape the emblematic landscapes of Provence. Harvesting is carried out by machines of varying size depending on the type and destination of the product. The essential oil is then obtained by steam distillation (still).<\/p>\n<p>Some distilleries welcome the public to discover this know-how.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about distillation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition, history, process, diagram&#8230; Find out <a href=\"http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distillation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more here. <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Discover all the steps of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w2pb0va46sA&amp;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">distillation <\/a> process.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The essential oil of lavender<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The<a href=\"http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huile_essentielle_de_lavande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">essential oil<\/a> of lavender: composition, process&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Discover the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huile-essentielle-lavande.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide to lavender essential oils<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;69&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;64&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;The wide range of uses of lavender&#8221; main_heading_color=&#8221;#7775b6&#8243; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; main_heading_style=&#8221;font-weight:bold;&#8221;][\/ultimate_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Lavender is used in perfumery (both in perfumes and in household products such as soap or detergents), but also in aromatherapy, decoration and culinary applications, honey and nougat. It can take very different shapes and colors<\/p>\n<p>The different uses of lavender :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in <a href=\"http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aromath%C3%A9rapie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aromatherapy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>in the <a href=\"http:\/\/madame.lefigaro.fr\/recettes\/creme-brulee-lavande-041002-200460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about the different professional activities based on lavender :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Agriculture<\/a> website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnpapam.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=142:cihef&amp;catid=83:interprofession&amp;Itemid=124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The interprofessional committee of essential oils<\/a><\/li>\n<li>the National Federation of Perfumed, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ppamdefrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FNPAPAM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>the Regional Interprofessional Center for Experimentation in Perfumed, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CRIEPPAM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;65&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;The extraction of essential oil by distillation&#8221; main_heading_color=&#8221;#7775b6&#8243; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; main_heading_style=&#8221;font-weight:bold;&#8221;][\/ultimate_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The culture of lavender is an ancestral know-how. 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