Description
- Botanical Name - Lavandula intermedia
- Origin - France
- Flavor Profile - Powdered lavender is used to flavor baked goods, teas and confections. Pairs beautifully with chocolate, vanilla and most berries.
- Cosmetic Usages - Use in soaps, infused oils, salves, skin tonics, body powders and facial masks.
- Household Usages - Combine with baking soda to make a natural carpet deodorizer.
Like whole lavender flowers, powdered lavender can be used to make floral waters, perfumes, skin lotions, soaps and other body care products. However, the powdered form presents entirely new possibilities. Mixed into a paste with a small amount of flour and water, for instance, powdered lavender can be used to make beads for jewelry. Powdered lavender flower is greenish in color, not purple. Also, this variety of lavender is a hybrid between English lavender (L. angustifolia) and Spike lavender, also known as Portuguese lavender (L. latifolia). Because it contains camphor, the herb a slight piney flavor and scent.