Lavender Mask

Lavandula latifolia

Historical tradition – not medical advice, and no health or healing claims. more

Historical botanical drawing: Lavender — Lavender

Tradition (Hildegard's writings)

Used for the care of impure skin and skin prone to blemishes — with blackheads, pimples and enlarged pores.

Ingredients

Aqua, kaolin, lavender, sunflower oil, sweetgum resin, lecithin, hectorite, daisy, sweet clover, black elder, thyme, yarrow, sorbic acid, jojoba oil, essential oils, whey, wild thyme and spelt extract (from certified organic cultivation).

Note

Lavender oil is said to be readily absorbed by the skin and to stimulate the circulation, so that blocked sebaceous glands can empty gently.

Botanical background

Lavender is credited with calming, skin-caring and antimicrobial properties. Wild thyme is said to promote circulation in the skin, and yarrow to supply vessel-caring bioflavonoids.

Sources & references

Strehlow, Wighard: Die Hildegard-Naturapotheke. Heilmittel und Rezepte von A bis Z. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 167.
Hildegard von Bingen: Heilsame Schöpfung. Die natürliche Wirkkraft der Dinge (Physica). Hrsg. von der Abtei St. Hildegard, Eibingen. Beuroner Kunstverlag 2012 (4. Auflage 2024). Cap. 1-25 (wilden Lavendel (Speik)).
Breindl, Ellen: Das große Gesundheitsbuch der Hl. Hildegard von Bingen. Bassermann Verlag 2004. S. 228.

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More preparations using Lavender

Lavender Lavender Oil Lavender Wine

Historical tradition. The above describes how this preparation was recorded and used in the tradition of Hildegard of Bingen. This is cultural-historical information, not medical advice and not a health or healing claim, and it is no substitute for advice from a doctor or pharmacist. If you have health complaints, please consult your doctor or pharmacy.

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