I know most people think of lavender as the stuff of old women’s closets, but I absolutely love lavender. The aromatheraphy properties of it works with me, relaxing me and making me go all soft and fuzzy. Mandy , my spa specialist, also made batches of lavender essential oil infused shampoo and powder for me. It eased my itching (I am shockingly allergic to sea water!!!) and calmed me down as well – which is not an easy job for a highly excitable personality such as me!

Apparently I’m not the only one. From Wikipedia

During Roman times, flowers were sold for 100 denarii per pound, which was about the same as a month’s wages for a farm labourer, or fifty haircuts from the local barber. Lavender was commonly used in Roman baths to scent the water, and it was thought to restore the skin.[citation needed] Its late Latin name was lavandārius, from lavanda (things to be washed), from the verb lavāre (to wash).[9] When the Roman Empire conquered southern Britain, the Romans introduced lavender.[citation needed]

During the height of the Plague, glove makers at Grasse would scent their leathers with lavender oil, and this was claimed to ward off the Plague. This story could have some validity as the Plague was transmitted by fleas, which lavender is known to repel.[citation needed]

Pure Lavender essential oil had also been known to be used as an antiseptic and is good for a clear blemish-free complexion, in the lines of tea tree oil. Ahhh. So with that in mind, I now have about 40ml of PURE lavender essential oil in my newly-formed ‘Quackbotary’. I stressed on the PURE as most products that I’ve come across in the marketplace does not contain actual oils extracted from the lavender buds, but lavender essence. Essential oils also cost about 10 times more than essence. Somewhat like using vanilla essence to bake a cake compared to pure vanilla pods. It defies the purpose and does not provide users with the aromatheraphy properties of pure lavender essential oil. Those that actually contain oils seemed to use such low concentration (0.001%) of it that it kinda deemed it pointless. Morevor, the amount of synthetic chemicals that goes into creating the fake smell is not all that good for anyone really.

With that in mind, please welcome my lavender jello bombs. Apologies for the cracking – not sure what the heck happened, but I think its the D that I got in Chemistry in form 5 that failed me in my measuring of ingredients and moisture. I made another batch today and will be monitoring the situation. I have a birthday coming up that I am creating for, so will definately not be sending out defective batches! Or worse, those that morph into a pile of unrecognizable bulk after I give them away! I actually used the bomb pictured and had a good long soak in the tub with my duckies, and it was very lovely, just like most of my other bombs. If you have no idea what a bath bomb is – well, watch out for my video in the next couple of days! No, not of me having a bath, just running one . And no, a bath bomb is not me farting in bath.

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