Snapshot
- Overview
- A lavandin essential oil with a fresh, camphor-floral scent.
- Category
- Fragrance
- Type
- Essential Oil
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Lavandula hybrida oil is the essential oil distilled from lavandin, a hybrid of true and spike lavender. It imparts a fresh, camphoraceous floral aroma in perfumes and cosmetics, though its allergenic components can sensitize some users.
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Our take
Is Lavandula Hybrida Oil a Good Ingredient?
Rated Fair because it's primarily a fragrance ingredient with limited evidence for skin benefit. It contains fragrance allergens that can oxidize and raise sensitization risk, so it's best used at low levels, chosen more for scent than for skincare performance, which is why it doesn't rank higher.
What it does
Skin Benefits
Adds a bright aromatic lift that makes formulas smell more inviting; any skin-calming effects are not well-established and some users may be sensitive.
Where you'll find it
Uses in Skincare & Cosmetics
Included in body lotions, cleansers, and hair care as a natural perfume component; also used at low levels in facial oils for scent.
Before you use it
Safety
Can irritate or sensitize, especially in those reactive to linalool/limonene or oxidized essential oils; patch testing is prudent. Keep away from compromised skin and the eye area. In the EU, constituent allergens require labeling above set thresholds.
Products with Lavandula Hybrida Oil
