 Hey guys, welcome back today. I will be showing you guys how I make lavender essential oil from scratch I'm so excited to be sharing this video today like oh So keen because I've been wanting to make my own essential oils for so so so long now It's been like just too long. I think so I'm finally getting around to doing it I actually started out by growing some lavender which has just shot up. It's so big now like look at that It's absolutely massive This was the lavender that I planted in my DIY garden bed video Which I showed you guys a while back and it's absolutely skyrocketed. Don't mind hurry She often just wanders through the garden trampling my plants and you this is lavender So I am going to start picking these lavender stems Just like this one I'm gonna start picking them as you can see there's so many so I'm gonna have a whole bunch of lavender I'm going to dry out and then just like let it dry for a few weeks and then from there I'll make these essential oils. So thought I'll show you guys me just Clipping away and picking the lavender from my garden So I got my trusty scissors and I'm ready to Here is my bunch of lavender now. I'm going to go and dry this out, which I'll show you guys how I did that now my little lavender plants been leaf-flowered but like Not an insectuary. It sounded really wrong I wanted to keep some on there though because lavender is really good for bees I'm trying to encourage love bees in our area Just to help with bee populations and things like that. I always like try and help it out So I left a lot of flowers on there. So the bees can use it. I'm going to go and tie this bundle up And I'll show you guys how I do that now. Oh I feel like an old grandma All right, so I got my little bunch of lavender I tried to get on like the more kind of side I want to have a lot of lavender to use to make lots of essential oil with now They said to cut and dry enough lavender to make at least one ounce of lavender essential oil with So I'm guesstimating this is how much I'll be needing probably around this just a bunch of lavender now They said to dry them out. You're going to collect them up in a bunch like this. They even them out to the nuts or sticking up so high Smells so good. I love lavender. I swear. It's like my favorite scent and out of all the essential oils lavender would be my top favorite That'll do so to dry it out. You're going to grab two elastic bands like so Oh No, I'm lost my second elastic band. Oh, it's right. It's under my phone We're going to grab two elastic bands like so and you're going to put one just under the head of the flowers So I'll show you guys Whoa, I can get it on Stretching it. Oh Gosh, it's not easy. Oh Okay, I don't want to break the stems Got it There we go So you have one just under the heads of the flowers just like that and then you're going to put one at the base So the bottom of the stems so I'm going to put it around here because this the stems are very uneven So I'm a longer than others. So I'm just going to put it there effect like so Voila, voila. Voila. There we go And basically what we're going to do from here is we're going to find a dry dark warm spot for the flowers You just hang upside down So you're going to just tie them or like hang them upside down in a dry dark warm spot for at least two to four weeks Or just until the lavender flowers actually dry out now Keep in mind you want to actually protect them from sunlight to help them retain the best color I guess like the purple color in them and also you want to make sure to put a Sheet or cloth beneath the lavender bundle that you're drying out just to help catch any buds or blooms That might fall during that time while it's drying out. So like I said, it takes around two to four weeks Oh, you know how long mine takes to dry out. I'm sure I'll probably be around that time But you want to make sure you're checking every so often just to see when the lavender is dry So just go in there every day a few days or so and just see how they're going You'll know it's finished drying out when you brush the flowers and the flower petals I guess fall easily from the stem now of you to use them in sachets like little flower Popa reef sachets or things like that or in baking you could actually brush the flower stem like flower bits off or Lead them on to use it for those for baking and things like that Anyway, I'm gonna go hang mine up in my dry dark warm spot out of the sunlight. I'll show you where I'm gonna put it All right, I found my string. So I'm going to tie the bundle up in my garage just there I just hang it over here Looks so good Hanging perfectly. Alrighty I'm gonna let that dry there and I'm just gonna put a little blanket under it Hey guys, so it's been about four or five weeks Maybe it's been a little longer than I actually needed to leave before I kind of forgot about it My bad when I was doing other things like over these four weeks and I remembered this week I was like, oh, it'll be ready by now. So I have my lavender already to go Let me show you so I have two bunches now because I picked some more recently because I was like my garden's just getting really really big So I have a little bit more lavender to use and this was the original bunch the really neat bunch the one that I took a Lot of time to make and this is just the one that I super rushed so you can see like they're pretty Perfectly done and then boom happens when I'm lazy. So they're ready to go I'm gonna bring them down now and turn them into lavender essential oil So as you can see, it's like a lot drier than it was naturally because it's been drying for weeks You know, but it's like crunching underneath my hand, which is it which is exactly what you want when you're drying out lavender So that's perfect and ready to go now same with this one. You can hear so crunchy So they perfect all ready to go. Oh, but I forgot to mention I'll be making two types of lavender essential oil today one is going to be with coconut oil And the other one is with an alcohol-based base So you can decide between which of the which of the two that you'd like to make yourself or you can make both like I am I just thought I'd make one and then the other and then see which one works out the best So when in future when I go to make it, I know which one I prefer or I could just make both again the future Just cuz I can so I decide make both today and share that with you guys But feel free to just make one or the other or both as well And do let me know which one's your favorite at the end as well I'll share my favorite with you with you guys at the end when I found my favorite or I don't have a favorite I'll just say that as well But anyway, let's get making this essential oil So once you've finished harvesting and drying out your lavender grab your dried lavender and add it to a clean glass jar Just the flowers though. You can compost the stems. This is what I did I just composted the stems after I trimmed off all the different flowers and the flower buds and put them into the glass jar So once you've added the lavender buds to the glass jar You can pour 10 ounces of liquid coconut oil over the lavender in the glass jar until the lavender is completely covered Then you want to secure the lid tightly onto the jar and shake well I just gently shook from side to side the lavender oil just to make sure that it was all completely covered Then you store the jar near a window but not in direct sunlight again because the light can impact the properties of the lavender oil Just to let it infuse the 7 to 10 days shake every day Also to make sure that the lavender is completely covered by the oil I'm making the lavender essential oil with alcohol You're going to use a mortar and pestle or just a spoon and bowl like I used and you want to gently crush the dried lavender flowers to Release the oil before combining it with vodka Keep in mind though You're just bruising the flowers with the back of the spoon or pestle not making oatmeal too much Agitation will result in lavender soup, which is not what you want Next you want to transfer the crushed lavender into a mason jar or any type of glass jar Just avoid plastic jars so the plastic doesn't seep into the liquid now You're going to pour vodka over the lavender you want to make sure to fully submerge the lavender and vodka Then you're going to tightly secure the jar with a lid and shake well again Store the jar near a window but again not in direct sunlight to infuse for 7 to 10 days and gently shake every day or so Okay, so it has been about Actually like four weeks rather than the week that you only need to let it sit for because I was actually waiting for my bottles my little and the Apothecary bottles to arrive. I ordered them on Amazon. I'll link below where I found them as well So I needed more of these because I had none at home I've used all mine in other DIY products that I've made so I've been waiting on these to arrive And because I didn't pay for express postage because I'm like nah They took longer to get here So it's just like a little drop of bottle that I was waiting for a to arrive because I want to keep mine in a Amber bottle because it's dark and it helps to protect the oil from Light damaging the properties in the oil. So this is the coconut oil. This is four weeks later You only need to live for one week for both of the oils Just loop for one week don't need to do four so this is the coconut oil version It doesn't look too much different to when I started soaking the lavender in it except that the lavender is just more I guess Soaked you can see without the label in the way so That's pretty much what it looks like four weeks later and then the one that I used with vodka is a different color now, so it's actually Changed color. It's now more I guess amber brownie golden color and it actually smells strongly of alcohol So this has turned into lavender vodka that I wouldn't recommend drinking it So you could it actually is a tincture kind of recipe so you can like take really many doses of it for health Benefits and things like that, but you really need to research how much of the Tincture that you should have and also don't have it one that's been sitting there and fermenting for four weeks just have one that's been there for a week because it can absorb other properties in the Lavender that you may not want necessarily want for yourself like it can be toxic So just leave it for one week if you're making the tincture I'll show in a future recipe how to use that Lavender tincture for health benefits and also how to make it properly So this is just a lavender oil version that I'll be using as a substitute for essential oil So instead of using lavender essential oil, I'm going to be using my different lavender oils here This one doesn't smell too Too different. Oh, it does have a strong smell of lavender Oh, that smells really nice Not as strong as you say your lavender essential oil, but this one just smells really strongly of Lavender and of vodka Oof smells almost like those Christmas puddings that you get So I'm going to now just see it out the lavender pieces and I'm just gonna pop them in a compost Don't mind Ari. She's just barking. There's a storm approaching So I think she's barking at the storm and then I'm also going to sieve out this lavender and put it into the compost as well I'm gonna put it into my little apothecary bottles and it's ready to use for future DIYs that I want to make things with so I'm going to be using it as like a few drops in say my my baths for like a more Relaxing feel because lavender is really great for calming and soothing and relaxing fantastic if you have anxiety or depression So I'm really using I'm using it for my anxiety about it very helpful to smell of lavender just instantly calming I was gonna use it as like a few drops of my pillow and things at night to help me sleep better Because I've been struggling to sleep at night. It's my mind is constantly racing So it's a good way to sort of wind down for the night There's a few other different things you can use lavender oil for which I'll link the description below my blog post on that where I share So many different ways you can use them to oil. I also use it in other DIYs. So like my bath bomb recipe He's in like lip balm in What else do I use it can use it in deodorant making a natural deodorant if you want yourself to smell like lavender Honestly, love it with my favorite scent There's just so many different things you lose of use it for you can also use lavender in bug spray because it has some bug Propelling properties in it as well and also as like an after-sun spray You can use lavender oil and that when you feel like your skin has just had a little bit too much sun You know, it's not quite burnt, but when it feels just like Dried out and almost like burnt, but not you can use an after spray with lavender in that and that really helps to soothe With a bit of aloe vera so many different things So you do check out the blog post below for a few days a few ideas on what to use a little for if you're struggling to find ways to Use it, but I'm going to now just drain these out and put them into my bottles When it comes to the lavender vodka oil, it's a bit different to the coconut oil So when straining it out just simply pour it through a mesh fine mesh strainer Into a glass container or we can use the plastic one just to pour with and then with the flower buds You can just compost them, which is what I did After you've strained it out pour it into a glass jar and cover with a cheesecloth or coffee filter and allow it to sit Undisturbed for about one week This will allow the alcohol to evaporate from the jar leaving essential oil as the result There may be some sediment at the bottom, which is totally fine But if it bothers you for instance if you're giving it as a gift Just strain it out again with a clean coffee filter or another fine mesh strainer into a littered storage jar I like to store the oil in dark colored glass jars like dark opaque apothecary jars Just to protect the actives in the oil Then you can store it in your pantry or in a linen closet out of direct sunlight That's ready to use for whenever you need it now for the coconut oil one once it's finished and fusing you again Can strain it out using a fine mesh strainer or a cheesecloth Just pour the mixture through the strainer into a clean glass jar or into a little plastic pouring container Just to make it easier to pour into the bottles later on Then store the oil in a cool dark place in those nice dark apothecary jars and it will keep for up to one year There we have it and one is coconut oil You can't really tell when they're in the bottle because they both look the same But one is coconut oil and one is with vodka and I must say if you were to make one I would probably refer the vodka one Just don't leave it for as long because our lavender smell and actually smells a lot stronger Then the coconut oil the coconut oil one is just very faint. So if you really want that lavender smell Yeah, go with the vodka one But if you're just using it for like skin ailments and things like that or like just to use it on skin Or as like a soothing thing and we just apply it onto your body You can use the coconut oil one because it needs to be so strong because you're absorbing it into your body But if you want the aromatherapy version like aspect of it You may want to use the vodka version because it actually is a bit stronger the lavender smell in that Yeah, it's just my tip if you want to make it yourself Now this isn't true essential oil because if you read my blog post I do go into further detail Essential oils are made by diffusing Like a diffusing method you need like the special diffusing equipment where it like separates the Like the water so like the lavender water or lavender Yeah, like kind of a huge rose as you get rose water and things like that so it separates the water So lavender water from the oil So you have like the water part and then you have the oil on top if you see like on YouTube There's some videos that show how to do it and the lavender oil or whatever plant you're using the oil will sit on top And that's the essential oils so you need a special machine for that But if you don't have that this is your own DIY version of making lavender oil or lavender essential oil But not quite essential oil like more lavender oil Yeah, I feel like I just rambled on that that whole time by the way if I I got a new shirt from vegan vibes It's not sponsored by the way It's just me sharing my awesome new purchase because I never get anything new but I saw this my sister linked me to their site I just love this T-shirt it's like a vegan style t-shirt I just loved it because they had the polar bears on it and it goes acts for arctic So I'm such a big like Conservationists actually want to do marine conservation next year. So exciting news I'm going to study up near Byron Bay next year for marine conservation like doing study up there That's like a whole nother topic that I can talk in another video But I just love like a big advocate for like, you know helping with climate change and stopping Like the arctic ice melting because that actually reflects a lot of the sunlight that we get and other reflects it back into The atmosphere or into space Preventing the earth from heating up so much But when that ice goes a lot of the heat is stays in like in our planet like and is absorbed by the seas and that heats up The water in turn melting more of the ice and it's just like a vicious cycle And it's really sad to see when the polar bears and other arctic animals that are affected by it I got another shirt, but I'll show that in a different video. Yeah, that's basically my video tutorial on how to make lavender oil I hope you guys enjoyed it. I am so much fun making it It does take a little bit longer to make so you do need to leave a weaker side just to let it kind of Infuse but once that's finished you guys have already to make lavender oil to use in awesome DIY recipes or just For on your skin and things like that to help with sunburn Skin conditions help with just calming and soothing help with sleep so many different things So I hope you guys enjoyed today's video I hope to see you guys in my future videos and do please share with me If you guys enjoyed today's video or if you have made lavender oil or other oils yourself And how you did that because I would love to try out whatever oils you guys made too Yeah, if you guys enjoyed today's video, thank you so much for sticking this out this video to the end I know it can be long sometimes and I tend to ramble don't mind my rambling But I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope to see you guys in my future videos. Bye