Scent note · aromatic facet · Fresh family

Lavender scent notes

Clean, herbal floral with a soft woody finish.

Related names: lavandin

Lavender smells floral, herbal and clean, with a soft woody finish. True lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, grows at altitude and is the sweeter of the two. Lavandin, a hybrid, yields more oil and smells sharper and more camphorous.

Lavender usually sits in the heart of a blend, and it works with herbal, evergreen and creamy floral notes like ylang ylang. It behaves well in cold process soap, which is one reason it is a soaper's staple.

17oils · see the list

13as a middle note

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Lavender pairs with

Ylang Ylang3 of our 3 ylang ylang oils also carry lavender

Eucalyptus3 of our 6 eucalyptus oils also carry lavender

Herbal6 of our 17 herbal oils also carry lavender

Lime3 of our 11 lime oils also carry lavender

Geranium3 of our 12 geranium oils also carry lavender

Lemon6 of our 26 lemon oils also carry lavender

Lavender oils lean

Fresh 3/10 Green 4/21

Questions about lavender

Is lavender a top, middle or base note?

Mostly a middle note. Of the 13 oils here that list lavender in their notes, 13 carry it in the middle, 1 in the base and 1 at the top.

What does lavender pair well with?

Ylang ylang, eucalyptus and herbal. 3 of our 3 ylang ylang oils also carry lavender.

More aromatic notes

Herbal Pine & Fir Eucalyptus Mint Tea

Read about the oil itself on our Lavender Oil page.

Browse every note on the Scent Notes page, or read how families and facets fit together in The Fragrance Wheel guide.