The complex link between how lavender smells and how it is extracted is important for understanding both old and new ways of making essential oil. Lavender oil has typically been made using steam distillation and solvent extraction, methods that have been around for many years. These techniques show the cultural background of lavender farming and the slow changes in extraction methods due to new technology and growing scientific knowledge. On the other hand, modern methods like cold pressing and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction provide better efficiency and yield while keeping the oil's chemical makeup unchanged. Looking at these different methods reveals the problems and advantages of each, placing this study at the crossroads of tradition and new ideas. In the end, this comparison will clarify how extraction methods affect quality, sustainability, and the economic success of lavender oil production. Lavender is more than just a plant; it is important for aromatherapy due to its various health benefits. Well-known for its various uses, lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is important to both the medicine and beauty industries. Its essential oil, full of components like linalool and linalyl acetate, is known for its healing benefits, such as reducing anxiety and fighting germs, which research has shown supports the use of essential oils as natural treatments (Bonaccorso et al.). Lavender has a long history, going back to ancient societies where it was used for health and as a scent. This plant remains important in modern aromatherapy, where it is used to help with mental and emotional health. Additionally, the ways lavender oil is extracted are very important for keeping its helpful qualities, leading to a complex mixture that can differ greatly between old and new methods. Therefore, knowing the importance of lavender is key to improving the extraction methods that maximise its healing benefits.

lavender, essential oil, importance, extraction, environment

agronomy

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