In 1932, Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, the French perfumer who authored the book, Aromatherapie, did so after healing his severely burned arm with French Lavender essential oil. When his arm caught fire in a lab accident he plunged his arm into a vat of lavender oil to extinguish the flames! To his and his doctors surprise, his arm healed quickly and without scarring. As delightful as the scent of lavender is, it was the topical healing results that led him to pursue the study of essential oils as therapy and not just perfume ingredients. This lotion uses the same French Lavender variety researched by Gattfosse. Use generously on rough, dehydrated and sunburned skin.