Lavender Oil
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Lavender Oil is a flavoring — Ginger ale flavoring, fruit flavoring
Also: Lavandula officinalis
What it does
Ginger ale flavoring, fruit flavoring
Where you'll see it
Beverages, ice cream, candy
What the research says
Can cause allergic reactions; adverse skin reactions when skin exposed to sunlight.
Benefits
Once used to break up stomach gas.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): it can cause allergic reactions and has been found to cause adverse skin reactions when the skin is exposed to sunlight