Lavender Extract Powder

Lavender Extract Powder is a concentrated botanical ingredient produced from the flowers of Lavandula angustifolia Mill., a member of the Lamiaceae family. Supplied as a dry powder, it provides a concentrated lavender ingredient for dietary supplements, botanical blends, functional formulation development, and selected personal-care applications.

Available extract ratios include 4:1, 10:1, and 20:1, with 10:1 representing the primary commercial grade. These specifications describe botanical extract concentration rather than the percentage of a single phytochemical, positioning the ingredient separately from whole lavender flower powder and volatile lavender oil products.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0411 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Flower Extracts Tags: Lavandula angustifolia, Lavender, Polyphenols, Relaxation Support, Volatile Oils

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Derived from Lavandula angustifolia flowers, this product is a concentrated botanical ratio extract rather than mechanically milled flower material. It also differs from lavender essential oil, which primarily represents the volatile fraction of the plant. These distinctions are important for ingredient identification because commercial lavender materials may originate from different plant parts, related Lavandula species, or lavandin hybrids.

Commercial grades include 4:1, 10:1, and 20:1 extracts, providing different concentration levels for formulation and sourcing requirements. The ratio defines the relationship used to produce the botanical extract and does not indicate a standardized content of rosmarinic acid, linalool, flavonoids, or another individual compound. Marker-standardized extracts therefore represent a different commercial specification category.

As a dry extract, the ingredient is suited to concentrated botanical formulas where powder handling and compatibility with other dry or semi-solid ingredients are important. Formulators should evaluate color, botanical sensory contribution, powder distribution, wetting, dispersion, and settling behavior according to the finished product system.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

The concentrated powder format is suitable for botanical capsule and tablet formulas where formulators require lower botanical material input than would normally be associated with unconcentrated flower powder.

Botanical Powder Blends

Lavender extract can be incorporated into compound botanical powders, sachets, and stick-pack systems, with premixing and blend uniformity evaluated during formulation and production scale-up.

Functional Food & Beverage Development

For functional food and beverage projects, developers should evaluate flavor interaction, wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, and compatibility with the other ingredients in the finished matrix.

Cosmetic & Personal-Care Formulations

Flower-derived lavender extract can be evaluated in cosmetic and personal-care systems requiring a nonvolatile botanical fraction, with compatibility assessed in the intended aqueous, emulsion, or dry-base formulation.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Lavender Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Botanical Family	Lamiaceae
Common Name	Lavender · English Lavender
Plant Part	Flower
Ingredient Type	Botanical Ratio Extract
Product Form	Powder
Available Extract Ratios	4:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Primary Commercial Grade	10:1 Extract
Characteristic Chemical Families	Phenolic acids · Flavonoids · Coumarins
Literature-Reported Constituents	Rosmarinic acid · Caffeic acid · Ferulic-acid derivatives · Apigenin · Luteolin · Coumarin · Herniarin

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

The phytochemical profile of a dried lavender extract includes a nonvolatile fraction that differs substantially from the volatile composition normally associated with lavender oil. Published research on Lavandula angustifolia extracts identifies phenolic acids, flavonoids, and coumarin-related compounds as important constituent families.

Reported compounds include rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic-acid derivatives, chlorogenic acid, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, coumarin, and herniarin. Their relative abundance can be influenced by cultivar, plant material, drying conditions, and extraction method.

The occurrence of these compounds establishes characteristic botanical chemistry but does not by itself establish a standardized commercial assay. Rosmarinic acid and other phenolics should therefore be understood as characteristic constituents unless a separate standardized grade defines a quantitative marker and analytical method.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should establish the correct Lavandula angustifolia identity and distinguish the raw material from related Lavandula species and lavandin hybrids. Chromatographic fingerprinting can support botanical authentication, while targeted chromatographic methods may be applied when a defined constituent or standardized specification requires quantitative analysis.

Extraction and drying produce a powder containing nonvolatile botanical solids whose physical behavior depends on extract composition, processing, and particle characteristics. Relevant formulation properties include powder flow, color contribution, sensory intensity, wetting, dispersibility, and the potential for haze or sediment formation in liquid systems.

During scale-up, dry formulations should be evaluated for premixing efficiency and blend uniformity before capsule filling, tableting, or sachet production. In aqueous formulations, developers should assess dispersion, settling, flavor interaction, and physical stability under the actual product pH and processing conditions. Personal-care applications should similarly be tested in the intended formulation base.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.