Moroccan Natural Lavender

✨ Moroccan Natural Lavender — Khzama, the Scent of a Calm Home

Lavender is known in Morocco as khzama (الخزامة), in classical Arabic as الخزامى (khuzama), in French as lavande and in botany as Lavandula. What you receive are the dried flower buds: small, grey-violet and slightly silvery, mixed with a few fine green stem pieces, just as they fall from the harvested flower heads. Rub a pinch between your fingers and the room fills with that clean, sweet and slightly herbal fragrance everyone recognises.

🌿 Traditional and Cultural Uses

In Moroccan homes khzama has long been kept close at hand. Grandmothers tucked it among folded clothes, bedding and the bride’s trousseau to keep fabrics fresh and to keep moths away. It was brewed as a warm infusion in the evening, traditionally used to calm the nerves, ease a restless night and settle the stomach after a heavy meal. In the hammam, a lavender rinse was poured over the hair and body for its fresh scent, and the buds were scattered on charcoal with other herbs to perfume the house before guests arrived. Across the Arab world and the Mediterranean, lavender has long been a symbol of cleanliness, calm and a welcoming home.

🍵 How to Use

• 🍵 Herbal infusion, on its own or with mint and green tea
• 🧺 Fragrant sachets for wardrobes, drawers and bed linen
• 🛁 A scented rinse for the bath or the hammam
• 🔥 Sprinkled on charcoal or in a burner to scent a room
• 🌸 Potpourri bowls and dry floral arrangements

🥣 Recipe: Lavender Infusion

1. Place one teaspoon of dried lavender buds in a cup.
2. Pour over about 250 ml of freshly boiled water.
3. Cover and leave to steep for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Strain and sweeten with a little honey if you like.

For Moroccan tea, add a small pinch of buds to the teapot with the mint; a little goes a long way.

🧴 Preparation: Linen Sachet

1. Fill a small cotton or muslin bag with two or three tablespoons of buds.
2. Tie it closed and place it among clothes, towels or bedding.
3. Squeeze the sachet from time to time to release the scent again.

🔬 Product Profile

• 🌱 Plant: lavender, genus Lavandula, mint family (Lamiaceae)
• 📍 Origin: Morocco
• 🌾 Form: whole dried flower buds with some fine stem pieces, not ground
• 🧾 Ingredients: 100% lavender, nothing added

📦 How We Sell It

Loose dried lavender buds, available in 100g, 250g, 500g, 1kg, 2kg, 3kg and 5kg.

🌤️ Storage

Keep in an airtight glass jar or sealed pouch in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture. Stored this way, the buds keep their colour and fragrance for about a year.