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Muscle Revive Balm
Whole herb slow infusion, lasting resilience. A handcrafted balm made with warming botanicals for natural body care.
$39.00
2oz / 57g
Botanical Ingredient
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Responsibly sourcedLavender is among the most widely studied aromatic plants, with extensive research on its primary compounds linalool and linalyl acetate. Its calming, soothing aromatic quality has made it one of the most valued botanicals in skin care for centuries. In Muscle Revive Balm, lavender serves the dual role of creating a calming aromatic experience and adding a skin-conditioning layer to the primary warming herbs.
Calming aromatic (rich in linalool)Skin-conditioningSkin-soothingTraditionally valued for skin careComfortingGentle and relaxing scent
Infused into 1 InVine formula
Traditional Uses
- Traditionally used for its calming aromatic quality
- Historically valued for relaxation and unwinding
- Traditionally applied to temples for comfort
- Historically valued in skin care preparations
- Traditionally used for comfort after physical activity
- Skin-soothing and conditioning
Key Properties
Calming aromatic (rich in linalool)Skin-conditioningSkin-soothingTraditionally valued for skin careComfortingGentle and relaxing scent
Did You Know
Lavender's Latin name derives from 'lavare' — to wash — because Romans used it to scent their baths. It was also used to preserve linen from moths and insects, a practical aromatic application that preceded modern understanding of its active compounds by nearly two millennia.
Our Sourcing
InVine uses steam-distilled true lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) sourced from trusted suppliers. True lavender — as opposed to lavandin (L. x intermedia), which is more commonly used in mass commercial products — has a more refined linalool profile and a softer, more nuanced aromatic character. It is added at the finish of the Muscle Revive formula, preserving the volatile linalool and linalyl acetate compounds that give it its distinctive scent.
Why We Use It
Lavender is the finishing note of the Muscle Revive Balm — the ingredient that makes it feel complete rather than intense. Muscles hold tension that is often as much emotional as it is physical, and lavender addresses that layer with its calming scent. It also takes the edge off the intensity of cayenne and ginger, so the formula feels deeply comforting without being overwhelming. I hear from customers that they reach for the Muscle Revive Balm at the end of a long day before sleep, and the lavender is a significant part of why that works. It is not there just for fragrance — it is there because it genuinely helps the experience feel whole.
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Lavender is a key ingredient in this InVine Botanicals formula.
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