100% natural oil was produced from lavenders grown with sheep wool (mulch) support in volcanic land on the Iğdır University campus at an altitude of 1,100 meters at the foot of Mount Ararat, which is described as the “Roof of Turkey.” The sale of medical and aromatic lavender oil, the first R&D product of the Specialization University, has also begun.
Lecturer Musa Karadağ gave information about lavender oil produced at the Research Laboratory Application and Research Center (ALUM) of Iğdır University, which was declared a specialized university in the field of "High Value Added Agricultural Products".
Karadağ, who stated that the medicinal and aromatic lavender oil is obtained by steam distillation, drew attention to the fact that the product will make significant contributions to the development of Iğdır. Karadağ, who stated that they will come together with Iğdır farmers in the future and work to spread lavender production, said, “Lavender is a very important and highly effective product for us. It is also easy to grow. The oil obtained from lavender is offered to the market at very high prices. Since we are a specialized university, we have the opportunity to buy the lavender oils produced by our farmers and sell them everywhere on their behalf.”
“It is Good for Skin and Stomach Diseases, Insomnia, and Loss of Appetite”
Stating that lavender oil is used in many areas such as cosmetics, health, cleaning products and perfumery, Musa Karadağ then noted the following;
“With our studies, we have transformed lavender oil into different products. One of these is lavender cream. The area of application of lavender cream is especially skin diseases. Again, we can say that lavender is good for insomnia, indigestion and loss of appetite.”
To be introduced at DAKAF
Karadağ, who stated that they keep the lavender oils obtained in 30-milliliter bottles, said, “We will introduce this product we obtained at the Eastern Anatolia Career Fair (DAKAF) to be held in the coming days. We think we will achieve good results. Lavender oil is the first apple of our Specialization University’s eye. We hope that it will continue in the following process.” and concluded his words.
