Aura Cacia Lavender Essential Oil vs NOW Foods Lavender Oil

Buy the Aura Cacia if you want a small, single-botanical lavender for diffusing, pillowcases and skincare, and you value its GC purity testing and amber glass dropper bottle. Buy the NOW Foods if you want a large bottle for room diffusion, DIY cleaners or refilling diffusers, since the 16 fl oz size goes much further. Aura Cacia scores well with owners on scent and purity but some report off-smelling bottles and a quality drop; NOW Foods is a solid budget workhorse, though its lavender is a blend-grade oil rather than a single-origin premium one.

• Choose the Aura Cacia if you want a pure Lavandula angustifolia oil in a small dropper bottle for face, bath and pillow use.
• Choose the NOW Foods if you want a large glass bottle for diffusing whole rooms and don't need a single-origin oil.