Rock salt has been utilized in a variety of ways, including edible minerals in cooking components, medicinal treatment, cosmetics, ceremonial items for God’s approval, and even as ‘money.’ wages. Depending on the culture, it has been considered as valuable as gold. We used to hold ‘good bath salt’ in the greatest regard because of its mineral and sulphur content, which is akin to hot springs water.
Millions of years ago, following a massive, catastrophic sized uplift and downthrow of diastrophism, this process largely generated salt crystals (ores) when the seawater remaining on the land dries up. That is why we can find and collect ‘rock-salt’ from the steep, rugged mountains formed by Pakistan’s Himalayan mountains, Bolivia, Peru’s Andes mountains, Iranian mountains, or Israel’s Dead Sea. The following presented rock salts are generally renowned as the most commercially successful bathing and culinary salts. We are pleased to announce that we use top graded rock salts from Himalayan salts (Coarse, Pink, and Black) for our bathing salt.
Black salt, also known as “Black Gold or Diamond”. It is well-known for the high concentration of activated carbon in salt produced by the volcanic lava effect, which corresponds to natural rock salt and the world’s most expensive salt. Salt crystals have a pyramid shape, are thin and crunchy, and go well with a variety of cuisines and dishes (especially brightly coloured seafood, fish, chicken, salad, potato chips, and more). Of course, we can bathe in it, but it is frequently too expensive to enjoy.
Himalayan salt is often regarded as the “King of Salts!”
It is the most commercially successful salt in the world, particularly the pink salt (edible) distributed in chunks. The hue is a wonderful, magnificent pinkish tint that many homemakers and chefs enjoy using in their cuisines. One of the best rock salts in the world is extracted in the deep locations of mountains formed around 250 million years ago. Himalayan rock salts range in hue from very pale pink to dark (nearly crimson), with deeper mining yielding more minerals and a more vivid tint. It also contains high concentrations of 84 mineral species out of 92 necessary minerals for our health’s preservation (iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, etc). So that is known as a natural treatment of keeping the electrical balance, acidity, and even regulating our body’s blood pressure. Pink salt, as opposed to black salt, has a softer and sweeter flavour and is suited for a wide range of applications (cooking, bathing, medicine treating). And the grinding process produces a variety of salts, including mesh-powder, the finest, granule, chunk, and the stone itself. The factory advises using mesh-powder, the finest for main cooking, and granule for secondary cooking and bathing. For commercial purposes, chunky or stone salt is popular.
It may sound weird, yet the taste and fragrance of all salts varies somewhat by species. When we pour Himalayan black salts into a hot bath, we notice a strong sulphur fragrance, but it is not terrible, even though it smells like a rotten egg.
There is a popular belief (common sense) that consuming a lot of “salt” is harmful for our health, however this is not true!
In this context, salt refers to ‘refined salt’ from a factory that is placed on our tables. Natural salts, such as ‘Himalayan Salt’ and other rock salts, pose no health risks, even if consumed in large quantities.
That is correct!
We believe that the benefits of natural rock salt outweigh the risks of consuming or absorbing salts.
Dead Sea Salt is a unique sea salt collected from the Dead Sea in Israel. Since ancient Egypt, it has been utilized for a variety of purposes, including soap, skin cream, and medicinal therapy. Its composition is unique from that of other types of sea salt or rock salt. Furthermore, contemporary science has confirmed its effects and distinction from other salts through studies conducted in Israel and Germany.
The most notable variation in the mineral composition of the Dead Sea is a relatively low percentage of sodium chloride (controlling a taste of salty, the more it tastes salty). It has around 30% compared to 85 percent of other sea salts, and it varies depending on the weather, mining site depth, rainfall, and season. With these qualities, it is well recognized for medical therapy, treating a variety of health problems such as rheumatism (arthritis) and blood circulation system, common skin disorders (acne, psoriasis), and numerous allergies. It also aids in the treatment of purulent skin illness, antiaging, stress reduction, sleeplessness, and muscular discomfort.
Hawaiian Red Salt, also called Alia Salt, Alaea Salt, meaning iron oxide salt, has long been regarded as one of the most coveted salts in the culinary business. It is mineral-rich, like other rock salts, and the hues are separated into Black, Pink, Red, and Jade by Hawaii’s volcanic soil.
Red salt is rich in ‘iron oxide,’ among other minerals, which gives it its colour. It is best suited for seafood, sashimi, and sushi, but it is also an excellent flavour for all cuisines. It was also utilized as a cleaning ceremonial ceremony, blessing, and wishing away of negative energy, according to traditional Hawaiian custom. Because of a late discovery of salts, it was marketed in the late twentieth century as the “rising star of the salt business.” It dissolves well in water and is particularly popular in the bath salt industry due to its distinctive hues (black, pink, red).
Iranian rock salt, commonly known as Persian Blue, is a unique salt produced mostly in the Ergourz Mountains in Semnan, northern Iran. The blue hue of this Iranian salt is due to sylvinite, a potassium mineral found only in halite salts. It has tinted various colours, including pink, orange, yellow, white, and blue. Most of them are pink, while blue is uncommon. Unlike other sea salts such as Dead Sea salt, which is mined from salt ponds, Persian blue salt is rock salt formed 100 million years ago and dried as inland seas, like Himalayan salt.
Salt appears to be the colour of blue sapphire depending on light refraction, which is due to ‘sylvinite mineral properties containing potassium in its content. The flavour of salt has a distinct rock salt taste at first, but it quickly blends into the sweet finish. For whatever reason, it is an ideal salt for growing children. It goes well with a variety of dishes, particularly seafood, salads, sashimi, fish, and meats. Persian Blue Salt is very expensive because of its scarcity, especially in pure ‘blue’ salt as compared to other hues such as red, yellow, white, and orange.
Epsom salt is a well-known bath salt that is recommended by many professional therapists throughout the world as part of alternative health therapy. “Magnesium sulphate” is the chemical name for “Epsom salt.” This salt is made from a unique blend of conventional salts and rock salts gathered in Surrey, England. Especially abundant in magnesium percentage, which is the fourth most essential element in our body, associated with other salts, impacting our health, and very good in the blood system, heart, and neurological system.
Epsom salt is also beneficial for a good night’s sleep, insomnia, stress reduction, constipation, and pain relief.
But please remember that it should never be consumed orally. Ingestion can result in diarrhoea, nausea, and stomach reflux.
Even though the oil is not common and unfamiliar to the most popular oils, it does offer a good range of therapeutic properties, and helps rheumatism, chest complaints and to combat stress and depression with its warming properties.
Oil Properties
It can be made from the leaves or the fruit. (Our allspice oil is extracted from the leaf ) , and the oil is yellow-brown and has a smell similar to cloves. The oil made from the fruit is pale yellow and has a fresh, warm, spicy smell.
Origin
Native from West Indies and South America and grows up to about 10 meters in height.
It begins to produce fruit in its third year, with each fruit contained green seeds, which turn glossy black when ripe.
Allspice is so called Pimento because it tastes like a combination of cloves, juniper berries, cinnamon and pepper.
Extraction
Allspice oil (from both the leaf and the fruit) is extracted by steam distillation. An oleoresin from the berries is also produced in small quantities.
Therapeutic Properties
Therapeutic properties of allspice oil include; anesthetic, analgesic, antioxidant, antiseptic, carminative, muscle relaxant, rubefacient, stimulant and tonic.
Chemical Composition
Chemical components of allspice oil include; are eugenol, methyl eugenol, cineol, phellandrene, and caryophyllene.
Precautions
You should only use allspice oil in low dilutions because it is reported to irritate the mucus membrane and cause dermal irritation.
Uses
Allspice oil can be helpful for the digestive system for cramps, flatulence, indigestion, and nausea. It can help depression, nervous exhaustion, tension, neuralgia, and stress.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- When the blues strike, a couple of drops in a burner or vaporizer can help lift the depression and ease stress.
- Blended massage oil or diluted in bath
- A tiny amount of allspice oil can be helpful for a chest infection, severe muscle spasm, or extreme cold. It is also helpful for rheumatism, arthritis, stiffness, chills, congested coughs, and bronchitis.
Blending Well With
Most of essential oils blend well together, particularly Ginger, geranium, lavender, orange, patchouli and ylang-ylang
(Our) aniseed oil, extracted from the seeds of the herb Pimpinella anisum (also known as P. officinale and vulgare), of the Umbelliferae family, is known as anise and sweet cumin.
It should not be confused with Illicium verum, a ‘star anise’, the Illiciaceae family.
This warm, spicy essential oil is often used in aromatherapy to ease introverted and fearful people’s discomfort while aiding digestion, boosting the lungs, and easing migraines and headaches.
Oil Properties
The oil is of medium viscosity and will solidify at low temperatures, and it may need to be warmed before use.
Origin
Native from the Middle East and is now cultivated in Europe, USA, and North Africa.
It is an annual herb, about 80 cm (2 feet) high, with delicate feathery leaves, tiny white flowers, and grayish-brown seeds.
Its origin goes back to ancient civilizations, especially Romans, Egyptians, and Greeks.
The Romans used it in a spicy cake known as ‘mustaceus’; the Egyptians used it in bread, while the Greeks used it for its calming influence on the digestive tract.
It also used to add liqueurs, cordials, toothpaste, and mouthwashes. In India, it is used as a breath sweetener, and in Turkey, a popular alcoholic drink called ‘raki ‘is enjoyed made from seeds.
Extraction
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried ripe fruit and seeds.
Chemical Composition
Chemical compounds include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, linalool, cis-anethole, trans-anethole, safrole, anisaldehyde, and acetoanisole.
Precautions
It is very potent, and the anethole can cause dermatitis in case. It would be best to avoid using it for skin care. With repetitive, over-dosing, it can also slow down circulation and cause cerebral congestion. It would be best if you avoided it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic Properties
Therapeutic properties of aniseed oil include; antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant, galactagogue, stomachic, insecticide, laxative, and parasiticide.
Uses
Aniseed oil can be helpful in the treatment of muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, bronchitis, whooping cough, colic, cramp, flatulence, indigestion, catarrh, and hangovers.
Summary
Aniseed oil is helpful for the digestive system, circulatory system as a tonic, respiratory tract, and calms the nerves of tense and anxiety. It also soothes menstrual pains and eases nausea’s migraines while stimulating the lungs to expel phlegm.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy is helpful for asthma, colds, breathing problems, quelling nausea and vomiting.
Blends Well With
Blend well with most oils, particularly cardamom, caraway, cedarwood, coriander, dill, fennel, mandarin, petitgrain, and rosewood.
Basil oil, extracted from the herb Ocimum basilicum of the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family, is known in European, French as ‘common or sweet basil.
This crisp-smelling essential oil, often used in aromatherapy, awakens the mind to the clarity of thought, steadies the nerves, easing sinus congestion, cooling down fevers, and treating menstrual problems.
Oil Properties
The oil has a watery viscosity and is pale greenish-yellow in color. The aroma is clear, light, and peppery and gives a sweet, green top note to blends. The essential oil comes from North Africa, Cypress, Seychelles, and Europe.
Origin
Native from tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands but now cultivated throughout Europe and the USA. It is an annual hairy herb growing up to 1 meter (3 feet).
The flowers range from white to pink, depending on the species, and attract bees in the summertime. Basil comes from the Greek word ‘Basilicos’ meaning ‘king’ or ‘royal’.
A much-favored herb, it is held sacred to Krishna and Vishnu, and the leaves have even chewed before taking part in religious ceremonies in India.
It is known as protective qualities; a Basil leaf is placed on the chest of a Hindu when resting in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
Extraction
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and the flowering tops.
Chemical Composition
Chemical compounds include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, cis-ocimene, camphor, linalool, and methyl chavicol, y-terpineol, citronellol, geraniol, methyl cinnamate, and eugenol.
Precautions
Even it is usually stimulating properties, it may be a striking dumb effect in over dosed.
We recommend you should not be used during pregnancy or for children under 16 years.
Also, it can irritate sensitive skin, you must use it with care for people with sensitive skin.
Therapeutic Properties
It is effective in analgesic, anti-depressant, antispasmodic, anti-venomous, carminative, cephalic, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, and stimulant.
Uses
Basil oil is a good tonic for treating nervous disorders and stress-related headaches, migraines, and allergies. Also, it has been used to clear the mind and relieve intellectual fatigue while giving clarity and mental strength.
It has a beneficial action on the respiratory tract and for asthma, bronchitis, and sinus infections. Also effective in cases of constipation, nausea, vomiting, cramp, and menstrual problems.
Due to driving emmenagogue properties, it has been used to relieve scanty periods or normalize menses.
It helps to minimize uric acid in the blood, in arthritis as well. When used on the skin, it helps control acne and refreshes the skin or insect bites.
Summary
Basil oil is a very beneficial oil and can be helpful for headaches and migraines, and has an uplifting effect on depression.
It is effective in digestive disorders, ranging from nausea to hiccups, and for infections in the respiratory tract. It is helpful for wasp and insect bites, particularly that of mosquitoes.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, basil oil can be used for migraines, headaches and to help increase concentration and clear the mind.
- Blended in the bath
- Adding basil oil to a warm bath can help relieve gout and arthritis, and muscular and menstrual pains.
Blends Well With
Although essential oils blend well, Basil oil goes particularly well with oils such as Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cedarwood, Fennel, Ginger, Geranium, Grapefruit, Lavender, Lemon, Marjoram, Neroli and Verbena.
West Indian Bay essential oil, extracted from the Laurus nobilis tree of the Lauraceae family, is known as sweet bay, laurel, or Mediterranean bay.
This warming oil is a good antiseptic for the respiratory system, perks up the digestive system, settles stomach pain, and promotes confidence, courage, and insight.
Topically, it is most often used to combat hair loss and improve the scalp’s health in general.
Oil Properties
The scent of bay oil is sweet, fresh, and spicy. The color of the oil is deep yellow, being of medium to watery viscosity.
Origin
This sturdy evergreen tree is a native of the West Indies, Venezuela, and the Guianas, and now the oil is obtained mainly from Morocco and Spain.
The bay tree grows to about 10 meters (30 feet), long aromatic leaves, small white-yellow flowers, and blackberries.
Bay oil was very popular with the Romans, who thought the herb symbolized wisdom, peace, and protection. The Latin ‘Laudis’ means ‘to praise”; that’s why the winner of the Olympic games is presented with a laurel (bay) throne.
In the past, ‘bay rum distilled with bay leaves was a famous hair tonic and body rub for colds and muscle pains.
Extraction
It is collected from leaves with a tree, at least five years old, and extracted by steam distillation. It yields usually about 0.5-1.5%.
Chemical Composition
Chemical composition of bay oil includes; a-pinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, linalool, methyl chavicol, neral, a-terpineol, geranyl acetate, eugenol, and chavicol.
Precautions
Bay oil has a high eugenol content and may irritate the skin and mucous membranes, so you should use it with caution on the skin, and if pregnant, you must avoid it.
Therapeutic Properties
The healing effects of bay oil include; antiseptic, antibiotic, analgesic, anti-neuralgic, antispasmodic, aperitif, astringent, emmenagogue, febrifuge, insecticide, cholagogue, sedative, stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.
Uses
It helps to treat rheumatism, neuralgia, muscular pain, circulation problems, colds, flu, dental infection, hair growth, general health of the scalp, diarrhea, and skin infections.
Summary
The benefit of bay oil lies in its calming and warming effect on emotions, relieving aches and pains, including rheumatic pains. It also settles the digestive system, excess gas and acts as a tonic on the liver and kidneys.
Bay essential oil is also helpful with hair and scalp conditions, mainly used to combat hair loss. Also, it is used successfully to treat sprains, strains, and bruises.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can use bay oil for an infection, fever, and general aches and pains. It can also trigger inspiration and has a calming effect on the mind.
- Blended massage oil and in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with calming emotions and relieving aches and pains, especially when combined with rose and juniper.
Blends Well With
Blends well with most oils, particularly cedarwood, coriander, eucalyptus, geranium, ginger, juniper, lavender, lemon, orange, rose, rosemary, thyme, and ylang-ylang.
Benzoin oil is extracted from the resin of the Styrax Benzoin tree and belongs to the Styracaceae family. It is also known as gum benzoin, Luban Jawi (meaning frankincense of Java), Benjamin, or Styrax benzoin.
It has a great calming and uplifting effect on the mind and helps to comfort the sad and lonely while boosting circulation and easing respiratory disorders. Also, it stimulates the skin’s elasticity while calming redness, itchiness, and irritation.
Oil Properties
Benzoin oil has a sweet, warm, vanilla-like aroma, and with golden brown color, a treacle-like viscosity.
Origin
Native from Java, Sumatra, and Thailand and grows to 8 meters (20 feet).
When deep incising in the trunk of the tree, the grayish-colored sap exudes. The resinous lump, collected from the bark, becomes hard and brittle.
Benzoin, also known as gum Benjamin, is one of the classic, famous ingredients of incense-making. In ancient civilizations, the priest used it in the proper fumigation, and it is also an ingredient of ‘Friar’s balsam, an aid to respiratory problems. Also, it has been used widely as a fixative in the perfume industry.
Extraction
Benzoin oil is extracted from the seven years and older tree resin by solvent extraction and yields about 65-85 % oil.
Chemical Composition
Chemical components are benzoic, cinnamic acids, benzyl benzoate, benzoic aldehyde, vanillin, and coniferyl benzoate.
Precautions
When concentration is needed, it is best to avoid using benzoin oil as it can relax.
Therapeutic Properties
Therapeutic effects of benzoin oils include; antiseptic, anti-depressant, astringent, anti-inflammatory, carminative, cordial, deodorant, diuretic, expectorant, sedative, and vulnerary.
Uses
You can use benzoin oil for bronchitis, coughs, colds, wounds, acne, eczema, psoriasis, rheumatism, arthritis, scar tissue, circulation, nervous tension, stress, muscle pains, chilblains, rashes, and mouth ulcers.
Summary
Benzoin oil’s most significant benefit lies in its calming effect on the nervous and digestive systems, warming circulation problems, and toning effect on the respiratory tract.
It boosts the pancreas, which helps digestion and control blood sugar, making it valuable for people with diabetes. Its effect on the skin improves elasticity, helping cracked skin, healing sores and wounds, reducing redness, irritation, and itching.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
Vapor therapy, Benzoin oil can be used for the nervous system, calming and bringing comfort to the depressed and emotionally exhausted.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with general aches and pains, arthritis and rheumatism, chronic bronchitis and coughing. Poor circulation, stiff muscles will also benefit from this oil.
- It also has a calming effect and helps to ease depression. It gives the skin a general boost by increasing elasticity, reducing redness, irritation, and itchiness, while helping wound healing.
- Blended cream or lotions
- Benzoin oil is a good remedy for dry, cracked skin, cuts, wounds, acne and irritable and itching skin, while improving elasticity.
Blends Well With
Blend well with most oils, particularly bergamot, coriander, frankincense, juniper, lavender, lemon, myrrh, orange, petitgrain, rose, and sandalwood.
Bergamot oil is extracted from the tree Citrus aurantium var. bergamia (also known as C. bergamia) of the Rutaceae family and is known as the Bergamot orange.
This fresh-smelling oil is a favorite in aromatherapy. It is excellent for creating a more relaxed and happy feeling, relieving urinary tract infections, boosting the liver, spleen, and stomach while fighting oily skin, acne, psoriasis, eczema, as well as cold sores.
Oil Properties
The scent of the oil is citrus, yet fruity and sweet, with a warm spicy floral quality, and is a similar scent of neroli and lavender oil. The color ranges from green to greenish-yellow, a watery viscosity.
Origin
This tree is native to Southeast Asia, introduced to Europe, particularly Italy, and found in the Ivory Coast, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.
Bergamot oil has gathered from a tree that can grow up to 4 meters high, with star-shaped flowers and leaves, bearing citrus fruit resembling a cross between an orange and a grapefruit, but in a pear shape.
The oil is one of the most widely used in the perfumery, toiletry industry and often blending with neroli and lavender, the main ingredient for the classical 4711 eau-de-cologne fragrance.
It is also used to flavor Earl Grey tea. A naming of oil was borrowed from the city ‘Bergamo’ in Lombardy, Italy, where the oil was first sold.
Extraction
The rind of ripe and unripe fruit extracts the oil by expression, which yields about 0.5 %.
Chemical composition
chemical constituents includes; a-pinene, myrcene, limonene, a-bergaptene, b-bisabolene, linalool, linalyl acetate, nerol, neryl acetate, geraniol, geraniol acetate, and a-terpineol.
Precautions
It may cause burns exposed to sunlight in sensitive skin, as the high content of bergaptene can cause phototoxicity. We recommend keeping out of the sun right after using oil on the skin. In that case, it’s best to avoid the sun under concentrations of less than 1 %.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic effects of bergamot oil include; analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-spasmodic, stomachic, calmative, cicatrisant, deodorant, digestive, febrifuge, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
Usually, it can use bergamot oil to treat depression, stress, tension, fear, hysteria, infection (all types including skin), anorexia, psoriasis, eczema, and general healing.
Summary
When looking for helpful oil for depression, SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder), feeling just a bit off, lacking in self-confidence, or feeling shy, it’s a good choice considering bergamot oil.
It also has an excellent remedy for antiseptic, beneficial for skin complaints, acne, oily skin, eczema, and psoriasis. Also, it has been helpful for cold sores, chicken pox, and wounds.
It has a powerful effect on stimulating the liver, stomach, and spleen.
And has a superb antiseptic effect on urinary tract infections, inflammations such as cystitis.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be used for depression, feeling fed-up, respiratory problems, colds and flu, PMS, and SAD.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with stress, tension, SAD, PMS, skin problems, compulsive eating, postnatal depression, colds, flu, anxiety, depression, feeling fed-up, and anorexia nervosa.
- Blended cream
- As a blending base cream, it has been helpful to cure wounds and cuts, psoriasis, oily skin, scabies, eczema, acne, cold sores, and chickenpox.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly black pepper, clary sage, cypress, frankincense, geranium, jasmine, mandarin, nutmeg, orange rosemary, sandalwood, vetiver, and ylang-ylang.
It is extracted from Melaleuca cajuputi, closely related to M. leucadendron and M. Minor of the Myrtaceae family. It is known as whitewood (from the Malaysian word Kayu-puti), weeping tea tree, and weeping paperback.
It is used with great success for digestive and skin problems and helps balance the mind by clearing thoughts, stimulating the mind, and dispelling the feeling of sluggishness.
Oil properties
Cajuput oil has a sweet, rather penetrating smell.
Origin
Referred to as the white tea tree, it originates from the Malayan coastal plains.
An evergreen, a vigorous growing tree can reach 30 meters (98 feet) and has a whitish spongy bark with a crooked trunk. It is known in ancient India as Kayaputi and used widely in many areas as an ingredient for cosmetics, perfumes, and antiseptic properties.
It has been a traditional remedy for the stomach, rheumatism, cholera, and insecticide.
Extraction
It is extracted from fresh leaves and twigs by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of Cajuput oil include; a-pinene, b-pinene, myrcene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpineol-4-ol, and a-terpineol.
Precautions
It is non-toxic and non-sensitizing, but it may easily irritate the mucus membranes in the case of high concentrations usage.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of cajuput oil include; analgesic, anti-neuralgic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, decongestant, expectorant, insecticide, febrifuge, carminative, stimulant, sudorific, vermifuge, and tonic.
Uses
By promoting sweating, cajuput oil cools down the body and helps with infections such as colds, laryngitis, and bronchitis.
It is also helpful for asthma, sinusitis, and a sore throat.
It calms the digestive system, soothes colic, enteritis, dysentery, vomiting. Spasms, arthritis, rheumatism, and muscular aches and pains can also benefit from it.
It helps with skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis, and is also used to ward off insect bites from lice and fleas.
Summary
The most significant benefit of cajuput oil lies in its antiseptic properties for the respiratory tract and the urinary system, combating infections such as colds, bronchitis, laryngitis, headaches, earache, toothache, gout, and rheumatism.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- It can be used in vapor therapy for the respiratory tract, relieving infections and pain, and promote clear thoughts and dispels a feeling of sluggishness.
- Massage oil
- It helps for pain relief for gout, rheumatism, arthritis, general aches, and pains. Its antispasmodic properties make it helpful in treating painful periods, delayed menses, and spasmodic dysmenorrhoea.
- In the bath
- With bathing, it can help reduce fevers by exerting a cooling influence but may irritate the mucus membranes.
- Blended cream
- It can be helpful to sort out persistent, chronic conditions such as acne and psoriasis.
Blends well with
blend well with most oils, particularly angelica, bergamot, cloves, geranium, lavender, and thyme.
Calamus oil is extracted from Acorus calamus var. Augustus of the Araceae family.
Oil properties
Calamus oil has a warm, spicy odor, reminiscent of a sweet forest.
Origin
Calamus is a perennial, semi-aquatic, marshy plant native to northern Europe and Asia.
The root of this plant is used in herbal medicine to treat nervous complaints, vertigo, headaches, neuralgia, shock, epilepsy, panic attacks, and dysentery.
The essential oil contains asorone , incurring carcinogenic when orally digested. But according to recent reports (Luo, 1992 and Hasheminejad & Caldwell, 1999), the potential danger ratio of carcinogenic is very low; we only recommend using it for external use.
Extraction
Calamus oil is extracted from the fresh roots or the unpeeled dried root by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; acorenone, b-gurjunene, isoshyobunine, b-asarone, calamendiol, a-selinene, a-calacorene, calamusenone, camphone, and shyobunone.
Precautions
Do not use calamus oil during pregnancy.
We recommend a low dilution rate in a massage blend (under 2%)
Therapeutic Properties
Cherapeutic Properties for Calamus essential oil are antibiotic, antispasmodic, circulatory, cephalic, stimulant, and nervine.
Uses
Calamus oil is an excellent stimulant for the nervous system, helping with headaches and various nervous complaints, neuralgia, panic attacks, refreshing the brain, improving memory, and reducing swelling in joints as a pain reliever.
Summary
The FDA banned calamus oil in 1968 as a food additive and medicine, but we recommend using it only for external use in a massage blend or bathing.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers,
In vapor therapy, it can help for headaches, panic attacks, promote calmness, harmony, memory and clear the mind. - Blended in the bath
Adding it to warm bathing can help ease tension, headaches, anxiety, restore memory, soothe calm aching joints and muscles.
Blend well with
Calamus oil goes particularly well with cinnamon, cedarwood, clary sage, lavender, patchouli, rosemary, tea tree, and ylang-ylang.
Camphor oil is extracted from the Cinnamomum Camphora (also known as Laurus camphora) of the Lauraceae family. It is also known as true camphor, hon-sho, gum camphor, and Japanese or Formosa camphor.
Even the oil has some toxic effects, but it is helpful by vapor therapy to clear the lungs, dispel apathy, and calm nervous depression. It is beneficial on any psychosomatic ailments while having some distinct benefits for the skin with care.
Oil properties
After distillation, three oil fractions are produced, known as white, yellow, and brown camphor. Only the white camphor oil is used and has a clean and fresh smell. The brown and yellow camphor is toxic and carcinogenic, so that we do not use it.
Origin
The camphor tree can grow up to 35 meters (100 feet) and must be 50 years old to produce the oil. It was famous as a remedy of plague in Persia in the ancient era. In contrast, the Chinese used it as a raw material for building ships and temples due to its durability and aroma.
Extraction
Camphor oil is extracted by steam from the chipped wood, root stumps, and branches with a vacuum filter pressed.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, phellandrene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, furfural, camphor, linalool, bornyl acetate, terpineol, caryophyllene, borneol, piperine, geraniol, safrole, cinnamaldehyde, methyl cinnamate, and eugenol.
Precautions
Camphor oil is a powerful oil requires precautious care.
It is not usually used in aromatherapy(scrubbing skin directly) because classed as a convulsant and neurotoxin. Overdosing can cause convulsions and vomiting.
We recommend avoiding in pregnant women, patients with epilepsy, and asthma.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of camphor oil include; analgesic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, cardiac, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, hypertensive, insecticide, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant, sudorific, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
It helps control nervous depression, acne, inflammation, arthritis, muscular aches and pains, sprains, rheumatism, bronchitis, coughs, colds, fever, flu, and infectious diseases.
It would be best not to use it in aromatherapy massage because of its toxic properties, but it can be used in vapor therapy to ease respiratory problems.
Summary
Camphor oil is a balancing oil, and it can sedate the nerves and uplift apathy.
It can help with feeling cold and reduce inflammation.
It also has a positive effect on colds and flu, infectious diseases, bronchitis, coughs and can assist with muscular pains, rheumatism, sprains, arthritis.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, camphor oil can significantly affect the heart, clearing the lungs, boosting circulation, calming nervous diseases, and convalescence.
Blend well with
Camphor oil blends particularly well with the basil, cajuput, chamomile, lavender, and melissa.
Caraway oil is extracted from Carum carvi, known as Apium carvi, carum of the Umbelliferae family.
A warming property of oil helps relieve mental strain and emotional fatigue, and aiding the digestive, urinary system, clearing the respiratory system.
Also, it helps to alleviate skin and scalp conditions.
Oil properties
It has a sweet, spicy smell with a slight peppery.
Origin
It is a bi-annual herb that originated from Asia Minor but is now cultivated in Northern Europe, Africa, and Russia. It grows up to 60cm (2 feet) and has soft fern-like leaves, umbels of white/pink flowers, and small brown fruit.
Also known as Meadow Cumin, it is far back to the stone age, beginning to use while using it by the Egyptians as a food flavoring, bread-making by the Romans, and cooking ingredients by Germans, Austrians.
Extraction
Caraway oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried ripe seeds and yields 2 – 8 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of Caraway oil are Acetaldehyde, Cumuninic aldehyde, Furfurol, Carvone, and Limonene.
Precautions
Even it is non-toxic and non-sensitizing, it may cause skin irritation if using it with high concentration.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Caraway oil include; anti-histaminic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aperitif, astringent, cardiac, carminative, digestive, disinfectant, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, expectorant, parasiticide, stimulant, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge.
Uses
It calms the nerves, soothes mental fatigue, settling the stomach, nervous digestion, colic, flatulence, and gastric spasms.
As an expectorant, it helps evident bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and coughs. Also helpful in cases of sore throats, laryngitis, and beneficial to the urinary system, flushing toxins out. Nursing mothers also use it to increase lactation(milk) and help relieve period pains of women.
It is an effective tissue regenerator of skin, fighting oily skin while dispersing bruises, reducing boils, cleaning infected wounds, relieving itching skin, and clearing acne, scalp problems.
Summary
The most significant benefit of Caraway oil is its calming and soothing ability on the nerves, digestive system. As an expectorant, it helps with respiratory problems, fighting urinary issues, and skin.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, used as a tonic for nerves, relieving the digestive system, urinary problems, boosting the respiratory tract.
- Blended massage oil or bathing
Used in a blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with painful period pains, digestive problems, respiratory congestion, a tonic for the skin.
Blends well with
blends well with most oils, particularly basil, chamomile, coriander, frankincense, ginger, lavender, and orange.
Carrot seed oil is extracted from Daucus carota of the Apiaceae family.
It is known as wild carrot or Queen Anne’s lace.
(Our) oils is a natural, authentic oil extracted from the ‘seeds,’ not cheaper macerated ‘carrot’ oil.
It is one of the most underrated oils in aromatherapy, vapor therapy, and bathing. It has a soft earthy smell and helps relieve stress and exhaustion, and works as a powerful detoxifier and liver booster.
Also, it will work, stimulating and rejuvenating the skin, adding elasticity to any skin, and fighting any skin issues such as psoriasis, eczema, weeping sores, ulcers, boils, and carbuncles. The formative action on the epidermal cells helps keep wrinkles at bay and fight liver spots (age spots).
Oil properties
The carrot seed oil has a slightly sweet, dry, earthy aroma.
Origin
It is an annual or biennial herb with hairy leaves and white lacy flowers with purple centers.
The ancient Greeks gave the name ‘Carotos,’ which had great medicinal value in ancient times, especially for its carminative properties.
It is used for cancer patients in the modern era, especially those with stomach and throat problems. Due to fluent contained carotene and vitamin A, it is also very good for healthy skin, hair, gums, teeth, and good eyesight.
Extraction
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried seeds.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents of carrot seed oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, y-terpinene, limonene, b-bisabolene, geranyl acetate, and carotol.
Precautions
Even regarded as a safe oil, we recommend avoiding it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of carrot seed oil are antiseptic, carminative, cytophylactic, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, hepatic, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge.
Uses
It has a detoxifying effect on the liver, fighting jaundice, cleaning the digestive system and the body as a whole.
It is helpful for arthritis, gout, edema, rheumatism, accumulation of toxins in muscles and joints, strengthening the mucus membranes in the nose, throat, and lungs, and having a beneficial effect on problems such as bronchitis and influenza. It relieves fluid retention, anorexia, revitalizes the skin’s tone, helping in cases of dermatitis, eczema, and rashes.
Summary
The most significant benefit of the oil is its purifying ability on the liver and the digestive system. And help treat muscular aches and pains, skin problems, and respiratory ailments.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Using carrot seed oil in vapor therapy can relieve stress, boost the liver, digestive problems, respiratory systems, and muscle pains.
- Creams and lotions
- It is beneficial to keep the skin rejuvenating, soften and smooth the skin, and help cell growth.
- Blended massage oil or bathing
- As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath, it assists with muscle pains, boosts the respiratory tract, detoxifies the body, and boosts the manufacture of red blood cells.
Blends well with
Blends well with most oils, particularly bergamot, juniper, lavender, lemon, lime, cedarwood, geranium, and all citrus and spicy oils.
Cassia oil is extracted from Cinnamomum cassia (also known as C. aromaticum and Laurus cassia) of the Lauraceae family and is known as false cinnamon and cassia lignea.
Even cassia oil is an easy skin irritant, due to a property of warm exotic oil over just a fragrant oil, it can be used in fever, chills and support the digestive system.
Oil properties
Cassia oil has a warm, pungent smell.
Origin
Native to China and is also known as cassia bark or Chinese cinnamon.
It has a slender, evergreen tree that grows up to 20 meters (65 feet) high, with thick, leathery leaves and small white flowers. Cassia bark has been used widely as flavoring, cooking ingredients, candies, and soft drinks.
Extraction
Cassia oil is extracted by steam distillation with leaves, bark, twigs, and stalks.
Precautions
Do not use the oil directly on the skin because of a dermal irritant, dermal sensitizer, and mucus membrane irritant. It would be best if you also avoided it in pregnancy.
Chemical components
Chemical components of cassia oil include; cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, benzaldehyde, linalool, and chavicol.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Cassia oil are carminative, anti-diarrhea, anti-microbial, and anti-emetic.
Usage
As a dried herb, it is helpful for digestive issues such as flatulence, colic, dyspepsia, diarrhea, and nausea. Also can be used for colds, influenza, fevers, arthritis, and rheumatism.
Summary
You should not use pure cassia oil directly on the skin in massage therapy.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, cassia oil will assist with fevers, colds, flu, low vitality, and chills and support the digestive system.
- In a cream, Diluted in the bath
- Although cassia oil is a dermal irritant, it can benefit arthritis and rheumatism with low ratio formula.
Cedarwood oil is extracted from Juniperus virginiana of the Cupressaceae family and is known as Virginian, red, eastern red, or southern red cedar, and Bedford cedarwood.
This clean-smelling balsamic oil not only helps calm, balanced energy but promotes spirituality while helping to clear the respiratory system.
It sorts out urinary tract infections, bladder and kidney disorders while improving oily skin and clearing up dandruff.
Oil properties
It has a soft, woody, and sharp smell like a faint undertone of sandalwood.
It is a pale yellow to light orange color and is viscous.
Origin
Native to North America, it grows up to 30 meters (100 feet) and lasts for 1,000 years.
It is well known of the tree Solomon used to build the Temple in Jerusalem. Cedrus libani or Lebanon cedar, the first essential oil extracted, is very scarce due to overuse.
The Egyptians used the oil in the mummification process, cosmetics, and insect repellant, while native Americans used Cedar oil in medicine and burnt it for purification.
Extraction
Wood chips and sawdust are subjected to steam distillation to extract the oil, and the yield is about 35 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of cedarwood oil include; a-cedrene, b-cedrene, thujone, other sesquiterpenes, cedrol, and widdrol.
Precautions
In high concentrations, cedarwood oil may irritate the skin, and you should avoid it in pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of cedarwood oil include; antiseborrheic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, tonic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, insecticide, sedative, and fungicide.
Uses
Cedarwood oil benefits the skin by its sedating ability, which relieves itching.
Its astringent action is excellent for acne, oily skin, as well as for hair and dandruff.
It helps with chest and urinary infections act as a general tonic. It has a pronounced effect on mucus membranes.
Also, it has a calming and soothing effect on the mind, great help in mental conditions such as anxiety, nervous tension. It is also of value in cases of arthritis and rheumatism.
Summary
Cedarwood oil’s great benefit lies in its ability to calm and soothe nerves.
It relieves skin and hair problems and is vital in easing conditions of a respiratory nature.
It also clears urinary infections, rheumatism, and arthritis.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can assist with arthritis, bronchitis, rheumatism, respiratory problems, and a general tonic.
- Blended massage oil or in the bat
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with asthma, bronchitis, respiratory problems, catarrh, cystitis, painful joints, oily skin, and dandruff.
- It would help if you took care not to irritate the mucus membranes.
- In a cream
- When diluted in a cream, cedarwood oil is of great value to combat oily skin and related problems and dermatitis and psoriasis while bringing relief to the scalp from dandruff.
Blends well with
Blends well with most oils, particularly benzoin, bergamot, cinnamon, cypress, frankincense, jasmine, juniper, lavender, lemon, neroli, rose, and rosemary.
In chamomile species, we can find two species of chamomile oils.
Roman chamomile oil, produced from Anthemis nobilis (Chamaemelum Nobile) of the family species Asteraceae, is also known as English chamomile, sweet chamomile, and garden chamomile.
German chamomile oil, extracted from Matricaria chamomilla (M. Recutita) of the same family, is also known by blue chamomile, Hungarian chamomile, and single chamomile.
Both Roman and German chamomile have excellent calming properties. Roman chamomile is more effective for irritation, impatience, frustration, PMS, other menstrual and menopausal issues.
In contrast, German chamomile is superbly effective on the skin, not only to soothe and calm but to heal and for tissue regeneration.
Oil properties
The Roman chamomile has a sweet, apple-like fragrance and is a very light clear blue color with a watery viscosity. In contrast, the German chamomile oil has a sweet, straw-like aroma, dark blue, and light viscosity.
Origin
German chamomile oil is mainly cultivated in Hungary, Egypt, Eastern Europe, and France, while Roman chamomile is in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, and France.
Roman chamomile is a small perennial herb with a hairy stem, feathery pinnate leaves, daisy-like white flowers (more significant than German chamomile) and grows about 25 cm high. In comparison, German chamomile grows about 60 cm tall and has a hairless branching stem, with delicate feathery leaves and simple daisy-like white flowers on single stems.
It was a herb dedicated to the sun asking to cure fevers and the moon for its cooling ability to the Egyptians. It is recognized as a soother of nervous complaints, shampoos, cosmetics, and perfumes.
German chamomile contains azulene, a potent anti-inflammatory agent. This blue crystal is not present in the plant, but forms in the oil, and only a small quantity is needed to be effective.
Extraction
Both chamomile oils are extracted from the flowers by steam distillation, with the Roman chamomile yielding about 1.7 % from fresh flowers and German chamomile paying about 0.2 – 0.4 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of Roman chamomile oils include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, caryophyllene, and propyl angelate and butyl angelate.
In contrast, constituents of German chamomile oil are chamazulene, a-bisabolol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolol oxide B and bisabolone oxide A.
Precautions
Both types of chamomile oil are considered non-toxic and non-irritant, but you should avoid them during pregnancy with high concentrations because of emmenagogue properties.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Roman chamomile oil include; analgesic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, anti-depressant, anti-neuralgic, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, sedative, nervine, digestive, tonic, sudorific, stomachic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
The therapeutic properties of German chamomile oil include; analgesic, anti-allergenic, antispasmodic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, cholagogue, emmenagogue, hepatic, digestive, sedative, stomachic, vermifuge, vasoconstrictor, and vulnerary.
Uses
Roman chamomile oil
It can significantly affect children when they feel irritable, impatient, teething, or colicky. For Women, it is great to relieve PMS, abdominal pain, gall bladder problems, and throat infections.
Also, it helps to relieve allergies, hay fever, and asthma.
In general, it is excellent to calm acne, eczema, rashes, wounds, dermatitis, dry and itchy skin, and other allergic conditions for the skin.
You can use it in a light diluted formula for babies to soothe irritation, teething, colic, diarrhea, and gastric spasms.
German chamomile
It has an excellent calming effect on the mind and body and treats any inflammation regardless of internal or external.
And it is very effective on urinary stones (bladder gravel) as well.
It stimulates the liver and gall bladder to improve digestion and is valuable in treating menstrual and menopausal problems.
It works well on the skin and calms red, dry, irritated skin, calming allergies, eczema, psoriasis, and other flaky skin problems.
It promotes regeneration, healing of tissues of the body with high bisabolol constituents.
Summary
Both Roman and German chamomile have calming and relaxing abilities, especially on the nervous and digestive systems, regulating and easing the menstrual cycle. They have a soothing and healing influence on the skin and are a potent remedy for inflammatory conditions.
- Burner, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Roman chamomile is used for nervous complaints, headaches, and migraines in vapor therapy.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Roman chamomile can be used in blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with allergies, anorexia, addiction, colic, insomnia, back pain, muscle pain, arthritis, post-natal depression, and bowel disorders. In contrast, German chamomile is effective for asthma, measles, mumps, PMS, menopausal symptoms, and rheumatism.
- Lotion and cream
- Roman chamomile can be used in a cream base for diaper rash, burns, and sunburn, while German chamomile is helpful in general skin care, especially in treating allergic skin.
Blends well with
Both chamomiles blend well with bergamot, clary sage, lavender, geranium, jasmine, tea tree, grapefruit, rose, lemon, and ylang-ylang.
Cinnamon oil is extracted from Cinnamomum zeylanicum (also known as C. verum and Laurus Cinnamomum) and known as Ceylon, Madagascar, Seychelles, or true cinnamon.
This spicy essential oil has great value in aromatherapy, affecting exhaustion, depression, and weakness. Also, give a potent anti-rheumatic property, digestive system, colds, and flu.
Oil properties
Cinnamon leaf oil has a warm, spicy, musky smell, and the color varies from yellow of the leaf oil to red-brown of the bark oil, which is not usually used in aromatherapy. The viscosity is medium to watery.
Origin
A native to Indonesia but cultivated in Sri Lanka and India, the tree is rust-colored and can grow up to 15 meters (45feet).
It has shiny, leathery green leaves and small, white flowers with oval-shaped purple berries. The bark is pale brown and papery, with thick quills that roll inside one another.
The Greek word ‘Kinnamon’ means ‘tube’ or ‘pipe’.
Cinnamon oil was used as a temple incense, while the Egyptians used it for foot massage and a remedy for excessive bile. It is also used as an ingredient for mulled wines, love potions, and sedatives during birth.
Extraction
The extraction is performed by steam distillation with leaves, twigs, or inner dried bark. The leaves yield 1.6 – 1.8 % and the bark 0.5 – 1.00 % oil.
Chemical composition
chemical components of the oil(by leaf) include; eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamic aldehyde, and benzyl benzoate
Precautions
A primary extracted oil from the leaf is safe, non-toxic.
But you should avoid using it in pregnancy because specific constituents of oils can incur emmenagogue action or irritate the mucus membranes.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of cinnamon oil include; analgesic, antiseptic, antibiotic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cardiac, carminative, emmenagogue, insecticide, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, and vermifuge.
Uses
It helps for respiratory tract infections, rheumatism, arthritis, and general pains. It calms an exhausted feeling of depression, tones the whole body, and stimulates the glandular system, thus easing period pains.
Summary
Cinnamon oil’s benefit lies in its toning and calming effect on the respiratory tract, nervous system, easing of colds and influenza, and period pains. It also calms the digestive system and helps with rheumatism and arthritis.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be used in acute bronchitis and colds, sneezing, help lift depression or feeling of weakness.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing is effective for bronchitis, diarrhea, chills, infections, flu, rheumatism, and arthritis. Due to its potent antiseptic properties, it is suitable for fighting any infectious disease. Also have a great value in calming spasms of the digestive tract, nausea, and vomiting. It stimulates the secretion of digestive juices while easing muscular and joint pains associated with rheumatism and arthritis. However, it would help if you took care not to irritate the skin and mucus membranes.
- In a cream or lotion
- As with the above
Blends well with
It blends well with benzoin, cloves, coriander, cardamom, frankincense, ginger, grapefruit, lavender, rosemary, and thyme.
Citronella oil, extracted from Cymbopogon nardus of the Graminae (Poaceae) family, is also known as Sri Lanka or Lenabatu citronella.
Although it is well known as an insect repellant (especially for malaria-carrying mosquitoes), it still has excellent benefits in clearing the mind, refreshing rooms, and softening skin.
Oil properties
Citronella oil has a slightly sweet, lemony smell.
Origin
It is extracted from a hardy grass native to Sri Lanka and Java. This aromatic perennial grows about 1 meter (3 feet) high and is a popular ingredient in wax candles, insect repellants, perfumes, soaps, skin lotions, and deodorants.
Extraction
It is extracted by the steam distillation of finely chopped fresh, dried, or part-dried grass.
Chemical composition
chemical components of citronella oil include; citronellic acid, borneol, citronellol, geraniol, nerol, citral, citronellal, camphene, dipentene and limonene.
Precautions
Citronella oil may irritate sensitive skin and cause dermatitis in specific individuals.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of citronella oil include; antiseptic, bactericidal, deodorant, diaphoretic, insecticide, parasitic, tonic, and stimulant.
Uses
Citronella oil’s most valuable quality is that of it being an insect repellent.
For this reason, it is widely used in a spray, a diffuser, or on a cotton ball amongst linen.
It also helps in ridding cats and dogs of fleas.
It helps to clear the mind in mental issues and has a general toning and tonic effect on the body. It is helpful with colds, flu, minor infections, and deodorizing qualities.
Summary
It benefits in use as an insecticide; its antiseptic properties make it well in decontamination of sickbay. It also effectively clears the mind, combating excessive perspiration, balancing oily skin, fighting intestinal parasites, and bringing down fever.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can assist with repel insect, colds, flu, clearing the mind and refreshing the sickbay.
- In a cream or lotion
- as a cream or lotion, citronella oil is most beneficial to keep the tropical wearer safe from mosquitoes that cause malaria. It also has a dramatic freshening effect on tired, sweaty feet.
Blends well with
It blends well with bergamot, geranium, lemon, orange, lavender, and pine.
Clary sage is extracted from Salvia sclarea of the Labiatae family and is also known as clary, clary wort, muscatel sage.
It’s not cheap oil but has excellent benefits for its value. Not only for easing depression, nervous burn-out, relieving female complaints, congested complexions.
Oil properties
Clary sage is a clear to pale yellow with a sweet, nutty fragrance, somewhat herbaceous. The viscosity is watery, viscous if included in the leaves on distillation.
Origin
Native to southern Europe, a stout biennial herb grows up to 1 meter (3 feet) tall with large, hairy leaves and small blue/ white flowers. The leading producers of oil are France and Russia.
The name is borrowed from the Latin ‘Claris’ that means ‘clear’ or from the Greek ‘Skeria’, meaning ‘hardness. It was known in the Middle Ages as ‘Oculus Christi,’ meaning the ‘Eye of Christ’, and was a highly esteemed medicine. In Jamaica, they used it to clean and cool ulcers and inflammation of the eyes.
Extraction
Clary sage oil is manufactured by steam distillation from the flowering tops and the leaves.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of clary sage include; linalool, linalyl acetate, caryophyllene, a-terpineol, geraniol, neryl acetate, sclareol, and germacrene D.
Precautions
Clary sage oil can make you very relaxing, so that you should avoid drinking alcohol if possible. It is a non-toxic, non-sensitizing oil, but it can incur a headache in large doses. Also, it would help if you avoided it in pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of clary sage oil include; antidepressant, anticonvulsive, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, digestive, emmenagogue, euphoric, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, uterine, and nerve tonic.
Uses
Clary sage is excellent for calming the nervous system, depression, stress, insomnia, and deep-seated tension. It works well as a tonic for womb and female functions such as painful periods, scanty menstruation, and encouraging a less painful birth.
During menopause, clary sage oil can help reduce hot flushes, night sweats, palpitations, irritability, headaches, and dizziness.
It is suitable for muscle pains, digestive disorders, kidney diseases, and cooling skin inflammation.
Summary
Clary sage oil’s most significant benefit is its calming and sedating influence on the nerves, emotions, female functions, kidneys, and digestive system. It also helps with skin conditions like acne, boils, ulcers, cooling painful muscles and joints.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- You can use clary sage oil for nervous tension, stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and menopause in vapor therapy. It is particularly effective in helping ease depression, creating a positive outlook on life, boost the creative side or intuition.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil, or diluted bathing, assists with muscle pains, frigidity, depression, anxiety, menstrual problems, PMS, stress, nervous tension, insomnia, cramps, and addiction.
- In a cream or lotion
- As a cream or lotion, it can be beneficial for skin problems, easing back pain or stiff neck, body odors, PMS, skin problems, and cramps. It is perfect for balancing the skin, clearing greasy complexions.
Blends well with
Blend well with juniper, lavender, pine, geranium, sandalwood, jasmine, frankincense, and other citrus oils.
Clove oil extracts Clove oil from Eugenia caryophyllata, Myrtacease families. (also known as Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromatica, E. Calophyllum)
clove oil is a very potent oil, but if you should care using it in aromatherapy. It has beautiful properties for stimulating the mind, lifting depression, aiding digestion, relieving pain in arthritis and rheumatism, easing respiratory problems, and assisting leg ulcers.
Oil properties
Clove oil has a warm, robust, spicy smell, and the oil is colorless to pale yellow with a medium to watery viscosity.
Origin
A native of Indonesia and the Malacca Islands, it is an evergreen tree that grows to about 10 meters (30 feet) tall with bright green leaves and nail-shaped rose-peach flower buds.
The Latin word ‘Clavus’ means nail shaped, referring to the bud.
The Greeks, Romans, and the Chinese use it as easing toothache and a breath sweetener, especially when talking to the Emperor.
With antiseptic properties, ancient Europeans used it as decontaminations against the Plaque.
Extraction
Clove oil extracted from the leaves, stems, and buds by water distillation contained a lower percentage of eugenol.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of clove oil include; eugenol, eugenol acetate, iso-eugenol, and caryophyllene.
Precautions
Clove oil is a very potent oil but requires careful handling.
When using it as lotion or cream for skin care, you should dilute it below 1%. Also, it would be best if you avoided it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of clove oil include; analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti-neuralgic, carminative, anti-infectious, disinfectant, insecticide, stimulant, stomachic, uterine, and tonic.
Uses
It helps for acne, bruises, burns, cuts, decontaminations, sickbay, and pain relievers.
It also helps with toothache, mouth sores, rheumatism, and arthritis.
It is beneficial to the digestive system, effective against vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, spasms, parasites, and bad breath.
Clove oil is valuable for relieving respiratory problems like bronchitis, asthma, and tuberculosis.
Summary
Clove oil is helpful for its disinfecting properties, relieving pain, especially toothache, arthritis, and rheumatism. It is effective when used for complaints of the digestion system.
You can use it for skin sores and leg ulcers and as an insect repellent.
- Burners, Candles, Diffuses, and vaporizers
- It is helpful for bronchitis, dizziness, lifting depression, strengthening memory, and fighting weakness and lethargy.
- Massage oil, Diluted bathing
- As blended massage oil or diluted bathing assists with diarrhea, bronchitis, chills, colds, muscular numbness, spasms, rheumatism, and arthritis.
- In cream or lotion
- When used as cream or lotion, the positive effects of clove oil are the same as those of massage oil and can help sort out leg ulcers and skin sores. (use in low dilution of less than 1%)
Blends well with
It blends well with basil, benzoin, cinnamon, lavender, ginger, sandalwood, and clary sage.
Coriander oil, extracted from Coriandrum sativum of the Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) family, is known as coriander seed and Chinese parsley.
It is a well-known medicinal herb from ancient times; it helps ease the mind, fatigue, warm and calm the digestive system, relieves rheumatism and arthritic pain, muscular spasms, and detoxifies the body.
Oil properties
It has a sweet, spicy, warm smell, nearly colorless to pale yellow, and watery viscosity.
Origin
The annual or biennial plant is a native of Morocco and grows to about 1 meter in height. It has sparse, delicate, feathery leaves and pinkish/white flowers, followed by green seeds.
The Greek name ‘Koris’ (for bug) is the root word for Coriander.
The Egyptians have used seeds as an aphrodisiac. In contrast, Romans and Greeks used to flavor their wines, while the Indians used it in their cooking ingredients. The Carmelite order in France used the seeds to flavor their 17th-century toilet water and still used them in Chartreuse and Benedictine liqueurs.
Extraction
Coriander oil is extracted from the crushed ripe seeds by steam distillation and yields 0.8 – 1.0 % oil.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of coriander oil include; analgesic, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, deodorant, digestive, carminative, fungicidal, lipolytic, stimulant, and stomachic.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; borneol, linalool, cineole, cymene, terpineol, dipentene, phellandrene, pinene, and terpinolene.
Precautions
No contra-indications are known, but the oil can have a stupefying effect when used in overdoses.
Uses
Coriander oil can be helpful to refresh and uplift the mind. It can help with mental fatigue, migraine, tension, and nervous weakness. It has a warming effect on the stomach and relieves wind and cramps while revitalizing the glandular system.
It helps alleviate rheumatism and arthritis pain, muscle spasms and is helpful with colds and flu. It also acts as a general cleanser of the body to rid it of toxins and fluid wastes.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, coriander oil can stimulate the mind and ease fatigue while assisting with eating disorders and improving appetite.
- Blended massage oil or diluted in a bath
- When diluted in bathing or as a massage oil, coriander oil can help assist the digestive system, ease rheumatism, arthritis pain, muscular spasm, and detoxify the body.
- In a cream or lotion
- As cream or lotion, coriander oil can help with tension, mental fatigue, migraine, muscle spasms, arthritis and rheumatism pains, and digestive problems. Still, it should be used with care, as it may irritate some individuals’ skin.
Blends well with
Most essential oils blend well together, particularly well with bergamot, cinnamon, ginger, grapefruit, lemon, neroli, and orange.
Cypress essential oil is from Cupressus sempervirens of the Cupressaceae family and is also known as Italian or Mediterranean Cypress.
With clear and fresh-smelling, it is a great boon to use during times of major upheavals and changes in your life, as it restores calm, soothes anger, and makes your life flow better. At large drops of oils, feeling excessive, it positively affects circulation, sorting out coughs and bronchitis. It assists with varicose veins and female problems.
Oil properties
Cypress oil has a woody, slightly spicy, and refreshing masculine smell. The oil is colorless to very pale yellow in color and watery in viscosity.
Origin
The tree is a perennial, conical-shaped, about 28 meters (80 feet) high, and originated from the East, now mostly found in gardens and cemeteries in the Mediterranean region.
It is an evergreen tree with dark green foliage, small flowers, and round brown-gray cones with seed nuts inside. The wood is rugged and durable, red-yellow.
The Phoenicians and Cretans used the wood for building ships and houses, while the Egyptians made sarcophagi from it, and the Greeks used it to carve statues of their gods.
The Greek word ‘Sempervirens,’ from which the botanical name means ‘lives forever and the tree also gave its name to the island of Cypress.
The legend says the cross of Jesus was made of cypress wood so that the tree generally seems to be associated with ‘death’.
Extraction
Cypress oil is extracted from the needles and twigs of young branches by steam distillation and yields 1.3 – 1.5 %.
Chemical composition
Components of cypress oil include; a-pinene, camphene, sabinene, b-pinene, d-3carene, myrcene, a-terpinene, terpinolene, linalool, bornyl acetate, cedrol, and cadinene.
Precautions
The oil is considered safe, non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing.
But it is best to avoid it during pregnancy. It is also best to do a skin patch test before using it in a massage blend.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of cypress oil include; astringent, antiseptic, antispasmodic, deodorant, diuretic, hemostatic, hepatic, styptic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor, respiratory tonic, and sedative.
Uses
Cypress oil has properties of calming and soothing effect on the irritable, angry, stressed-out, and varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
It is beneficial to control excess fluid such as bleeding, nosebleeds, heavy menstruation, heavy perspiration, cough and bronchitis, hemorrhages, and fluid retention. The antispasmodic action is beneficial for asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis, emphysema, and influenza.
Also, it soothes muscular cramps, helps regulate the menstrual cycle, arthritis, rheumatic pain, and is also beneficial to oily, congested skin or wounds.
Summary
Cypress oil, a calming and soothing effect on the nerves, is valuable as a vasoconstrictor, helpful in treating excessive discharge of fluids, and beneficial for the respiratory tract.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- It is helpful in vapor therapy for all breathing difficulties, such as asthma, emphysema, whooping cough, and bronchitis. It also helps to calm the mind and dispel anger.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- As a massage oil or diluted in the bath, it is helpful to control arthritis, asthma, cellulite, cramps, diarrhea, sweaty feet, rheumatism, varicose veins, heavy menstruation, and menopause.
- Lotions and creams
- In a cream base, cypress oil can be used for varicose and broken veins and clearing oily and congested skin.
- Cold compress
- Used diluted on a cold compress, it is very effective for a nosebleed.
- Footbath
- Adding it to a footbath will help control perspiration with its astringent and deodorant properties.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly bergamot, clary sage, lavender, juniper, pine, marjoram, sandalwood, Rosemary, Frankincense, and all the citrus oils.
Dill essential oil is extracted from Anethum Sowa, known as Indian Dill.
It is very closely related to A. graveolens of the Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) family. The properties of both species are very much alike; even the A. Sowa is a more “rounded” oil in comparison.
On mental issues, dill oil has an excellent effect of controlling being overwhelmed in temporal times, while physically, it assists with digestion, easing constipation, flatulence, and hiccups. Also, it promotes the recovery of skin wounds.
Oil properties
Dill oil has a grass-like smell and is colored pale yellow, with a watery viscosity.
Origin
Native to South West Asia, Dill is an annual or biennial herb growing up to 1 meter (3 feet). It has green feathery leaves and umbels of small yellow flowers, followed by tiny compressed seeds.
It was popular with the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, named “Anthon” of the botanical name, and the common name ‘dill’ or ‘dylla.
The word means ‘to lull,’ referring to its soothing ability, and was charmed by witchcraft in Middle Ages.
Extraction
Dill oil is extracted by steam distillation, mainly from the seeds or the whole herb, fresh or partly dried.
Chemical composition
Dill oil’s chemical components include; d-carvone, dillapiol, DHC, eugenol, limonene, terpinene, and myristicin.
Precautions
In general, it’s safe and considered non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing. But should be avoided during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of dill oil include; antispasmodic, carminative, digestive, disinfectant, galactagogue, sedative, stomachic and sudorific.
Uses
It is often used for the upset stomach of babies and children with fresh herbs and is helpful for colic or other digestive disorders.
But the dill oil should not be used for this purpose, as it is too powerful.
Dill oil helps to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed and is also helpful for digestive problems in adults, easing flatulence, constipation, and hiccups.
It eases the mind, calms headaches, and helps with excess sweating due to nervous tension. It can also stimulate the mother’s milk flow in the lactation period.
Summary
Dill oil can calm, soothe the nerves and is helpful for digestive problems in adults while helping heal wounds.
It can use burners and vaporizers for nervous tension, colic, indigestion, and feeling overwhelmed and in crisis.
- Massage oil or in the bath
- It can be a most helpful aid to calm and promote proper digestion, easing flatulence, as well as constipation and hiccups.
- In a cream or lotion
- When blended in a cream or lotion, it can have a potent effect on the healing of wounds.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly well with bergamot, caraway, nutmeg, and citrus oils.
Eucalyptus essential oil is extracted from Eucalyptus globulus of the Myrtaceae family and is also known as Tasmanian blue gum or blue gum.
It helps to clear the mind and focus concentration while reducing swelling in the mucus membranes. It is valuable in fighting respiratory problems, inflammation, sore muscles, rheumatism, headaches, and nervous exhaustion while boosting wound and ulcer healing and soothing skin eruptions.
Oil properties
Eucalyptus has a clear, sharp, fresh, and very distinctive smell, is pale yellow in color, and watery in viscosity.
Origin
The Australian Blue-gum can sometimes reach a height of 100 meters (300 feet), making it one of the highest trees in the world with over 500 species with tough long, narrow blue-green leaves, creamy-white flowers, and smooth pale bark.
The ‘eu’ and ‘kalypto’ means ‘well’ and ‘covered’ in Greek, referring to the cup-like membrane that covers the flower bud.
The Australian Aborigines call it ‘kino’, and they use the leaves to cover serious wounds. It was introduced to Europe in 1788 and called ‘Sydney peppermint’ when exported to England.
Extraction
Eucalyptus oil is extracted from fresh or partially dried leaves and young twigs.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of eucalyptus oil include; a-pinene, b-pinene, a-phellandrene, 1,8-cineole, limonene, terpinene-4-ol, aromadendrene, epiglobulol, piperine, and globulol.
Precautions
You should use eucalyptus oil with care and should avoid it if having high blood pressure and epilepsy. Also, excessive use of oil may cause headaches.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of eucalyptus oil include; analgesic, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-neuralgic, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant, deodorant, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, rubefacient, stimulant, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
Eucalyptus oil has a cooling and deodorizing effect on the body, helping with fevers, migraines, and malaria. It enables the respiratory tract with coughs, asthma, throat infections, sinusitis, and catarrhal conditions. It soothes inflammation and eases mucus, clearing the head from the stuffiness of colds and hay fever.
Eucalyptus oil is beneficial as a warming oil for muscular aches and pains, rheumatoid arthritis, sprains, and poor circulation.
You can use it for burns, blisters, herpes, cuts, wounds, skin infections, and insect bites in skincare. It can boost the immune system and is helpful in cases of chickenpox, colds, flu, and measles.
Summary
Eucalyptus oil is beneficial when used for headaches, fevers, respiratory tract ailments, muscular aches and pains, and skincare. It has a soothing effect on the whole body and helps with the immune system.
The oil is also effective against bacteria, especially staphylococci. And has a refreshing, stimulating action on the mind, helping to improve concentration.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Frequent sneezing, hay fever, flu, respiratory problems, insect repellant, headaches, and helping to improve concentration.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, mucous congestion, colds, headaches, rheumatism, sinusitis, catarrh, fatigue, and muscular aches and pains.
- In a cream or lotion
- Together with pain relief to muscular spasms and rheumatism, it can also help speed up the healing of slow healing wounds and ulcers, calm skin eruptions, and clear congested skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly benzoin, thyme, lavender, lemongrass, lemon, and pine.
Fennel oil is extracted from Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce, sweet fennel of the Umbelliferae family (also known as F. officinale, F. capillaceum, and Anethum Foeniculum) and is also known as fenkel or Roman fennel.
It is known to boost your courage, overcome times of adversity while helping a vast array of digestive problems, fighting obesity, clearing oily skin, and fighting wrinkles.
Oil properties
Fennel oil has a herby, slightly spicy smell, much like aniseed, and is clean in viscosity.
Origin
The name is from the Latin word ‘foenum’, which means ‘hay.’
It grows up to 2 meters (6 feet) tall and is a biennial or perennial herb, with feathery green leaves and golden yellow flowers that bees like.
In Medieval times, it was known as ‘Fenkle’ and was a prevalent herb with the ancient Chinese, Egyptians, and Romans, who believed it conveyed longevity, courage, strength, and warding off spirits.
Extraction
Sweet fennel oil is extracted from crushed seeds by steam distillation and yields 2 – 4 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of fennel oil include; a-pinene, myrcene, fenchone, trans-anethole, methyl chavicol, limonene, 1,8-cineole, and anisic aldehyde.
Precautions
Sweet fennel oil is powerful and shouldn’t be used in large doses, as it may have a narcotic effect. It would be best if you avoided it in pregnancy and cases of epilepsy.
It contains high amounts of trans-anethole. For that reason, people with estrogen-linked cancers and breast-feeding mothers, pregnant women, and women who have endometriosis should rather avoid it.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of fennel oil include; aperitif, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, galactagogue, laxative, stimulant, stomachic, splenic, tonic and vermifuge.
Uses
Fennel oil is a remedy for digestive complaints such as flatulence, constipation, colic, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, dyspepsia, hiccups, and even controlling obesity.
For mental issues, it promotes courage and strength in the face of adversity. It has a cleansing and toning effect on the skin, helping with bruises, sorting out overly oily skin, and fighting wrinkles in more mature complexions. It has a toning effect on the spleen and liver, which helps with excess drink and food—also used for increasing milk in the lactation period since the oil contains very high concentrations of trans-anethole.
Summary
Fennel oil’s most significant benefits lie in its easing of the digestive system, helping with obesity, and toning the skin.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy, used as an appetite stimulant in cases of anorexia, boosts courage and strength in the face of adversity.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps fix a bloated stomach, excess wind, colic, constipation, and other digestive problems.
- Creams and lotions
- Especially excellent for dispersing bruises, livening a dull complexion, clearing oily skin, and fighting wrinkles in mature skins. It is also helpful for removing cellulite, rheumatism, and edema.
Blends well with
It blends well with geranium, lavender, rose, and sandalwood.
Frankincense, extracted from the resin of the Boswellia carteri, Burseraceae family, is also known as Olibanum.
It is one of the primary favorites in aromatherapy. It has a wonderfully calming effect on the mind, creating inner peace while helping to soothe the respiratory. Also, it helps urinary tract and relieves pain associated with rheumatism, muscular aches while rejuvenating, balancing, and healing action on the skin.
Oil properties
Frankincense has a woody, spicy, haunting smell, a little bit camphoric, but very pleasant. It is colored pale yellow-green.
Origin
It originates from the Middle East, with large pinnacle leaves, and has white or pale pink flowers. It collects resins from deep incisions on a tree trunk and the bark. After collecting milky sap for weeks, it is solidified on the air naturally. The result is so-called ‘oleo gum resin’ by steam distillation.
The word is from the French word ‘Franc’ meaning ‘luxuriant’ or ‘real incense,’ and Myrrh was the first gum to be used as incense.
In ancient days, also known as Olibanum, people paid tribute to Gods and a rejuvenating face mask. They were also used to expel the evil spirits of patients. The most famous storytelling of Frankincense is that it is one of three altarages for baby Jesus in the Bible.
Extraction
It is extracted by steam distillation from the oleo gum resin and yields about 3 – 10 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of Frankincense include; a-pinene, actanol, linalool, octyl acetate, bornyl acetate, incensole and incensyl acetate.
Precautions
Frankincense oil is non-toxic and non-irritant and can be fit for most people.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of frankincense oil include; antiseptic, astringent, carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, sedative, tonic, uterine, vulnerary and expectorant.
Uses
Because soothing calms the mind, slowing down and deepening breathing, it is excellent for meditation. It also helps to calm anxiety and obsession with the past.
On the respiratory tract, it clears the lungs and helps with shortness of breath, asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, coughs, and colds.
It is also helpful for rheumatism and the urinary tract, rejuvenating aging skin, sores, carbuncles, wounds, scars, and skin inflammation as a skin tonic.
Summary
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be used for bronchitis, colds, coughs, voice loss, and calm the mind, reduce anxiety, cultivate internal peace, and place past obsessive states into perspective.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Good for colds, coughs, bronchitis, rheumatism, chilliness, poor circulation, exhaustion, nightmares, heavy periods, respiratory problems, and mucus congestion. It also has an excellent astringent effect on the skin; aging skin, wounds, sores, and ulcers heal properly.
- Creams and lotions
- Reducing oily skin, rejuvenating more mature skin, and helping wounds, ulcers, and sores heal better.
Blends well with
Blends well with most oils, particularly benzoin, sandalwood, lavender, Myrrh, pine, orange, bergamot, and lemon.
Galbanum essential oil is excellent for treating skin issues, healing wounds, relieving indigestion and breathing problems, and promoting blood circulation. It is known as opening the subconscious and guiding the potent grounding and balancing the mind.
Extraction
It is extracted by steam distillation of the crude gum.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Galbanum essential oil include; emmenagogue, restorative, analgesic, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, balsamic, aphrodisiac, carminative, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, stimulating, and cicatrisant.
Chemical composition
Chemical components are Monoterpenes, Esters, and Lactone.
Precautions
It is safe and classed as a mild irritant. But it would help if you used it in small quantities. And you should avoid Galbanum if pregnant or pregnant scheduled. Also, it is banned for children and infants.
Uses
Galbanum essential oil is mainly used in inhalation therapy to calm, reveal the truth, and promote meditation.
It is excellent for treating skin conditions, healing wounds, bringing relief in indigestion, breathing problems, and promoting blood circulation.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Introspection, meditation, calming the emotions.
- Blended Massage Oil and in the Bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assists with healing of skin issues, respiratory problems, indigestion, and painful lower legs, feet, and hands.
- Blended in a Cream
- It is used to treat inflamed or infected skin conditions and sore lower legs, feet, hands, and wrists.
Blends well with
Most essential oils blend well together, particularly well with cedarwood, bergamot, geranium, and lavender.
Geranium essential oil is extracted from the plant Pelargonium odorantissimum, of the Geraniaceae family and different species, its cousin, rose geranium essential oil from Pelargonium Graveolens.
It is strong-smelled, with a floral, slight mint, and slight apple undertone in Odorantissium. In contrast, Graveolens oil has a rosier aroma.
It has a firm status in aromatherapy, helps balance the mind and emotions. And with stimulating the adrenal cortex, balancing the hormonal system, and stimulating the lymphatic system.
On the other hand, it balances the production of sebum in the skin while keeping it supple and helping heal wounds.
Oil properties
The oil is colorless primarily but can have a little light green color and watery viscosity.
Origin
The plants originated from South Africa and Reunion, Madagascar, Egypt, and Morocco. It was introduced to European countries in the 17th century.
Even though there are about 700 different varieties, only ten species can afford to make oil with enough quantity.
It is a hairy perennial shrub, grows up to about one meter high (3 feet) with pointed leaves, serrated at the edges with pinkish-white flowers.
Extraction
The oil is obtained by steam distillation with leaves and stalks.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents include; a-pinene, myrcene, limonene, menthone, linalool, geranyl acetate, citronellol, geraniol, and geranyl butyrate.
Precautions
It is safe and does not cause any side effects, non-toxic, non-irritant, and generally non-sensitizing. Because it balances the hormonal system, it might not be suitable to use it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of geranium oil include; astringent, hemostatic, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, diuretic, deodorant, hemostatic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
It helps to treat acne, bruises, burns, cuts, dermatitis, eczema.
And it is beneficial for hemorrhoids, lice, mosquito repellant, ringworm, ulcers, breast engorgement, edema, poor circulation, sore throat, tonsillitis, PMS, menopausal problems, stress, and neuralgia.
Summary
This uplifting property oil has a significant all-over balancing effect on the mind and extends for skin issues, balancing between oily and dry skin.
It helps to sort out the emotions and feelings, such as relieving stress, anxiety, and adrenal cortex.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Relieving stress, mild depression, PMS, anxiety, tension, menopausal problems, and energizing.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing; assist with PMS, depression, stress, anxiety and tension, fluid retention, edema, eczema, shingles, cellulite, bruises, insect repellent, ringworm, hemorrhoids, and menstrual irregularities.
- Blended in cream or lotion
- It can be used for eczema, repelling insects, shingles, burns and scalds, cellulite, ringworm, bruises, and engorgement of the breasts.
- Diluted in shampoo
- You can also dilute geranium oil in shampoo to help with head lice.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly angelica, basil, bergamot, carrot seed, cedarwood, citronella, clary sage, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, lime, neroli, orange, and rosemary.
Ginger oil, extracted from the Zingiberaceae officinale of the Zingiberaceae family, is also known as Common or Jamaica Ginger.
It often helps for digestive problems and nausea, morning sickness, or travel upset. It is also of value when treating colds and flu, especially for catarrhal lung conditions and rheumatic pain. Or you can also use it on the skin to erase bruises.
Oil properties
Ginger oil can vary in color from pale yellow to a darker amber color, and the viscosity also ranges from medium to watery. It is strong-smelling, spicy, sharp, warm, and slightly lemon and pepper, which smells of actual ginger.
Origin
The plant originates from India, China and Java, yet is also native to Africa and the West Indies. It was considered to be brought to Europe between the 10th and 15th centuries as a condiment and spice.
Ginger is a perennial herb and grows about 3 – 4 feet high with a thick spreading tuberous rhizome. Every year, it shoots up a stalk with narrow spear-shaped leaves and white or yellow flowers growing directly from the root.
It has been used as a medicine since ancient times, back to record in both Sanskrit and Chinese texts, also mentioned in the literature of the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Arabians.
Asian medicine uses dried ginger for stomach problems such as stomachache, diarrhea, and nausea. The Chinese also use it to boost the heart and to help with mucus and phlegm.
The name ginger is derived from India’s Gingi district, where ginger tea was created for stomach upsets.
Extraction
The oil is extracted through steam distillation from the plant’s unpeeled or dried, ground-up root (rhizome) and can yield about 2 – 4 % oil.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, borneol, y-terpineol, nerol, neral, geraniol, geranial, geranyl acetate, b-bisabolene, and zingiberene.
Precautions
Ginger oil is non-toxic and non-irritant (except when used in high concentrations) but could irritate sensitive skin and cause photosensitivity.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Ginger oil include; analgesic, anti-emetic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.
Uses
For treatment of fractures, rheumatism, arthritis, bruising, carbuncles, nausea, hangovers, travel and seasickness, colds and flu, catarrh, congestion, coughs, sinusitis, sores on the skin, sore throat, diarrhea, colic, cramps, chills, and fever.
Summary
Ginger oil is well suited to help ease colds and flu, nausea, motion sickness, morning sickness, muscle aches, relieving pains, and poor circulation, and arthritic pain.
The warming properties make it beneficial for feelings of loneliness and winter depression, and energizing.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Relieve catarrh, lethargy, nausea, colds, flu, a feeling of loneliness, and loss of libido.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with arthritis, rheumatism, lethargy, nausea, colds and flu, muscle aches, poor circulation, and digestive upsets.
- Blended in base cream
- Benefits for arthritis, muscle aches, rheumatism, and help with poor circulation and disperse bruises.
Blends well with
Since ginger oil is strong smelling, it can overpower weaker other scents of oils. Blend well with citrus and spicy oils such as bergamot, frankincense, neroli, rose, sandalwood, and ylang-ylang.
Grapefruit oil, extracted from Citrus paradisi of Rutaceae family (also known as Citrus racemosa and C. maxima var. racemosa), is also known as shaddock.
It is helpful for more than just fighting cellulite, boosting your lymphatic system, reviving the mind while stimulating the digestive system, and clearing up oily skin and acne.
Oil properties
It has a sharp, refreshing smell and is either a pale yellow or light ruby color with a watery viscosity.
(*) Like all citrus-category oils, you should use grapefruit oil within six months of purchase and unsealed.
Origin
Native from Asia, it is now cultivated in the USA, Brazil, and Israel. Grapefruit collected from a glossy-leaved tree grows about 10 meters (30 feet) high, with white flowers and large, pale yellow fruit.
The oil glands are embedded deep within the peel and yield a small amount of essential oil.
Extraction
Grapefruit oil is extracted from the fresh peel by cold compression and yields 0.5 – 1 %.
Chemical composition
Chemica components include; a-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, geraniol, linalool, citronellal, decyl acetate, neryl acetate, and terpinene-4-ol.
Precautions
It is non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing, and even listed as non-photo toxic; it can irritate the skin if exposed to strong sunlight after treatment.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of grapefruit oil include; antidepressant, antiseptic, aperitif, diuretic, disinfectant, lymphatic stimulant, tonic, and anti-infectious.
Uses
Grapefruit has a high vitamin C content and is valuable to the immune system. It helps protect against colds and flu, is beneficial for obesity. Its diuretic properties help to remove dehydration from the body and are also great for treating cellulite.
It helps to free from stress and depression with an uplifting effect. Also, give to combat muscle fatigue and stiffness while stimulating the lymphatic system and clearing the body of toxins. It helps clear oily skin and assists with acne while toning the skin and tissues. Grapefruit also promotes hair growth.
Summary
This refreshing oil helps boost digestion, benefits the immune system by helping to clear the lymphatic system, helps with skin problems, muscle stiffness, water retention, and bolstering the nervous system.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Help for hangovers, headaches, overindulgence, mental exhaustion, and depression.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil, or diluted bathing assists with cellulite, colds and flu, lack of energy, jet lag, muscle fatigue, overweight, headaches, moodiness, and mental and physical tiredness.
- Lotions, creams, and washes
- As a base cream, lotion, or as a wash, grapefruit oil can help clear greasy, congested, and acne skin while also helping the tissue get rid of cellulite and drain any excess retained water.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly bergamot, lavender, geranium, palmarosa, and frankincense.
Helichrysum oil, extracted from Helichrysum angustifolium (also known as Helichrysum italicum), of the Asteraceae family, is commonly known as everlasting oil, Immortelle, and St. John’s herb.
It is a strong-smelling oil, generally described as a “herbal smell” but not unpleasant even if it dominates more delicate, more fragile fragrances.
Oil properties
Helichrysum oil has a straight, fruity smell, with a honey and tea undertone, the color ranges from pale yellow to red. The viscosity is watery.
Origin
This evergreen aromatic herb grows up to 60 cm (24 in) and is also called Italian Everlastings or Immortelle. It has a branched stem, silver-green scented leaves, and dark yellow daisy-like flowers.
If distillation is performed within 24 hours after harvest, it is the best qualified, and the younger plants, the greater yield we get.
There are about 500 species of helichrysum, but only a few can produce essential oil.
Extraction
Helichrysum oil is extracted from the fresh or dried flowering-head clusters by steam distillation.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of helichrysum oil include; anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, analgesic, expectorant, cytophylactic, cholagogue, and nervine.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of helichrysum oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, neryl acetate, nerol, geraniol, eugenol, italidone, and other b-diketones.
Precautions
Helichrysum oil is non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing, but we recommend not being used on children under 12 years.
Uses
Helichrysum oil is helpful for circulatory disorders; relieves the pain of rheumatism and arthritis. It has a beneficial effect on colds, flu, bronchitis, coughs, and asthma.
It has superb regenerating qualities and can assist in the healing of scars, acne, dermatitis, stretch marks, boils, and abscesses. Folk medicine also presents it as a great boon for healing scars and fighting the ravages of aging. Also, it aids the digestive system, reducing liver and spleen congestion.
- Vapor therapy, Diluted bathing
- In vapor therapy or diluted bathing help with muscle aches and pains, respiratory problems, and the digestive system.
- Blended massage oil
- A blended massage assists with muscle aches and pains, respiratory issues, and the digestive system.
- Creams and lotions
- As a cream or lotion, beneficial to dermatitis, acne, healing of scars and protects aging.
Blends well with
Most oils blend well together, particularly well with bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, lavender, mandarin, and rosewood.
Hyssop oil, extracted from Hyssopus officinalis, of the Labiatae family, is also known as ‘Azob.’
This rather expensive essential oil helps treat female disorders, relieve menstruation issues, and help the respiratory system, such as mucus and bronchial spasms. It can treat bronchitis, asthma, influenza, and colds while assisting wounds in healing and dispersing bruises on the skin.
Oil properties
Hyssop oil has a sweet, warm smell and ranges in color from colorless to pale yellow-green.
Origin
This shrub decorates the Mediterranean area, is about 60 cm (2 feet) high, and is very attractive to bees. The name “Hyssopus” was named by ‘Hippocrates,’ derived from the Hebrew word ‘ezob,’ which means ‘holy herb’ in the Bible.
It has a woody, hairy stem, small lance-shaped green leaves, and purple-blue flowers. It has a cleansing effect connected with plague, leprosy, and chest ailments, purifying sacred places and as a strewing herb in the Middle Ages, to ward off lice. At the same time, the Benedictine monks introduced it to Europe in the 10th century as an ingredient for liqueurs.
Extraction
Hyssop oil is extracted from the leaves and the flowering tops by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of hyssop oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, pinocamphone, isopinocampheol, y-terpineol, 1,8-cineole, and thujone.
Precautions
Non-irritant and non-sensitizing, but does contain pinocamphone, so that you should be used with care. Also, it’s best to avoid during pregnancy or suffering from epilepsy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of hyssop oil include; anti-rheumatic, astringent, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cicatrisant, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hypertensive, nervine, sudorific, stimulant, tonic, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
Hyssop oil gives a feeling of alertness, helps control anxiety, fatigue, and is helpful to recovery as a tonic. It is also effective in respiratory issues and viral infections, such as colds, coughs, sore throats, influenza, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, and tonsillitis.
It helps with colic, flatulence, and indigestion, while it helps regulate circulation, raising low blood pressure.
If having menstruation retention, hyssop oil helps to balance this.
It has good healing properties and helps with bruises as well.
Summary
Hyssop oil is a powerful oil that helps relieve respiratory problems, digestive disorders, genito-urinary conditions, and skin conditions like bruises, eczema, inflammation, and dermatitis.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy help with anxiety, mental fatigue, colds, coughs, bronchitis, asthma, and infections.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing relieves anxiety, fatigue, respiratory and viral infections, menstrual problems, colic, flatulence, and indigestion and boosts the skin with its healing action.
- Creams and lotion
- In a cream or lotion, the oil can help the skin heal without permanent scarring and can help disperse bruising.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly Angelica, Clary sage, Geranium, Orange, Tangerine, Melissa, and Rosemary.
Jasmine oil, extracted from Jasminum Grandiflorum (synonym officinale), of the Oleaceae family, is also known as Jasmine, jessamine, and common Jasmine.
It’s expensive, but the oil has more value than smelling exquisite; it profoundly relaxes, lifts depression, boosts confidence, eases childbirth, helps sexual problems, soothes coughing and tones, and improves skin elasticity, while helping to reduce stretch marks and scars.
Oil properties
Jasmine oil has a sweet, exotic, and richly floral smell.
Jasminum grandiflorum (also known as royal Jasmine, Spanish or Catalonian Jasmine or jati) is a common species in the market.
(our species is 25% blended, from Jasminum officinale.)
Origin
Jasmine is an evergreen, fragile, climbing shrub that can grow up to 10 meters (33 feet) high; dark green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers. And the flowers are usually picked at night when the most intense aroma.
Native from China and Northern India, it was brought to Spain by the Moors. France, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, China, Japan, and Turkey are the leading producers of the best essential oil.
The name Jasmine is given from the Persian word ‘Yasmin.’ The Chinese, Arabians, and Indians used it medicinally and for an aphrodisiac and other ceremonial purposes.
Extraction
Extracting Jasmine oil begins the process as a ‘concrete’ by solvent extraction. After acquiring an ‘absolute’ oil by alcohol separation, the essential oil is produced off the absolute by steam distillation.
With 1,000 lbs of flowers yield approximately one pound of liquid concrete, recorded yields 0.2%.
Chemical composition
There are over 100 constituents, but the main chemical components are; benzyl acetate, linalool, benzyl alcohol, indole, benzyl benzoate, cis-jasmone, geraniol, methyl anthranilate.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-irritant, and generally non-sensitizing even some people have an allergic reaction to the oil. Because of the emmenagogue properties, you should not use it in pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of jasmine oil include; anti-depressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, cicatrisant, expectorant, galactagogue, parturient, sedative, and uterine.
Uses
It is a valuable remedy in severe depression, soothes the nerves, promoting confidence, optimism, and euphoria, while revitalizing and restoring energy.
It is also suitable for the delivery of childbirth: it hastens the birth and relieves pain. Also, it is effective in postnatal depression and promotes the flow of breast milk.
Because of its soothing nature, jasmine oil helps with sexual problems such as impotence, premature ejaculation, and frigidity.
It has a very beneficial effect on the respiratory system, soothing irritating coughs, hoarseness, laryngitis, muscle pain, sprains, and stiff limbs.
In skin-caring, tones dry, greasy, irritated, and sensitive skin increase elasticity. And are often used to assist with stretch marks, reduce scarring.
Summary
Jasmine oil has great value for treating severe depression, eases childbirth, and is beneficial with sexual problems, respiratory tract, muscle pain, and toning the skin.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, treating addiction, lifting depression, easing nervousness, soothing coughs, promoting relaxation, and easing tension.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing, helping to break an addiction, postnatal depression, promoting relaxation, easing muscle pain, soothing coughs, reducing tension, stress, and nervousness.
- Lotion and creams
- Jasmine oil can be used in a cream or lotion for dry, greasy, or sensitive skin and help reduce stretch marks and other scars.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly well with Bergamot, Rose, Sandalwood, and Citrus oils.
Juniper oil, extracted from Juniperus communis of the Cupressaceae family, is also known as common juniper.
It helps stimulate and strengthen the nerves and bolster the spirits in challenging situations while helping to relieve urine retention.
It also helps to treat rheumatism, arthritis, gout, cellulite, acne, dermatitis, blocked pores, psoriasis, and weeping eczemas.
Oil properties
Juniper oil can be extracted from berries, needles, and wood.
The berries are a more superior essential oil than twigs and needles. It has a fresh, slightly woody aroma and is a pale oil with a watery viscosity.
Origin
It is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 10 meters (30 feet) in the wild but is usually up to 2 meters (6 feet) in cultivation. It has blue-green needle-like leaves, small yellow flowers, and the female tree produces a blue/black fruit (berry).
As a herb, it has great medicinal value and is helpful against contagious diseases, such as cholera, typhoid fever, and the plague in Tibet and Europe. In Yugoslavia, it is considered an all-cure. French burned it at hospitals to clear the air and is also very well known as the flavor ingredient of gin.
Extraction
It is extracted from dried, crushed, or slightly dried ripe fruit by steam distillation and yields 0.2 % – 2 %.
Chemical composition
Components of juniper oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, y-terpinene, 1,4-cineole, b-phellandrene, p-cymene, terpinene-4-ol, bornyl acetate, caryophyllene.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-sensitizing, but be careful usage for the women during pregnancy, people with kidney problems.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of juniper oil include; antiseptic, anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, depurative, diuretic, rubefacient, stimulating, stomachic, sudorific, vulnerary and tonic.
Uses
It helps calm the nerves, relieves anxiety, nervous tension, and mental exhaustion, enlarges the prostate gland, the inability of pissing, urine, cystitis, and kidney stones.
It is also helpful for cellulite and fluid retention, digestive system, particularly in cases of obesity, over-indulgence of food, and premenstrual bloating.
It is helpful for the liver as a tonic effect, regulates the menstrual cycle, and eases periodical pains. It assists with removing uric acid, therefore, relieves pain in gout, rheumatism, and arthritis. Besides this, juniper oil is also very effective for acne, eczema, oily skin, weeping eczema, psoriasis, dandruff and alleviates inflammation.
Summary
Juniper oil is a precious oil and can be used in nervous tension and anxiety cases, for the urinary tract, over-eating, and obesity, eliminating uric acid, and skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, treat addictions, nervous tension, hangovers, over-indulgence of food, and stimulate the nervous system and bolster the spirit in challenging situations.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps for colic in adults, arthritis, cellulite, nervous tension, cystitis, pain in passing urine, gout, hangover, swollen joints, liver problems, muscle fatigue, and overweight.
- Lotions and creams
- When used in a base cream or lotion, it helps for oily skin and acne and weeping eczema, dermatitis, blocked pores, psoriasis, and other inflammatory skin ailments.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly cedarwood, cypress, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lavandin, bergamot, lime, vetiver, clary sage, and lemongrass.
Labdanum oil has a wonderfully soothing, deep fragrance, helpful in treating people after experiencing shock or trauma.
Labdanum oil, also known as rock rose, labdanum, rock rose, cistus, and rose of Sharon, is incredibly beneficial when included in a lymph massage blend, especially to the shoulders and neck, menstrual aches and pains, and stomach cramps.
Since ancient times, it has been known to give a sense of warmth and comfort and be good for the soul.
Oil Properties
Labdanum has a sweet, warm, almost musky herbal scent with yellow color.
Origin
Labdanum has been used as a type of salve and ointment since the middle ages. The gum helps treat catarrh, dysentery and encourages menses.
The name ‘Rose of Sharon’ refers to the flower in the King James Version of the Bible; Song of Solomon 2:9: “I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley” was translated in later editions to mean “I am the flower of the field.”
Extraction
(Our embedded) Labdanum oil is extracted by steam distillation of the crude gum.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of labdanum oil are tonic, antimicrobial, emmenagogue, astringent and antiseptic.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of labdanum include; Camphene, sabinene, myrcene, phellandrene, limonene, cineole, borneol, cymene, nerol, fenchone, and geraniol.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-irritant, but should be avoided during pregnancy or scheduled being pregnant.
Uses
Labdanum oil is mainly used in massages for lymph drainage, inhalation therapy to calm and ease the mind after deep trauma or sexual assault.
Labdanum essential oil is excellent for treating swollen nodes in the neck, stomach problems caused by the cold, chronic skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema, and healing wounds in diabetes or any slow-healing injury.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, helpful with post-shock, numbness and cold experienced after deep trauma or sexual assault.
- Blended Massage Oil and in the Bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with lymph drainage, swollen lymph nodes, stomach problems caused by exposure, cystitis, menstrual cramps, slow healing skin ailments, psoriasis, eczema, and diabetic wounds.
- Blended in a Cream
- In a cream or lotion, it is used to treat inflamed or infected skin conditions, slow healing wounds, swollen lymph nodes, and aid with lymph drainage.
Blends well with
Most essential oils blend well, particularly with Bergamot, clary sage, chamomile, cypress, helichrysum, juniper, orange, patchouli, pine, sandalwood, and vetiver oils.
Lavandin oil, extracted from the Lavandula x intermedia of the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family (also known as L. hybrida and L. hortensis), is known as bastard lavender.
Although it is sometimes confused with its cousin, Lavender, it is a beautiful oil. It helps you feel more relaxed, easing sore muscles and joints, relieving muscle stiffness, clearing the lungs, and wound healing and dermatitis. It is another good choice for massage blend, even confusing with more widespread species, Lavender.
Oil properties
Lavandin essential oil has a light floral aroma, similar to lavender oil, which is just sharper and transparent in color.
Origin
Lavandin is an artificially hybrid plant developed in 1900 by crossing true Lavender (L. Angustifolia) with spike lavender or aspic (L. latifolia) and is larger than Lavender with a woody stem blue or gray flowers.
It is grown mainly in France and often preferred by the perfume industry as an essential oil, flowers for sachets, potpourri, and craftwork.
Extraction
Lavandin oil is extracted from the fresh flowering tops by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of lavandin oil include; lavandulol, linalool, linalyl acetate, camphor, cineole, caryophyllene, camphene, dipentene, limonene, ocimene, and terpinene.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lavandin oil include; antidepressant, antiseptic, analgesic cicatrisant, expectorant, nervine and vulnerary.
Uses
Lavandin oil can be helpful in cases of muscle stiffness and aches and pains. It eases the lungs and helps with coughs, colds, and flu.
Summary
It has similar qualities to true Lavender except for its sharper smell, which is especially useful for treating muscular aches and pains and circulatory and respiratory problems.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy for coughs, colds, and flu to promote a more relaxed feeling.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- It helps for muscle and joint pains and is excellent for relieving muscle stiffness or clearing the lungs and sinuses of phlegm.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion is helpful to help the skin heal wounds faster and mild dermatitis.
Blends well with
It blends particularly well with bergamot, citronella, cinnamon, clary sage, jasmine, pine, thyme, patchouli, and rosemary.
Lavender oil, extracted from Lavandula angustifolia of the Lamiaceae family (also known as Lavandula. officinalis, spica, and vera), is also known as garden, common or English lavender.
It is with a good reason why lavender oil is one of the most favorite essential oils, as it has outstanding qualities and smells excellent.
It is a calming, relaxing oil that responds well with stress, while the antiseptic properties help with cold, flu, asthma, and migraines.
It supports female health, skincare, preventing scarring, and balancing the skin.
Oil properties
Lavender oil has a light, fresh aroma with clear in color and watery in viscosity.
Origin
It is an evergreen woody shrub about 1 meter high (3 feet), with gray-green narrow linear leaves and the most beautiful purple-blue flowers.
It grows in the wild in the Mediterranean region, but the leading producer is France.
The name is derived from the Latin word ‘lavera,’ which means ‘to wash.’
Romans used it in their bathing routine and transferred to England, soon becoming a firm favorite.
Extraction
Lavender oil is extracted from the flowering tops by steam distillation and yields 1.4 % – 1.6 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of lavender oil include; a-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, cis-ocimene, trans-ocimene, 3-octane, camphor, linalool, linalyl acetate, caryophyllene, terpinene-4-ol, and lavendulyl acetate.
Precautions
Lavender oil is one of the safest essential oils, but you should discontinue use if you have any allergic reactions.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lavender oil include; antiseptic, analgesic, anti-convulsant, anti-depressant, anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, bactericide, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, cordial, cytophylactic, decongestant, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, nervine, rubefacient, sedative, sudorific and vulnerary.
Uses
Lavender oil has calming properties on the nerves, relieving tension, depression, panic, hysteria, nervous exhaustion, headaches, migraines, and insomnia.
It is also beneficial for bronchitis, asthma, colds, laryngitis, halitosis, throat infections, and whooping cough.
And helps the digestive system, colic, nausea, vomiting, and flatulence.
Lavender oil relieves rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago, and muscular aches and pains, significantly associated with the sport.
On the skin, lavender oil tones and revitalizes. It is helpful for all types of skin problems such as abscesses, acne, oily skin, boils, burns, sunburn, wounds, psoriasis, lice, insect bites, stings, and also acts as an insect repellent. It is one of the few essential oils possible to use neat on the skin and is especially useful when treating a minor burn wound.
Summary
Lavender oil is one of the most versatile oils, not only helps with nervous conditions and the digestive system, respiratory tract, skincare issues, muscle aches, arthritis, and rheumatism.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy helps for allergies, anorexia, dizziness, sleeplessness (also in children), hay fever, headaches, depression, trauma, anxiety, hysteria, fear, nightmares, irritability, nervous tension, and work as an insect repellant. Apart from that, it can assist in lifting depression, soothe irritability, relieve stress, and help with tense muscles, muscle spasms.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing; assists for abdominal pains, allergies, anorexia, arthritis, bowel disorders, fatigue, hay fever, headaches, insomnia, moodiness, trauma, anxiety, depression, hysteria, nightmares, fear, irritability, nervous tension, stress, and just for the relaxing.
- Cream or lotion
- As cream or lotion, it is most helpful with relieving burns. Lavender oil’s soothing and anti-inflammatory action will also balance the skin and dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, boils, carbuncles, and acne. If you want to enjoy the anti-inflammatory activity, it concentrates less than 1%. And it will help ease the pain of sunburn and sunstroke.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly cedarwood, clary sage, geranium, pine, nutmeg, and citrus oils.
Lemon essential oil, extracted from the Citrus Limonum of the Rutaceae family (also known as Citrus Limon), is also known as Cedro oil.
This clean-smelling citrus oil is helping you make decisions, improve your concentration, and decrease acidity in the body, thereby assisting digestion, rheumatism, arthritis, and gout.
Oil properties
Lemon oil has a sharp, fresh smell, pale greenish-yellow in color, and watery in viscosity.
Because of short validity after unsealed in aromatherapy, only 8-10 months, it’s better to use it as other usages such as fragrance therapies, diluted bathing, vapor therapy.
Origin of lemon oil
Native from India, this evergreen tree grows up to about 6 meters (20 feet) and has dark green serrated oval leaves with pink/white flowers that are highly perfumed.
The name originated from the Arabic word ‘laimun’ or the Persian ‘limun’ and was introduced to Europe by the Crusaders in the Middle Ages.
The fruit has a good content of vitamins A, B, and C and is used to ration to Royal Navy to alleviate scurvy and other vitamin deficiencies.
Extraction
Lemon oil is extracted from the fresh fruit peel by cold expression.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of lemon oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-terpinene, linalool, b-bisabolene, limonene, trans-a-bergamotene, nerol, and neral.
Precautions
Non-toxic, but can cause skin irritation and sensitize in some individuals. It’s a photo-toxic oil, so you should not be exposed to sunlight right after treating aromatherapy. (even in low dilution)
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lemon oil include; anti-anemic, antimicrobial, anti-rheumatic, anti-sclerotic, antiseptic, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, hemostatic, hypotensive, insecticidal, rubefacient, tonic, and vermifuge.
Uses
It can be very beneficial to the circulatory system, blood flow, reducing blood pressure, and helping with nosebleeds. It also helps decrease fever, relieves throat infections, bronchitis, asthma, and flu.
It boosts the immune system and cleanses the body, improves the functions of the digestive system, and is helpful with constipation, dyspepsia, and cellulite.
Lemon oil soothes and relieves headaches and migraines and is helpful for rheumatism and arthritis. It helps clear acne, clean greasy skin and hair, remove dead skin cells and ease painful cold sores, mouth ulcers, herpes, and insect bites.
Summary
Lemon oil helps fight against infections, aids the digestive system, soothes headaches, migraines, muscular problems, and clears greasy skin and hair.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy helps for colds, voice loss, flu, depression, stress, lack of energy, fatigue, relieves irritation, improves concentration, lifts the spirits, clears the mind, and helps decision-making.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oils or diluted bathing assist with digestive problems, lack of energy, fatigue, infections, flu, obesity, overweight, rheumatism, depression, stress, and a general tonic.
- Lotions and creams
- As cream or lotion, it is clear congested skin, oily skin with the astringent property. On the other hand, the antiseptic effect helps treat any cuts, boils, and minor wounds. The rubefacient action of the oil helps to sort out cellulite and acne.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly lavender, rose, sandalwood, benzoin, eucalyptus, geranium, fennel, juniper, neroli, and elemi.
Lemongrass oil is extracted from the Cymbopogon citratus of the Poaceae family.
(also known as Andropogon citratus, A. schoenathus, West Indian, Madagascar or Guatemala lemongrass; Andropogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon flexuosus, East Indian, Cochin, British India or native lemongrass)
It is a fresh smelling oil that helps fight jet lag, cellulite, revitalize a tired body and mind, and even pet repellent from fleas, ticks.
Oil properties
It has a lemony, sweet smell and colored dark yellow to amber and reddish, watery viscosity.
Origin
It is a perennial fast-growing aromatic grass, growing to about 1 meter (3 feet) high with long, thin leaves and originally was growing wild in India.
In India, it is known as ‘choomana poolu.’ It is also referred to as ‘Indian Verbena’ or ‘Indian Melissa oil’ used in Ayurvedic medicine to help decrease fevers and treat infections. It is a widely used ingredient in perfumes and citrus-type soaps.
Extraction
Lemongrass oil is extracted from fresh or partly dried leaves by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of lemongrass oil include; myrcene, citronellal, geranyl acetate, nerol, geraniol, neral, and traces of limonene and citral.
Precautions
Lemongrass oil can irritate sensitive skin, so you should take care of usage and be recommended to avoid pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lemongrass oil include; analgesic, anti-depressant, antimicrobial. antipyretic, antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, galactagogue, insecticidal, nervine, nervous system sedative, and tonic.
Uses
Lemongrass oil revitalizes the body and relieves jetlag, clears headaches, combat mental fatigue and stress.
It is an excellent overall tonic for the body, boosts the parasympathetic nervous system, and stimulates glandular secretions.
It is helpful with respiratory infections such as sore throats, laryngitis, fever; and helps prevent contagions, colitis, indigestion, and gastro-enteritis.
Also, it helps tone the muscles and tissue, relieves muscle pains, corrects poor circulation, and keeps pets clean of fleas, ticks, and lice as an insect repellent. It is also used to clear up oily skin, acne, and athlete’s foot, alleviating excessive perspiration.
Summary
Lemongrass oil has great benefits as a muscle, and skin toner revitalizes the body and mind, helps with infections, and pet insect repellent.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy helps revive the mind, energize and relieve fatigue. And as well working as insect-killer.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with cellulite, digestive problems, as a diuretic, for infections, nervousness, over-exerted ligaments, and general tonic.
- Cream or lotion
- As lotion or a cream, it has value in clearing cellulite, toning the skin, and helping with acne. The antiseptic properties help treat athlete’s foot and other fungal infections.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with basil, cedarwood, coriander, geranium, jasmine, lavender, and tea tree.
Lime oil, extracted from Citrus aurantifolia of the Rutaceae family, is also known as Mexican and West Indian lime and sour lime.
(also known as Citrus medica var. acida and C. latifolia)
This citrus series oil can help lift depression, lighten your feeling from a deep blue mood, fight cellulite, and tone the skin in general.
Oil properties
It has a sharp, citrus peel smell and has a pale yellow to light olive.
Origin
It is now cultivated in most warm countries, especially Italy, the West Indies, and the Americas, even originally from Asia.
It is an evergreen tree growing up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) high with smooth, green leaves, stiff, sharp spines, and small, white flowers.
It was introduced into Europe by the Moors and migrated to the Americas.
It is used to flavor ginger ale, add cola ingredients, and perfume industry.
Extraction
Lime oil can be extracted by expression or distillation.
Our lime oil is obtained by steam distillation, and it does not have a phototoxic effect on the skin.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents of distilled lime oil include; a-pinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, terpinolene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, borneol, citral, etc.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing. (in the case of steam extraction). Be sure the oil extracted by cold expression can cause photosensitivity upon direct sunlight.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lime oil include; antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, hemostatic, restorative, and tonic.
Uses
Lime oil is helpful to cool fevers, colds, sore throats, flu, easing coughs, bronchitis, sinusitis, and helping asthma while aiding the immune system.
Lime oil can stimulate, refresh a tired mind, so that helps with depression.
It can be helpful for arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, obesity, and cellulite. Its astringent and toning action can clear oily skin and acne and help with herpes, insect bites, and cuts.
Summary
Lime oil is beneficial to the immune system, easing infection in the respiratory tract and relieving pain in muscles and joints while revitalizing a tired mind and banishing the feeling of apathy, anxiety, and depression.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, lift depression and energize a tired mind while easing breathing and assisting digestion.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing help with painful muscles and joints, respiratory problems, cellulite, colds, and flu.
- Cream or lotion
- As a cream or lotion, it is helpful to clear oily congested skin, fight cellulite, and remove the horny layer effect of the skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with neroli, lavender, clary sage, and ylang-ylang.
Lime oil, extracted from Citrus aurantifolia of the Rutaceae family, is also known as Mexican and West Indian lime and sour lime.
(also known as Citrus medica var. acida and C. latifolia)
This citrus series oil can help lift depression, lighten your feeling from a deep blue mood, fight cellulite, and tone the skin in general.
Oil properties
It has a sharp, citrus peel smell and has a pale yellow to light olive.
Origin
It is now cultivated in most warm countries, especially Italy, the West Indies, and the Americas, even originally from Asia.
It is an evergreen tree growing up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) high with smooth, green leaves, stiff, sharp spines, and small, white flowers.
It was introduced into Europe by the Moors and migrated to the Americas.
It is used to flavor ginger ale, add cola ingredients, and perfume industry.
Extraction
Lime oil can be extracted by expression or distillation.
Our lime oil is obtained by steam distillation, and it does not have a phototoxic effect on the skin.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents of distilled lime oil include; a-pinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, terpinolene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, borneol, citral, etc.
Precautions
Non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing. (in the case of steam extraction). Be sure the oil extracted by cold expression can cause photosensitivity upon direct sunlight.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of lime oil include; antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, hemostatic, restorative, and tonic.
Uses
Lime oil is helpful to cool fevers, colds, sore throats, flu, easing coughs, bronchitis, sinusitis, and helping asthma while aiding the immune system.
Lime oil can stimulate, refresh a tired mind, so that helps with depression.
It can be helpful for arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, obesity, and cellulite. Its astringent and toning action can clear oily skin and acne and help with herpes, insect bites, and cuts.
Summary
Lime oil is beneficial to the immune system, easing infection in the respiratory tract and relieving pain in muscles and joints while revitalizing a tired mind and banishing the feeling of apathy, anxiety, and depression.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- In vapor therapy, lift depression and energize a tired mind while easing breathing and assisting digestion.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing help with painful muscles and joints, respiratory problems, cellulite, colds, and flu.
- Cream or lotion
- As a cream or lotion, it is helpful to clear oily congested skin, fight cellulite, and remove the horny layer effect of the skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with neroli, lavender, clary sage, and ylang-ylang.
Marjoram oil, extracted from Origanum marjorana of the Labiatae family, is known as knotted marjoram. (also known as Origanum hortensis)
It is helpful for asthma and other respiratory complaints.
Also, with its calming action on emotions, it helps hyperactive people calm down.
Oil properties
It has a warm, slightly spicy smell and is colorless to pale yellow/amber.
Origin
Tender bushy perennial herb, about 60cm (24 in) high, has a hairy stem, dark green oval leaves, and small white or pink flowers.
Ntive from the Mediterranean region, the word “Origanum” is from the Greek word ‘orosganos’ meaning ‘joy of the mountain’ and is often used as a gift for newlyweds, a sign of fortune.
It was a prevalent herb in the Greeks and widely used in medicine, perfumes, and deodorizer on the floor in the 16 century.
Extraction
Marjoram oil is extracted from the fresh and dried leaves and flowering tops of the plant by steam distillation and yields 0.5 – 3 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents include; sabinene, a-terpinene, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, cis-sabinene hydrate, linalyl acetate, terpinene-4-ol, and y-terpineol.
Precautions
Marjoram oil is non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing but avoid it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of marjoram oil include; analgesic, anti-spasmodic, anaphrodisiac, antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, hypotensive, laxative, nervine, sedative, stomachic, vasodilator, and vulnerary.
Uses
It has warmed, calming emotions, relieves anxiety, stress, and hyperactive people. It has a good muscle relaxant, painkilling, so it is helpful for rheumatic pains, sprains, strains and spasms, and swollen joints and painful muscles.
It soothes the digestive system and helps with cramps, indigestion, constipation, and flatulence. It has a beneficial action on colds, sinusitis, bronchitis, and asthma.
As a general relaxant, it helps for headaches, migraines, insomnia, and treating delayed, painful, or scanty menstruation periods or cramps even wipe out a sexual desire.
Summary
Marjoram oil can be beneficial for nervous tension, respiratory congestion, painful muscles and joints, digestive problems, and menstrual disorders.
- Burners, Candles, Diffuser, and Vaporizers
- Vapor therapy is excellent for asthma, bronchitis, poor circulation, coughs, physical exhaustion, headaches, tension, insomnia, sinusitis, anxiety, nervous tension, and stress.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- As a blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with asthma, arthritis, back pain, bronchitis, poor circulation, colds, coughs, detoxification, physical exhaustion, fatigue, headaches, tension, heartburn, insomnia, painful periods, migraine, muscular pains, and spasms, rheumatism, sinusitis, anxiety, stress, and grief.
- Creams and lotions
- With excellent warming properties, it is helpful to counter chilblains and to disperse bruises.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with lavender, cypress, cedarwood, chamomile, bergamot, eucalyptus, and tea tree.
Tangerine oil, extracted from Citrus reticulata of the Rutaceae family, is known as European mandarin, tangerine, and true mandarin.
(also known as Citrus nobilis, C. madurensis, C. unshiu, and C. deliciosa)
This tangy oil has some excellent properties to help relieve stress and digestive problems but is mainly used to increase circulation to the skin, reduce fluid retention, and help prevent stretch marks.
Oil properties
It is sweet and tangy and yellowy-orange color.
Origin
It is a native of China and migrated to Europe in 1805, a little later to America, a large producer of this oil. The difference between tangerines and mandarins is that tangerines are harvested around November, while harvested around February of mandarin.
Tangerines are darker orange-colored without pips(seed), while mandarins are more yellow and have pips.
Extraction
Tangerine oil is extracted from the peel by cold expression.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of tangerine oil include; a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, sabinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, y-terpinolene, linalool, citronellal, terpineol-4-ol, nerol, and geranial.
Precautions
It is a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil, but some phototoxicity. It would be best not to expose the skin to sunlight after a treatment.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of tangerine oil include; antiseptic, antispasmodic, cytophylactic, depurative, sedative, stomachic, and tonic.
Uses
Tangerine oil soothes the nervous system and has a tonic effect on the digestive system while helping flatulence, diarrhea, and constipation.
It is also helpful for the skin, stretch marks, increasing circulation, and reducing fluid retention.
Summary
It is an oil that can boost the digestive system, reduce retention, increase circulation, soothe the nervous system, and relieve stress and tension.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help soothe the nervous system, reduce stress and tension, and boost the digestive system.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can assist the nervous system, reduce flatulence, diarrhea, constipation, and other digestive complaints, increase circulation to the skin, reduce fluid retention, and help prevent stretch marks.
- Cream or lotion
- A lotion or cream helps prevent stretch marks when pregnant while increasing circulation and reducing fluid retention.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with bergamot, cinnamon, clary sage, clove, frankincense, lavender, nutmeg, and neroli.
Melissa oil, extracted from Melissa officinalis of the Labiatae family, is known as balm, lemon balm, and sweet and bee balm.
It helps to bring stability of mind with sedating effect. Also, it helps to correct menstrual problems while having excellent results in fighting cold sores, fungal infections to a lesser degree.
Oil properties
Melissa oil has a sweet, fresh, and citrus-like smell, pale yellow, and watery viscosity.
Origin
Native from the Mediterranean region grows to about 60 cm (2 feet) small serrated, slightly hairy leaves and small white-pink flowers.
The flowers are favorite for bees; the name ‘Melissa’ is the Greek word for honeybee and is also known as “lemon balm’ or in Hebrew ‘Bal-Smin” meaning ‘chief of oils.’
In the 14th century, French nuns often blended it with tonic water, and Paracelsus (1493 – 1541) called this herb ‘The Elixir of life’ while John Evelyn (1620 -1706) described it as “sovereign for the brain, strengthening the memory, and powerfully chasing away melancholy.”
Extraction
Melissa oil is extracted from the fresh flowering tops, leaves, and stems by steam distillation and yields 0.01 – 0.02 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; trans-ocimene, cis-ocimene, 3-octanoate, methyl hepenone, cis-3-hexanol, 3-octanol, 1-octen-3-ol, copaene, citronellal, linalool, b-bourbonene, caryophyllene, a-humulene, neral, germacrene-D, geranial, geranyl acetate, d-cadinene, y-cadinene, nerol, and geraniol.
Precautions
Melissa oil is non-toxic, may cause sensitization or irritation. So it would be best if you used it with low dilutions. For this reason, it’s best to avoid during pregnancy or with susceptible skin.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of melissa oil include; antidepressant, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.
Uses
Melissa oil calms the nerves and has excellent qualities in fighting depression. Its sedative effect is well documented. It helps with hysteria, panic, slows the heartbeat, eases high blood pressure while regulating the menstrual cycle, period pains.
It can settle the digestive system, helps with nausea, flatulence, vomiting, dyspepsia, dysentery, and cooling on fevers. It can help with headaches and migraines associated with colds.
Summary
Melissa oil’s great benefit lies in its ability to calm and soothe the nerves, the digestive system, the heart, painful menstrual cycles, and fevers.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can assist with fighting depression and having a remarkably calming effect on the mind, reducing fevers, easing headaches, and combating nausea.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help with fever, headaches, depression, feeling jittery and stressed-out, settling upset stomachs, and fighting fungal infections.
- Cream or lotion
- Even the high aldehyde content of melissa oil may cause an allergic reaction. It is helpful to fight fungal infections, check the blood flow in wounds, and also used to baldness and hair loss.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with basil, Roman chamomile, rose, geranium, frankincense, lavender, and ylang-ylang.
Myrrh oil, extracted from Commiphora myrrha of the Burseraceae family, is also known as bola, Myrrha, gum, common and hirabol myrrh.
(also known as Commiphora molmol and Balsamodendron myrrha)
If you’re looking for a magical oil in aromatherapy, it must surely be.
It works on increasing your spiritual intuition and gets beautiful results on treating (female) complaints, skin ailments, detoxifying the body, expelling mucus, and phlegm from the body.
Oil properties
Myrrh oil has a warm, slightly musty smell and has a pale yellow to amber color.
Origin
Native from Somalia, Arabia, and Yemen, it is a small tree that can grow up to 5 meters (16 feet) high with light bark and knotted branches, a few leaves, and small white flowers.
When cutting the bark, the gum resin exudes a pale yellow liquid, which dries into reddish-brown lumps the size of a walnut. It is the raw material of oil distillation.
Myrrh was very popular in the ancient world as a medicine by the Chinese and Egyptians and used mummification as part of the Egyptian ritual. Also, ancient Greeks used cosmetics, first aid of wounds to stop bleeding in battle.
Extraction
It is extracted by steam distillation of the oleoresin-gum (crude myrrh) and yields 3 – 5 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of myrrh oil include; a-pinene, cadinene, limonene, cumin aldehyde, eugenol, m-cresol, heerabolene, acetic acid, formic acid, and other sesquiterpenes and acids.
Precautions
It is non-irritant and non-sensitizing but can be toxic in high dosage. Because of its uterine stimulant, it’s best to avoid using it in pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of myrrh oil include; anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic, carminative, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, sedative, digestive and pulmonary stimulant, stomachic, tonic, uterine and vulnerary.
Uses
Myrrh oil is effective against excessive mucus in the lungs, helps to clear ailments such as colds, catarrh, coughs, sore throats, and bronchitis.
It helps treat diarrhea, dyspepsia, flatulence, hemorrhoids, and dental disorders such as mouth ulcers, pyorrhea, gingivitis, spongy gums, and sore throats.
On the skin, it is used with boils, skin ulcers, bedsores, chapped and cracked skin, ringworm, weeping wounds, eczema, and athlete’s foot.
It is of great help for women to promote menstruation, relieve painful periods, and ease childbearing.
Summary
Myrrh oil is beneficial to the respiratory tract and the digestive system for oral disorders, skincare, and urogenital and gynecological problems.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with bronchitis, catarrh, colds, and coughs. It is also great for enhancing spirituality, meditation.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing is excellent for bronchitis, catarrh, colds, coughs, infections, and various female problems. It also has a beautiful effect on the skin.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion is suitable for treating chronic wounds, ulcers, athlete’s foot, weeping eczema, bedsores, deeply chapped cracked skin, boils, carbuncles, acne, and other skin ailments.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with benzoin, frankincense, lavender, sandalwood, and clove.
Myrtle oil is the same family as eucalyptus, tea tree, bayberry, and English bog myrtle. The mild and gentle oil promotes an uplifting effect on the body and mind and is helpful to various addictions and self-harm, cleansing self-awareness, and dissolving disharmony.
It has an excellent healing effect on skincare, acne, bactericidal and antiseptic.
Properties of Myrtle oil
It has a clean, strong menthol smell, similar to eucalyptus, and usually pale yellow to orange.
Origin
Myrtle is a small tree with a large bush, thorny branches and leaves, and flowers with blackberries.
It has been used in herbal medicine since ancient Egyptian times, and they believe it can overcome fever and infection with soaked leaves on the wine. The plant was tributed to Aphrodite in Ancient Greece and prescribed macerated Myrtle wine to heal suffering from lung and bladder infections and tuberculosis. Dr. Delious de Savgnac (1876) recommended Myrtle to treat hemorrhoids, pulmonary diseases, genital conditions, and bladder and urinary system problems.
Extraction
It is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Myrtle oil include; anticatarrhal, antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal, expectorant, and balsamic.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, cineole, alpha-terpinene-4-ol, myrtenol, geraniol, linalyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, and carvacrol.
Precautions
It is defined as a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil, but overdosed use can lead to headaches and nausea.
Uses
Myrtle essential oil is primarily used for chronic pulmonary conditions to eliminate phlegm and catarrh from the lungs. It is helpful for acne-prone skin and a sleeping aid to uplift, refresh and restore. And it is beneficial to people trying to heal addiction, soothe and ease self-harm.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful to treat addiction, anxiety, greed, and fear, as well as remove bronchial catarrh and other lung infections. Its gentle effect is of significant influence for children and the elderly treating lungs complaints.
- Blended Massage Oil and in the Bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with physical exhaustion, insomnia, depression, anxiety, nervous tension, and stress. Also, it is beneficial for the ones with; calming and uplifting effects, recovering addiction, preventing infections and lungs.
- Blended in a Cream
- A cream or lotion is used to balance sebum production in the skin and correct and balance excessive dry or oily skin.
- As an astringent, the deodorizing and non-sensitizing effects of Myrtle oil are most effective when used on acne and oily, infected skin. It is more effective to mix Myrtle oil and Cypress oil.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with bergamot, clary sage, clove, hyssop, eucalyptus, ginger, lavender, peppermint, rosemary, spearmint, thyme, and tea tree essential oils.
Neroli oil, extracted from the flowers of Citrus aurantium of the Rutaceae family, is known as orange flower and Neroli bigarade.
Same with lavender, it is one of the most popular oils, as it has excellent therapeutic properties and an incredible fragrance.
It has a powerfully relaxing effect on the body and mind, relieving muscle spasms, calming heart palpitations, rejuvenating and regenerating effect on the skin, helping to prevent ugly scars or stretch marks.
Oil properties
Neroli oil has a sweet, floral, and slightly haunting aroma; the color is pale yellow and watery viscosity.
Be careful, many oil suppliers used to degrade the pure oil for their profits, and it has a strong smell than 100% natural pure oil even with dilution. Our oil, blended with bath salt, is unadulterated and 100% pure.
Origin
The name originated from the Italian princess, Anne-Marie de la Tremoille (Countess of Nerola), who used the oil to scent her bathwater and gloves. It is still an essential ingredient of making traditional ‘Eau-de-cologne.’
Orange petals are often referred to as marriage, purity, and brides, so brides traditionally wore orange buds in their hair.
Extraction
Neroli oil is extracted from the bitter-orange tree’s small, white, waxy flowers by steam distillation and yields 0.8 – 1 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of neroli oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, a-terpinene, nerol, neryl acetate, farnesol, geraniol, linalool, nerolidol, linalyl acetate, methyl anthranilate and indole.
Precautions
Neroli oil is non-toxic, non-sensitizing, non-irritant, and non-photo toxic, but we recommend using it to relax, not focusing on sharp concentrations.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Neroli oil include; antidepressant, antiseptic, anti-infectious, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, cordial, deodorant, digestive, emollient, sedative and tonic.
Uses
Neroli oil is very relaxing and can relieve chronic anxiety, depression, fear, shock, and stress. It is also beneficial for digestion, intestinal spasms, colitis, and diarrhea.
It helps insomnia with the most sedative effects, treating depression, anxiety, and shock, calming heart palpitations, headaches, neuralgia, and vertigo. It can work well in patients with recovery states.
On the skin, it helps to regenerate skin cells and rejuvenates ugly scar tissue, promoting smoother skin, fighting stretch marks and broken capillaries.
Summary
Neroli oil smells exquisite and can relax, calm the nervous system, control the digestive tract, and is helpful in skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy helps for insomnia, nervous tension, headaches, vertigo, depression, anxiety, and shock.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps with insomnia, headaches, neuralgia, nervous tension, heart palpitations, anxiety, depression, colitis, stomach upsets, diarrhea, and boosting the skin.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion not only fights stretch marks and broken capillaries on the skin but also prevents ugly scarring. Its action of stimulating cell growth and cellular activity helps it to rejuvenate and regenerate the skin.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly with benzoin, geranium, jasmine, lavender, citrus oils, sandalwood, rosemary, and ylang-ylang.
Niaouli oil is extracted from Melaleuca viridiflora of the Myrtaceae family. (also known as Melaleuca quinquenervia)
It is used as an excellent antiseptic and stimulating quality and helpful for clear infections such as bronchitis, catarrh, sinus, acne, boils, burns, ulcers, and cuts.
Oil properties
Niaouli oil has a slightly sweet, fresh smell, and its color varies from colorless to pale yellow and greenish.
Origin
The large evergreen tree and native to Australia, New Caledonia, and the French Pacific Islands has a flexible trunk, spongy bark, pointed linear leaves, and spikes of sessile yellowish flowers.
Because the falling leaves covering the ground act as a strong disinfectant, it makes for a healthy environment and purifies water.
It was assigned its botanical name in 1788 during Captain Cook’s voyage and historically used in French hospital obstetric wards with its antiseptic properties. Still, it is a popular ingredient for toothpaste and mouth sprays.
Extraction
Niaouli oil is extracted from the young leaves and twigs by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of niaouli oil include; 1,8-cineole, y-terpineol, limonene, a-phellandrene, a and b pinene, linalool, and piperitone.
Precautions
Niaouli oil is considered safe, non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of niaouli oil include; analgesic, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, stimulant, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
Niaouli oil helps to increase concentration and clears the head while lifting the spirits. Because of its outstanding antiseptic properties, it helps fight colds, fevers, flu, chest infections, bronchitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, whooping cough, asthma, sinusitis, sore throats, catarrh, and laryngitis.
It furthermore is useful against enteritis, dysentery, intestinal parasites, cystitis, urinary infection, and to relieve the pain of rheumatism and neuralgia.
As a disinfectant, niaouli oil is valuable for listerizing wounds, clearing up ulcers, acne, blemishes, boils, burns, cuts, insect bites, and acting as a decongestant oily skin.
Summary
Niaouli oil’s great benefit lies in its disinfecting properties, fortifying the body against infections, toning the digestive system, and assisting in any skin infection.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help stimulate concentration, clear the head, fight infections, ton the digestive system, and relieve pain.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps fight infections, relieve pain, ton the digestive system, and sort out skin infections.
- Cream or lotions
- A cream or lotion is great to clear up inflamed problems, such as acne, boils, ulcers, burns, cuts, and insect bites. It also helps to clear away congestion in oily skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with coriander, fennel, juniper, lavender, lime, pine, and peppermint.
Nutmeg oil, extracted from Myristica fragrans of the Myristicaceae family, is also known as Jatiphala.
(also known as Myristica officinalis, M. oromata, and Nux moschata)
This spicy warming oil is used in aromatherapy to fight inflammations and muscle and rheumatic pain, assist the digestive system, support the reproductive system, and stimulate and invigorate the mind.
Oil properties
Nutmeg oil is sharp, spicy, and somewhat musky in the aroma.
Made from the husks, it produces a “Mace,” The oil extracted from the seeds is pure nutmeg oil.
Origin
It is an evergreen tree that grows up to 20 meters (65 feet) with dense foliage and small dull-yellow flowers. A native of the Molucca Islands, but is also found in Penang, Java and Sri Lanka.
The fruit resembles a small peach, obtained from the kernel of the seeds used for intestinal disorders by the Indians, embalming by the Egyptians, and disinfecting the Plague by the Italians.
During the Middle Ages, it was grated and mixed with lard as an ointment but used in soap, candle making, dental products, and hair lotions in modern times.
Extraction
Nutmeg oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried seeds.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of nutmeg oil include; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, linalool, terpinene-4-ol, safrole, methyl eugenol, and myristicin.
Precautions
It is considered non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing. But be careful that large dosage may become toxic with signs such as nausea and stupor, which is most likely due to the myristicin in the oil.
(mace oil has a higher concentration of myristicin than regular nutmeg oil). And you should not use this oil during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Nutmeg oil include; analgesic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, laxative, parturient, stimulant, and tonic.
Uses
Nutmeg oil stimulates the heart and circulation, activates the mind while stimulating the digestive system and fighting nausea, chronic vomiting, and diarrhea.
It encourages appetite, averts constipation, fights gallstones, and is a tonic for the reproductive system while regulating scanty periods and relieving frigidity and impotence. It can aid births by strengthening contractions.
The oil has shown good anti-inflammatory action and is also successful in relieving pain, especially muscular aches and pain and rheumatism.
Summary
It is helpful for the digestive system to stimulate the heart, help with muscle pains and assist with sexual problems.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with the nervous system, digestive system, muscular aches and pains, and refreshing and stimulating the mind.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps with muscular aches and pains, gout, rheumatism, gallstones, arthritis, circulation, digestive disorders, and sexual problems.
- Creams or lotions
- Even not recommended for skincare in general, it may help with relieving muscular pains and aches, toning action on the hair.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, mainly black pepper, cypress, geranium, clary sage, rosemary, and orange.
Orange oil, extracted from Citrus sinensis of the Rutaceae family, is known as Portugal or China orange.
(also known as Citrus aurantium var. dulcis and C. aurantium var. sinensis)
It is used to create the emotions of happiness, warmth while calming nervous, digestive problems. It works well with colds and flu, eliminates toxins, and stimulates the lymphatic system while supporting collagen formation in the skin.
Oil properties
Sweet orange oil has a sweet, fresh, and tangy smell and is yellow to orange in color and watery in viscosity.
Origin
This evergreen tree has dark green leaves, white flowers, and bright orange rounded fruit with rough skin. Native from China but now cultivated extensively worldwide.
Orange oil is used in many Curacao-type liqueurs and for the flavoring of food, drink, and confectionery. If added to furniture polish, it helps to protect against insects.
Extraction
Orange oil is extracted from the orange peel by cold-pressing and yields 0.3 -0.5 %.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of orange oil include; antiseptic, anti-depressant, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, carminative, diuretic, cholagogue, sedative, and tonic.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of orange oil include; a-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, linalool, citronellal, neral, and geranial.
Precautions
It is a safe, non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil, but it takes care of the phototoxic effect. We recommend not exposing sunlight right after aromatherapy. (approx. 30 min, at least)
Uses
It is a sunny, radiant oil that brings happiness, warmth to the mind, helps people relax, and sleep at night for the children.
Orange oil can be used effectively on the immune system, colds, and flu, to eliminate toxins from the body.
It is a good diuretic and balancing water retention and obesity.
Its lymphatic stimulant action works well with balancing hydration, detoxification, aiding the immune system.
Orange oil can help with constipation, dyspepsia and work as a general tonic for the digestive system. It is also helpful in cases of nervous tension and stress.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with colds and flu, nervous tension, and stress, create a feeling of happiness and warmth, good sleep at night for the children.
- Blended massage oil and in a bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assists with colds and flu, eliminates toxins, boosts the lymphatic and immune system, and helps ease nervous tension and stress.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion assists the lymphatic system, helping to detoxify congested skin and protecting for aging as a skin tonic, controlling dermatitis and acne, soothing dry, irritated skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, mainly black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, frankincense, sandalwood, and vetiver.
Oregano oil is extracted from the Origanum vulgare of the Lamiaceae family. It is also known as European wild, grove marjoram, and joy of the mountain.
Oil properties
Oregano oil has a powerful, spicy, camphor-like aroma, pale yellow, and medium to watery viscosity.
Origin
Oregano is a hardy, bushy perennial herb that grows up to 90cm (35 in) high, with hairy stem, dark green oval leaves, and pink flowers clustered in heads of branches.
It is a typical garden favored by bees, with a strong aroma when bruised leaves. Oregano is a herb of medical usage from ancient and used extensively in cooking and dental preparations in Mediterranean regions.
Extraction
Oregano oil is extracted from the dried, flowering tops of the herb by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components are carvacrol, thymol, p-cymene, cis-ocimene, caryophyllene, and linalool.
Precautions
Oregano oil from Origanum vulgare and Thymus capitatus (Spanish oregano) may create a dermal toxin, skin irritant, and mucus membrane irritant. It should not be used in skin-aromatherapy directly and avoided in pregnancy.
Spanish oregano is also known as Thymus capitans, Coridothymus capitatus, Satureja capitata, Israeli oreganum, Cretan thyme, or thyme of the ancients.
Palmarosa oil, extracted from Cymbopogon martini of the Gramineae family, is also known as East Indian or Turkish geranium and Indian rosa or motia.
It has become a fast, firm favorite in various therapy and aromatherapy.
It relieves stiff and sore muscles with excellent skincare properties while calming the mind and uplifting, invigorating the spirits, and clearing muddled thinking.
Oil properties
Palmarosa oil has a sweet floral, slight rose smell, and pale yellow with a nearly watery viscosity.
Origin
It is a wild growing, herbaceous perennial, straw-colored grass with long slender stems, flowering tops, and fragrant leaves.
It is usually harvested before the flowers blossom, which has the highest yield.
There is two grass from which the oil can extract, Motia and Sofia, and the Sofia has far more active, pleasant smelling.
Because of a rose-like smell, retailers often mix (degraded) with rose essential oil in the market and are widely used in various industries such as soaps, perfumes, and cosmetics, even with flavoring tobacco.
Extraction
Palmarosa oil is extracted from the dried grass harvested before it flowers by steam distillation. The yield is 1 – 1.5 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of palmarosa oil are myrcene, linalool, geraniol, geranyl acetate, dipentene and limonene.
Precautions
It is no reported limitations for using it, considered as non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Palmarosa oil are antiseptic, antiviral, bactericide, cytophylactic, digestive, febrifuge and hydrating.
Uses
It gives us calmness, even with an uplifting effect, clearing muddled thinking. It helps with physical exhaustion, stress, and nervousness, recovers the body, cooling fever while aiding the digestive system, clearing intestinal infection, relieving sore, stiff muscles.
Palmarosa oil works well moisturizing skin, balancing the hydration and sebum production to keep the skin’s elasticity.
It is also valuable for acne, dermatitis, scarring, rejuvenating and regenerating the skin, and fighting minor skin infections, sore, tired feet, and athlete’s foot.
Summary
Palmarosa oil helps with the skin, nervous, stress-related problems, and the digestive system.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help the recovery of patients, fatigue, nervousness, exhaustion, stress, and clearing muddled thoughts.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist convalescent patients to fight exhaustion, fatigue, nervousness, stress, bolstering the digestive system and boosting the skin’s health.
- lotions, and creams
- It helps clear up infections prevent scarring, moisturizing and hydrating effects on the skin, balance skin supple and elastic, rejuvenating, and regenerating the skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly geranium, bergamot, rosemary, lime, and ylang-ylang.
Patchouli oil is extracted from Pogostemon cablin (also known as Pogostemon patchouli) of the Labiatae family and is also known as patchouly.
Even it may remind of the hippie era(1960’s) with a smell like ‘marijuana,’ its value is priceless in skincare. It’s great for fighting depression, anxiety. It helps break down cellulite, stimulating the regeneration of skin cells, speeding up healing, and preventing ugly scars.
Oil properties
Patchouli oil has a rich musky-sweet, spicy solid, and herbaceous smell. It is light yellow to dark brown, with thick oil.
Origin
It is a perennial, bushy plant that grows up to 1meter (3 feet) high, with a sturdy, hairy stem and large, fragrant, furry leaves.
It has whitish flowers tinged with purple.
Native to Malaysia and India, known as ‘puchaput’ by Hindi word, ‘patch’ meaning ‘green’ and ‘ilai’ meaning ‘leaf.’
It was used as insect repellent from moths to protect their merchandise (cashmere shawls)by Indians. In the East, it is used in potpourris and sachets and linen to keep bedbugs away with the smell of patchouli oil mixed with camphor.
Extraction
Patchouli oil is extracted from the young, dried leaves and fermented before steam distillation. It yields 2 – 3 %. A scent of oils has to bear the older leaves get, the more potent smell.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of patchouli oil are b-patchoulene, a-guaiene, caryophyllene, a-patchoulene, seychellene, a-bulnesene, norpatchoulenol, patchouli alcohol and pogostol.
Precautions
It is non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing, but the smell of patchouli oil may be a little persistent for some people, and large doses may cause loss of appetite in case.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of patchouli oil are antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicide, insecticide, sedative, and tonic.
Uses
It has a grounding and balancing effect on the emotions and eliminates lethargy while sharpening the wits and fighting depression and anxiety.
It also creates a romantic mood and is effective for fungal and bacterial infection and insect repellent.
With its excellent diuretic properties, it effectively fights water retention and breaks up cellulite, easing constipation and helping to reduce overweight.
Furthermore, it has excellent deodorizing action while cooling down inflammations and assisting with wound healing.
On the skin, this oil is one of the most active and is a superb tissue regenerator, which helps to stimulate the growth of new skin cells.
In wound healing promotes faster healing and prevents ugly scars.
Patchouli oil effectively sorts out rough, cracked, and excessively dehydrated skin and treats acne, eczema, sores, ulcers, fungal infections, and scalp disorders.
Summary
Patchouli oil has a beneficial effect on the skin, preventing infections and insects, water retention, and being out of stress and addictions.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can fight anxiety, depression, create a romantic atmosphere, and act as an insect repellent.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can fight depression, skin and scalp complaints, fungal infections, fluid retention, help break down cellulite, and assist with constipation, overweight, and dermatitis.
- Lotions and creams
- A lotion or cream can be used for general skin care, regenerating tissues, rejuvenating the skin, stimulating new skin cells, fighting infections.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with bergamot, clary sage, geranium, lavender, and myrrh.
Peppermint oil is extracted from Mentha piperita of the Labiatae family and is also known as brandy mint and balm mint.
This cooling and refreshing oil are used in aromatherapy to stimulate the mind, increase mental agility, and increase focus while cooling the skin, reducing redness and calming irritation and itchiness. It furthermore helps to ease spastic colon, migraine, headaches, sinus, and chest congestion and boosts the digestive system.
Oil properties
It has a fresh, sharp, menthol smell, is clear to pale yellow in color and watery in viscosity.
Origin
A native of the Mediterranean, now also cultivated in Italy, USA, Japan, and Great Britain. It is a perennial herb that grows up to 1 meter (3 feet) high and has slightly hairy serrated leaves with pinkish-mauve flowers arranged in a long conical shape.
This herb has many species, and peppermint piperita is a hybrid of watermint (M. aquatica) and spearmint (M. spicata).
According to Greek mythology, the nymph Mentha was hotly pursued by Pluto, whose jealous wife Persephone trod her ferociously into the ground. Pluto then turned her into a herb, knowing that people would appreciate her for years to come.
Extraction
The whole plant is collected before flowering and distilled the fresh or partly dried plant by steam distillation. It yields 0.1 – 1.0 %.
Chemical composition
Components of peppermint oil include; menthol, menthone, 1,8-cineole, methyl acetate, methofuran, iso menthone, limonene, b-pinene, a-pinene, germacrene-d, trans-sabinene hydrate, and pulegone.
Precautions
Peppermint oil is non-toxic and non-irritant in low dilutions, but sensitization may be cautious due to the menthol content.
It can irritate the skin and mucus membranes, and do not use it around the eyes. You should avoid it during pregnancy and children under seven.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of peppermint oil include; analgesic, anesthetic, antiseptic, antigalactagogue, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, cordial, decongestant, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor, and vermifuge.
Uses
Peppermint oil is excellent for mental fatigue and depression, refreshing the spirit, stimulating mental agility, and improving concentration.
It helps for apathy, shock, headache, migraine, nervous stress, vertigo and faintness, general respiratory disorders, and dry coughs, sinus congestion, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and cholera.
For the digestive system, peppermint oil is effective for a range of ailments, as it stimulates the gall bladder and the secretion of bile.
It is used for colic, cramps, dyspepsia, spastic colon, flatulence, and nausea. It can relieve pain in toothache, aching feet, rheumatism, neuralgia, muscular pains, and painful periods.
It helps relieve skin irritation and itchiness, and skin redness, where inflammation is present. It is used for dermatitis, acne, ringworm, scabies, and pruritus.
Summary
Peppermint oil can assist in nervous disorders, stimulating the mind and focusing concentration, treating the respiratory tract, muscular aches and pains, and some skin problems.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help increase concentration, stimulate the mind, and sort out coughs, headaches, nausea, and insect repellant.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can assist with colic, cramps, back pain, inflamed bowel disorders, spastic colon, catarrh, colitis, circulation, constipation, coughs, diarrhea, sweaty, tired feet, flatulence, headaches, muscular pains, cramps, spasms, neuralgia, nausea, rheumatism, mental fatigue, skin that is red, and other inflammatory conditions.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion helps ease the sting of sunburn, reduce the redness of inflamed skin, reduce itchiness, and cool down the skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly benzoin, eucalyptus, lavender, marjoram, lemon, and rosemary.
Petitgrain oil, extracted from Citrus aurantium var. Amara of the Rutaceae family. (also known as Citrus bigardia and petitgrain bigarade)
This crisp and clear oil is most beneficial for boosting the mind’s consciousness, calming anger and panic. Its relaxing properties help to manage rapid heartbeat and insomnia while clearing greasy skin and fighting skin blemishes.
Oil properties
Petitgrain oil has woody, floral fragrances. The color of the oil is a pale yellow to amber, with a watery viscosity.
Origin
It is one of the three oils from the orange tree, neroli of flowers, and orange of fruit.
Petitgrain oil is extracted mainly from the leaves, and the unripe green oranges still were the size of cherries. For this reason, the name was given as petitgrain or ‘little grains.’
It is widely used in pharmacy perfumery and the classic ingredient of eau-de-cologne.
Extraction
Petitgrain oil is extracted from the fresh leaves, small twigs by steam distillation and yields 0.5 – 1 %.
Chemical composition
Components of petitgrain oil are geraniol, linalool, nerol, y-terpineol, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, myrcene, neryl acetate, and trans-ocimene.
Precautions
Petitgrain oil is non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing, and non-phototoxic.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of petitgrain are antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, anti-depressant, deodorant, sedative and nervine.
Uses
It helps with nervous exhaustion and stress, particularly anger and panic. It soothes the mind while relaxing the body, easing breathing, reducing rapid heartbeat, relaxing muscle spasms and stomach pains.
It is an excellent oil for recovery after treatment, insomnia and helps clear up greasy skin, acne, and sweat while toning the skin.
Summary
Petitgrain oil helps with nervous problems, soothes aches, pains, and helps clear and tone the skin.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with recovery, anger, panic, depression, and anxiety, relaxing the body and boosting the mind’s consciousness.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assists with recovery, anxiety, irritability, anger, panic, tension, rapid heartbeat, pain, and insomnia, calming and relaxing the body and fighting skin blemishes.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion helps clear up greasy skin, release skin congestion, clear up acne, pimples, and other skin blemishes.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with bergamot, lavender, palmarosa, geranium, rosewood, and sandalwood.
Pine oil, extracted from Pinus sylvestris of the Pinaceae family, is called Scots Pine, forest pine.
Even pine oil may cause allergic reactions, and it is beneficial to relieve mental, physical, and sexual fatigue while having a cleansing and clearing effect on a room.
It helps with cystitis, hepatitis, prostate problems, improves circulation, relieves rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and arthritis; Be aware of usage causes sensitizing by nature of oil property.
Oil properties
Pine oil has a fresh forest smell, is pale yellow in color, and watery in viscosity.
Origin
The evergreen tree can grow up to 40 meters (130 feet) and has a flat crown and a reddish-brown, deeply fissured bark, needle-like gray-green leaves that grow in pairs, orange-yellow flowers pointed brown cones.
It is extensively cultivated for its wood, tar, pitch, turpentine, and essential oil and is often used by the Native Americans to prevent scurvy. It is beneficial to stuff needles into a mattress to keep out of lice, fleas.
Extraction
It is extracted by steam distillation with twigs, buds, and needles yield about 0.1 -.05 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical properties of pine oil are borneol, bornyl acetate, a and b-phellandrene, a and b-pinene, and 3-carene.
Precautions
In general, pine needle oil is considered non-toxic, non-irritant in low dosage; it should still be careful on skin aromatherapy cause of possible irritation in high dosage.
In contrast, the oil from ‘dwarf pine’ (Pinus mugo. var. pumilio) is a dermal irritant and a sensitizing agent. We recommend not using this oil for allergic skinny or pregnant.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of pine oil are antimicrobial, antineuralgic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, balsamic, cholagogue, deodorant, diuretic, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticidal, restorative, rubefacient, adrenal cortex stimulant, stimulants to the circulation and nervous system.
Uses
Pine oil is most helpful in relieving mental, physical, and sexual fatigue. It has a cleansing, refreshing effect. And great for sickbay, patient’s room with vapor therapy.
It helps for cuts, sores, scabies, and lice repellent, excessive perspiration. Its warming properties also help with rheumatism, arthritis, gout, muscular aches, and pains, stimulating circulation.
Furthermore, it can help in bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, coughs, laryngitis, colds, flu, and ease breathlessness and sinusitis.
It is beneficial for a general-purpose for kidney cleanser, cystitis, prostate problems, urinary infections, nervous exhaustion, neuralgia, and mental fatigue.
Summary
Pine oil can be helpful in the treatment of the respiratory tract, for muscular aches and pains, and as a urinary cleanser.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with asthma, colds, coughs, smokers, drowsiness, hangover, and sinusitis.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help for asthma, cellulite, colds, coughs, hangover, infections, rheumatism, and sinusitis.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly cedarwood, eucalyptus, lavender, niaouli, rosemary, and sage.
Our rose oil is extracted from the damask rose, Rosa damascena of the Rosaceae family, Bulgarian and Turkish rose, Otto of rose, and attar of rose.
Even it may not sell as much as lavender oil, partly due to the cost, it is one of the best all-purpose oils to have around.
It helps fight depression, grief, anger, and fear and looks after your heart and digestive system. It is the most excellent remedy for female problems and one of the best oils on the skin.
Oil properties
Damask rose oil has a deep, rosy, fresh aroma; the color ranges from clear to a pale yellow or greenish tint.
Origin
‘Rosa’ comes from the Greek ‘roden’ meaning ‘red,’ because saying rose meant to have crimson in ancient times.
Rose petals were often scattered at weddings to ensure a happy marriage and are still a symbol of love and purity and are also used to aid meditation and prayer.
It takes about 60,000 roses (about 180 lb) to make one ounce ( 29.57 ml) of rose otto!! Amazing!
Extraction
Rose otto oil is extracted from the fresh flowers, picked before 8 am, by steam distillation, and the yield is 0.02 -0.05 %. It should carefully handle the heat control in the distillation process, or higher temperature heat can eliminate the aroma.
Chemical composition
The composition of rose oil is one of the most complex and contains more than 300 known compounds; it is listed as citronellol, phenyl ethanol, geraniol, nerol, farnesol, and with traces of nonanol, linalool, nonanal, phenyl-acetaldehyde, citral, carvone, citronellyl acetate, 2-phenylmethyl acetate, methyl eugenol, eugenol, and rose oxide.
Precautions
Damask rose oil is non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing but do not use it during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of Damask rose oil are antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, choleretic, cicatrisant, depurative, emmenagogue, hemostatic, hepatic, laxative, nervous system sedative, stomachic, and a tonic for the heart, liver, stomach, and uterus.
Uses
Damask rose oil soothes the mind and helps with depression, anger, grief, fear, nervous tension, stress, sexual problems, self-nurturing, self-esteem, and emotional problems.
It is most helpful for poor circulation and heart problems, heart palpitations, arrhythmia, high blood pressure, and boosts the liver and gall bladder.
For the respiratory system, Damask rose oil assists in cases of asthma, coughs, hay fever, a digestive system for liver congestion and nausea.
It has a cleansing, cleansing, regulating, and purifying effect on the female sex organs, hormones, irregular menstruation, functional infertility, leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, uterine bleeding, and other uterine disorders.
It is most effective for moisturizing and hydrating the skin while having a general stimulant and antiseptic action. It is suitable for all skin types but especially so for dry, mature, and irritated skin.
Also, it is used to repair broken capillaries, inflammation, skin redness, eczema, and herpes.
Summary
Damask rose oil gives a feeling of well-being and happiness; it helps an anxious mind, can be helpful for the respiratory tract, digestive problems, menstrual problems, and skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with allergies, asthma, baby blues, headaches, migraine, nervous tension, and as a relaxant. It is particularly effective for depression, anger, grief, sadness, and feeling of loss.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help with allergies, baby blues, asthma, hay fever, headaches, depression, migraine, nervous tension, depression, grief, stress, sadness and boost poor circulation, calming the heart, stimulating the liver and gall bladder and for general skin toning.
- Lotions and creams
- A cream or lotion helps stimulate the skin, moisturizing and hydrating, boosting all skin types, particularly beneficial to dry, mature, and sensitive skin. It helps to reduce skin redness, fight inflammations, fix broken capillaries on the skin, and act as a skin tonic with astringent properties.
Blends well with
It blends well with most oils, particularly geranium, jasmine, clove, and palmarosa.
Our rose geranium essential oil is extracted from the plant “Pelargonium graveolens” of the Geraniaceae family.
It has a rosier smell than its cousin, ‘Geranium’ oil (Pelargonium odorantissimum), a cheaper oil with a wild “lemon-apple” smell.
If the oil is made from the leaves, it has a more robust rose aroma when it turns yellow than the younger, greener leaves.
This crispy, rosy oil stimulates the adrenal cortex. It helps balance the nervous system while lifting depression, relieving anxiety, regulating the hormonal system, clearing dull and oily skin.
Oil properties
It has a sweet and rosy smell with a mint overtone. It is colorless primarily but with a bit of light green color with a watery viscosity.
Origin
Native from South Africa, Reunion, Madagascar, Egypt, and Morocco was introduced to Europe in the 17th century.
There are about 700 different varieties of the plant. Only ten species can make oil in viable quantities.
It is a hairy perennial shrub that stands about one meter high (3 feet) with pointed leaves serrated at the edges. It has pinkish-white flowers.
Geraniums have often been planted around the house to keep out evil spirits at bay.
Extraction
The oil is extracted by steam distillation with leaves and stalks.
Chemical composition
Chemical constituents include; a-pinene, myrcene, limonene, menthone, linalool, geranyl acetate, citronellol, geraniol, and geranyl butyrate.
Precautions
It is non-toxic, non-irritant, and generally non-sensitizing, even may cause affect sensitivity in case. Cause of the effect of balancing the hormonal system, we recommend not using it in pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of geranium oil include; antidepressant, antiseptic, astringent, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, diuretic, deodorant, hemostatic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Uses
Rose geranium oil balances the nervous system, relieves depression, anxiety, stress, lifts the spirits, and balances the adrenal cortex.
It has an intensely stimulating effect, detoxifying the body and affecting female health in treating PMS, balancing vaginal secretion and heavy periods.
It has an excellent diuretic effect on the body and corrects any poor water and waste material elimination. It helps treat jaundice and gall stones and can also restrain nose bleeds and other hemorrhaging.
On the skin, rose geranium oil helps balance sebum secretion, clears oily skins, burns, wounds, ulcers, and other skin problems.
Summary
It has an excellent ability for balancing effect even with skin, where it helps relieve stress and anxiety and the hormone system.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help relieve stress, mild depression, PMS, anxiety and tension, menopausal problems, and general energizing.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage or diluted bathing assist with PMS, depression, stress, anxiety and tension, fluid retention, edema, eczema, shingles, cellulite, bruises, ringworm, hemorrhoids, and menstrual irregularities.
- Cream or lotion
- A blended cream or lotion can clear dull and oily skin, wounds, burn and ulcers, heal eczema, repelling insects.
- Shampoo
- Rose geranium oil with diluted shampoo can clear with head lice.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly angelica, basil, bergamot, carrot seed, cedarwood, citronella, clary sage, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, lime, neroli, orange, and rosemary.
Rosemary oil is extracted from Rosmarinus officinalis (also known as Rosmarinus coronarium) of the Labiatae family.
This crisp and clean-smelling oil is excellent for stimulating the brain, improving memory and mental clarity while helping with various respiratory tract problems, stiff muscles, coldness, and boosting the liver and gall bladder. It is also used for improving hair and scalp health.
Oil properties
It has a clear, powerful refreshing herbal smell, transparent color with a watery viscosity.
Origin
It is a shrubby evergreen bush that grows up to 1.5 meters (4 feet) high with green-gray needle-shaped leaves and pale blue/lilac flowers, attractive to bees.
Native from Asia, it is popularly cultivated in France, Tunisia, and Yugoslavia. The name is derived from the Latin ‘Rosmarinus’ or ‘sea dew. ‘ The Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans considered it sacred and believed to ward off evil spirits and protect against the Middle Ages’ plague.
Extraction
Rosemary oil is extracted from the fresh flowering tops by steam distillation. It yields 1.0 – 2.0 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of rosemary oil include; a-pinene, borneol, b-pinene, camphor, bornyl acetate, camphene, 1,8-cineole, and limonene.
Precautions
Rosemary oil should not be used during pregnancy and is unsuitable for people with epilepsy or high blood pressure.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of rosemary oil include; analgesic, antidepressant, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, cordial, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, hepatic, hypertensive, nervine, rubefacient, stimulant, sudorific, and tonic.
Uses
Rosemary oil has a pronounced action on the brain, clearing the mind and mental awareness, stimulating the brain, and improving memory.
It helps with headaches, migraines, neuralgia, mental fatigue, and nervous exhaustion.
Antiseptic properties are especially suitable for intestinal infections, diarrhea, colitis, dyspepsia, flatulence, hepatic disorders, jaundice, and relieving rheumatism, arthritis, muscular pain, and gout.
It also helps for arteriosclerosis, palpitations, poor circulation, and varicose veins.
The diuretic properties of rosemary oil help reduce water retention during menstruation and obesity and cellulite.
It is effective for asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, sinus, and whooping cough on the respiratory system.
Because of its astringent action, it is also effective for counter sagging skin. Its exciting action benefits scalp disorders and encourages hair growth.
On the skin, it helps to ease congestion, swelling, acne, dermatitis, eczema and is popular in hair and scalp care.
Summary
Rosemary oil is effective for mental fatigue, circulation problems, pain relief for the muscular system, decongesting the respiratory tract, and skin and hair boosters.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful for congestion, alcohol addiction, overwork, sinusitis, and mental and physical tiredness. It stimulates the brain, improves memory, and promotes clear thinking.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with liver and gall problems, mucus congestion, muscular aches, cramps, pains and spasms, stiff neck, overwork, rheumatism, arthritis, colds, constipation, diarrhea, coughs, bronchitis, back pain, scalp disorders, sinusitis, mental fatigue, and physical tiredness.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion is most beneficial for improving blood circulation and decongesting the skin.
- Shampoo
- Adding it with shampoo increases the circulation to the scalp and improves hair growth, and acts as a general conditioner and tonic for the hair and scalp.
Blends well with
Blend with most oils, particularly Cedarwood, Citronella, Geranium, Lavender, Lemongrass, and Peppermint.
Rosewood oil is extracted from Aniba rosaeodora (also known as Aniba rosaeodora var. amazonica) from the Lauraceae family and also known as bios de rose and Brazilian rosewood.
Even with a limited therapeutic range than other oils, it helps lift depression, fighting frigidity and impotence, and skin rejuvenation.
Also, it has excellent cell stimulant and tissue regeneration properties, making it easier to make valuable skin care products for mature.
Oil properties
The oil has a slightly spicy, floral, and sweet smell.
Origin
The Brazilian evergreen tree can grow up to 40 meters (125 feet) high and has a reddish bark and yellow flowers.
Due to excessive needs and timbering, it may be an endangered species, and a new policy has been regulated to deal with it recently.
Extraction
It is extracted from the wood chippings by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of rosewood oil include; a-pinene, camphene, geraniol, neral, geranial, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, benzaldehyde, linalool oxides, and a-terpineol.
Precautions
Rosewood oil is safe, non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of rosewood oil are anti-depressant, mildly analgesic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, bactericidal, cephalic, deodorant, insecticide, and stimulant.
Uses
It helps lift your spirits and balance the mind and body. And beneficial for headaches, colds, coughs, fever, infections, and boost the immune system.
Its aphrodisiac properties are helpful to sexual problems such as impotence and frigidity. It is an excellent oil to use in skincare; it sorts out dull, dry, and oily skin while having a cell stimulant and tissue regenerating action on the skin, promoting rejuvenation of the skin.
Summary
It helps with the respiratory system, sexual problems, stress-related conditions, and great success for skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with colds, coughs, infections, headaches, nausea, stress-related problems, depression, and sexual problems.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help with colds, coughs, infections, headaches, fevers, nervous tension, and frigidity and impotence while boosting the skin.
- Lotions and creams
- A lotion or cream is most effective in stimulating the cells and regenerating tissue, rejuvenating the skin, and mature and wrinkled skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly all citrus and floral oils.
Sage oil is extracted from Salvia officinalis of the Labiatae family and is also known as garden, true and Dalmatian sage.
Even overdosed oil may cause problems. It is excellent for relieving grief and quickening the senses, helping with female issues, such as sterility and menopausal problems. On the skin, it helps to heal and reduces pore size.
Oil properties
Sage oil has a sharp, herbal fragrance and watery viscosity.
Origin
It is an evergreen perennial herb that can grow up to about 60cm ( 2 feet) high with a woody base, soft gray-green oval leaves, and rich blue or violet flowers. The Chinese believed that it cured sterility, while the Romans believed it cured just about everything.
The name is derived from the Latin word ‘salvare,’ which means ‘heal’ or ‘save,’ and was a popular ingredient of many nerve tonics and clean gums during the Middle Ages.
Extraction
Sage oil is extracted from the dried leaves by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of sage oil are a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, a-thujone, b-thujone, camphor, linalool, bornyl acetate, and borneol.
Precautions
Sage is a powerful oil and requires careful usage. It is classified as an oral toxin and should be used with great care in aromatherapy.
Do not use it in pregnancy and if you have epilepsy or high blood pressure.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of sage oil are anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypertensive, laxative, stomachic, and tonic.
Uses
Because of regulating hormones, it is effective in controlling menstrual problems and painful rheumatism.
It helps to deal with grief, depression and quickens the senses. And effective female sterility, menopausal problems, urinary tract, liver, and kidneys with tonic effect.
Sage oil stimulates the lymphatic system, boosts glandular function, treats dermatitis, atonic wounds, sores, ulcers, and even insect repellent.
The muscular system helps ease stiff muscles, particularly stiff neck, and eases trembling and palsy.
If you worry about its toxicity’s side-effects, we recommend considering it as clary sage, with similar properties as sage oil without side effects.
Summary
Even it may incur toxic in overdosed cases, it still offers some excellent therapeutic properties.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can calm the nerves, grief, depression, quickening the senses and aiding memory.
- Blending massage or in bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help with female sterility, menopausal problems, boost the urinary tract, liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, relax the muscles, and stiff neck.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion can reduce pore size, healing sores, atonic wounds, psoriasis, dermatitis, and ulcers.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly bergamot, lavender, lemon, and rosemary.
(Our sandalwood oil is from India) and extracted from the Santalum album of the Santalaceae family, also known as East Indian sandalwood, santal, saunders, sandalwood Mysore. It’s different species with cheap Australian sandalwood.
Even though it is expensive, it has superb qualities for relieving both chest and urinary tract infections. While assisting the skin in promoting hydration and moisture and for the mind, it creates a calming and harmonizing effect while reducing tension and confusion.
Oil properties
It has a woody, exotic smell, subtle and lingering. The color is a pale yellow to pale gold containing 90% santalol, making it a superior sandalwood oil.
Origin
Sandalwood is an evergreen, parasitic tree that burrows its roots into other trees. It can grow up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and has a brown-gray trunk, rich slender branches, leathery leaves, and small pink-purple flowers. It can take thirty to sixty years for full maturity.
The record of sandalwood usage goes back about 4000 years, and the caravans spread out this wood from India(Mysore) to China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Many Buddist were attracted by its scent and built their temples with timber, while the Egyptians used the oil in embalming.
Sandalwood is much in demand as incense because of its calming effect during meditation.
Sandalwood is endangered species of plants; it is now very well controlled in India before total extinction. For this reason, it is one of the most expensive oil (with authentic Jasmine oil).
Extraction
Sandalwood oil is extracted from the chipped heartwood by steam distillation and yields 4 – 6.5 %.
Chemical composition
Chemical components are santalol, santyl acetate, and santalene.
Precautions
It is considered a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of sandalwood oil are antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, sedative, and tonic.
Uses
The oil’s relaxing properties help to harmonize and calm the effect, which reduces tension and confusion and is ideal for depression, fear, stress, nervous exhaustion, chronic illness, and anxiety.
It is beneficial for any chest complaints as it has a pronounced effect on the mucus membranes of both the pulmonary and genito-urinary tract, making it very effective for urinary tract complaints.
Chronic chest infections, sore throats, dry coughs, bronchitis, and asthma can benefit greatly from this oil, and cystitis and bladder infections, also helpful with sexual problems such as frigidity and impotence.
On the skin, sandalwood oil relieves itching and inflammation of the skin. It is most effective in relieving dehydrated skin – making it great for anti-aging skincare – and the astringent action has a significant toning effect. It is also used with excellent results in oily skin conditions, preventing the skin from forming ugly scars and fighting dry eczema.
Summary
Sandalwood oil can be helpful for the nervous system, chest and urinary tract infections, sexual problems, and skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with its aphrodisiac effect, bronchitis, coughs, chest infections, asthma, insomnia, irritability, nervous tension, stress, relaxation, and insect repellant.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with bladder infections and chest infections and bronchitis, coughs, dry eczema, insomnia, forming scar tissue, irritability, nervous tension, stress, tension, as an aphrodisiac and for relaxing.
- Lotions or creams
- a lotion or cream assists with chapped, dry, or inflamed skin, remarkable moisturizing, and hydrating properties for anti-aging skincare. The toning effect is beneficial when fighting oily skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly Bergamot, Black pepper, Geranium, Lavender, Myrrh, Rose, Vetivert, and Ylang-Ylang.
Our spearmint oil is extracted from Mentha spicata (also known as Mentha Viridis) of the Labiatae family and is known as standard or garden spearmint.
Although not as popular as peppermint oil, it is far gentler to use with children and greatly benefits the digestive system. It relieves flatulence, constipation, vomiting, nausea, and the respiratory tract to relieve cough, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, and sinus.
On the skin, it calms itching and has a stimulant action on the mind.
Oil properties
It has a similar aroma to peppermint oil but is slightly sweeter and pale yellow to greenish.
Origin
It is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is a hardy perennial herb that reaches about 1 meter (3 feet) in height and has bright green lance-shaped, sharply serrated leaves, and pink or lilac-colored flowers.
Unlike peppermint, spearmint does not contain high menthol.
The ancient Greeks used it to scent their bathwater, and it had a reputation for curing sexual diseases like gonorrhea. In Middle Ages, they were used to heal sore gums and also to whiten teeth.
Extraction
Spearmint oil is extracted by steam distilling the flowering tops.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of spearmint oil are a-pinene, b-pinene, carvone, 1,8-cineole, linalool, limonene, myrcene, caryophyllene, and menthol (0.5% compared to the 40% in peppermint)
Precautions
It is considered a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of spearmint oil are antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cephalic, emmenagogue, insecticide, treatment, and stimulant.
Uses
It is beneficial to deal with digestive problems including flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, and nausea, as it relaxes the stomach muscles and relieves hiccups.
Furthermore, it helps with headaches, migraines, nervous strain, fatigue, stress, and the respiratory tract, helping with asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, and sinusitis. It can relieve the itching of pruritus on the skin and helps with acne, dermatitis, congested skin, and sore gums.
It can help stem the flow of heavy periods and leucorrhoea for female health and releases urine retention.
Summary
Spearmint oil can be effective for the digestive system, respiratory tract, tired mind, and skin problems.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help for vomiting, colic, flatulence, headaches, migraines, nervous conditions, asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, and catarrh.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps with headaches, migraines, stress, fatigue, sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, nervous conditions and relieves itching.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion can help for itching, especially in pruritus or decongesting the skin in scab forming and acne.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly well with Basil, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosemary, and Jasmine.
Spikenard oil is extracted from Nardostachys jatamansi of the Valerianaceae family and is known as “false” Indian valerian root.
Oil properties
Spikenard oil has a warm, misty, heavy aroma, is pale yellow with medium viscosity.
Origin
It is a tender, aromatic herb with a pungent rhizome root and is native to the mountainous regions of northern India and China, and Japan.
It is one of the early aromatics used by the ancient Egyptians and cited in the Bible, Song of Solomon, and Book of John, where Mary used it to anoint the feet of Jesus. It was used by wealthy Roman women in perfumes and beauty preparations.
Extraction
Spikenard oil is extracted from the crushed and dried rhizome of the herb by steam distillation and yields 1-3%
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of spikenard oil are anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, antiseptic, calmative, sedative, laxative, and tonic.
Chemical composition
Chemical components are bornyl acetate, valeranone, jonon, tetramenthyloxatricylodecanol, menthylthymyl-ether, and 1,8-cineol.
Precautions
Spikenard oil has no known contraindications, but keep care of usage.
Uses
Spikenard oil can be effective for tension, stress, migraine, nervous indigestion, and insomnia.
It seems to have rejuvenating properties, especially mature skin and helps with allergies, skin inflammations, and rashes.
- Vapor therapy or Bathing
- Vapor therapy or diluted Bathing can help with tension, stress, and insomnia.
- Blended massage oil
- As blended massage oil, Spikenard oil can assist with anxiety, stress, migraine, and insomnia.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly Lavender, Lemon, Clary sage, Neroli, Patchouli, and Vetiver.
Tagetes oil is extracted from Tagetes minuta (also known as Tagetes glandulifera) of the Compositae family and is known as marigold, Mexican marigold, and tagetette. It is often confused with calendula oil, called Calendula officinalis, also known as “true marigold.”
It is a very effective oil to help infection and especially weeping wounds and chest infections.
Oil properties
Tagetes oil has a wild, sweet, fruity, near citrus-like smell and is yellow to reddish-amber with medium viscosity. It can turn thick and even gelly if exposed to the air for a long time.
Origin
Known in Africa as ‘Khaki bush,’ it migrated to Europe, Australia after Boer War in South Africa. Now it is grown in France and North America.
It is a weed with deep-green feathery leaves, rich yellowish flowers.
The leaves and flowers are a good insect repellent, hanging from native huts to deter flies and mosquitoes. Also, it is excellent to remove maggots in wounds, poisons in the body with 5% diluted oil.
It is an essential ingredient of the foot treatment and perfumes industry.
Extraction
Tagetes oil is extracted from the leaves, stalks, and flowers, picked when the seeds are just starting to form.
Chemical composition
Chemical components are tagetone, limonene, valeric acid, and ocimene.
Precautions
It is a potent oil; recommend not using it during pregnancy. And it may cause photosensitivity for sensitive skin in case. (reported incurred dermatitis)
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Tagetes oil are anti-infectious, anti-microbial, antibiotic, anti-spasmodic, anti-parasitic, antiseptic, insecticide and sedative.
Uses
Tagetes oil is valuable in keeping insects at sickbay and can help with parasitic and fungal infestation.
It is used for chest infections, coughs, catarrh, dilating the bronchi, facilitating the flow of mucus, dislodging congestion, and skin infections. It has a healing effect on wounds, cuts, calluses, and bunions.
Summary
Tagetes oil can help treat the respiratory system, infections of the skin, and insect repellent.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with coughs, bronchitis, chest infections, and insect repellant.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assist with wounds, cuts, coughs, chest infections, parasitic and fungal infestations.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion can beneficially affect fungal and microbial infections and treat weeping wounds.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly clary sage, jasmine, lavender, lemon, myrrh, and tangerine.
Tangerine oil, extracted from Citrus reticulata of the Rutaceae family, is known as European mandarin, tangerine, and true mandarin.
(also known as Citrus nobilis, C. madurensis, C. unshiu, and C. deliciosa)
This tangy oil has some excellent properties to help relieve stress and digestive problems but is mainly used to increase circulation to the skin, reduce fluid retention, and help prevent stretch marks.
Oil properties
It is sweet and tangy and yellowy-orange color.
Origin
It is a native of China and migrated to Europe in 1805, a little later to America, a large producer of this oil. The difference between tangerines and mandarins is that tangerines are harvested around November, while harvested around February of mandarin.
Tangerines are darker orange-colored without pips(seed), while mandarins are more yellow and have pips.
Extraction
Tangerine oil is extracted from the peel by cold expression.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of tangerine oil include; a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, sabinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, y-terpinolene, linalool, citronellal, terpineol-4-ol, nerol, and geranial.
Precautions
It is a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil, but some phototoxicity. It would be best not to expose the skin to sunlight after a treatment.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of tangerine oil include; antiseptic, antispasmodic, cytophylactic, depurative, sedative, stomachic, and tonic.
Uses
Tangerine oil soothes the nervous system and has a tonic effect on the digestive system while helping flatulence, diarrhea, and constipation.
It is also helpful for the skin, stretch marks, increasing circulation, and reducing fluid retention.
Summary
It is an oil that can boost the digestive system, reduce retention, increase circulation, soothe the nervous system, and relieve stress and tension.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help soothe the nervous system, reduce stress and tension, and boost the digestive system.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can assist the nervous system, reduce flatulence, diarrhea, constipation, and other digestive complaints, increase circulation to the skin, reduce fluid retention, and help prevent stretch marks.
- Cream or lotion
- A lotion or cream helps prevent stretch marks when pregnant while increasing circulation and reducing fluid retention.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly with bergamot, cinnamon, clary sage, clove, frankincense, lavender, nutmeg, and neroli.
Tea tree oil is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia of the Myrtaceae family and is known as ti-tree, ti-trol, and melasol.
It is one of the most popular oils, helps strengthen immune system stimulants, and sorts out most viral, bacterial, and fungal infections in a snap, while it is great to clean wounds and relieve muscle aches and pains.
Oil properties
It has a light spicy, rather pungent smell and is very pale with a watery viscosity.
Origin
It is a small tree from New South Wales in Australia, similar to Cypress, with needle-like leaves and heads of sessile yellow or purplish flowers.
It grows to about 7 meters (20 feet) high and thrives in marshy areas.
It was produced only in Australia, where the Aborigines used it for various medicinal purposes.
Extraction
It is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation, and the yield is about 1.8%.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of tea tree oil include; a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpineol-4-ol, and a-terpineol.
Precautions
Tea tree oil is considered a safe, non-toxic, and non-irritant but may incur sensitivity in case. Please do not use it on deep wounds, near the eyes, ears, nose, or internally.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of tea tree oil include; antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, balsamic, bactericide, cicatrisant, expectorant, fungicide, insecticide, stimulant, and sudorific.
Uses
Tea tree oil is essential in the immune system’s health, acts as an immuno-stimulant, and increases the body’s ability to fight off any infections. It also is used to revive the mind and body after aftershock.
It is active in three species of infectious organisms: bacteria, fungi, and viruses. It can help with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever, and gingivitis.
Apart from the superb anti-infectious properties of tea tree oil, it is also most effective to help clear bronchial congestion, asthma, coughs, sinusitis, whooping cough, and tuberculosis.
The genito-urinary system helps to clear vaginal thrush, cystitis, and genital infections in general.
And on the skin, it clears abscesses, acne, burns, herpes, oily skin, athlete’s foot, cold sores, blemishes, diaper rash, warts, sunburn, and infected wounds while fighting dandruff on the scalp.
Summary
Tea tree oil is one of the most powerful immune stimulant oils, helps fight infections of all kinds, and helps clear the skin.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy helps with colds, sinusitis, bronchitis, respiratory conditions, and coping with the mind after aftershock.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing helps with all respiratory ailments and arthritis, colds, dermatitis, skin infections, scalp disorders, sinusitis, viral infections, nettle rash, babies colds and coughs, bronchitis, as well as for sweaty feet.
- Cream or lotion
- a cream or lotion helps clear up any fungal, bacterial, and viral infections, abscesses, acne, bite wounds, dandruff, and other scalp disorders.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, rosewood, rosemary, and thyme.
(Our) thyme oil is extracted from Thymus vulgaris (also known as Thymus aestivus, T. ilerdensis, and T. Valentinus) of the Labiatae family and is known as common or red thyme.
It may cause skin irritation even with great value to help with concentration, bronchitis, coughs, colds, asthma as a stimulant, rheumatism, sciatica, arthritis, and gout with warming properties.
Oil properties
It has a little sweet, strongly herbal smell and is reddish-brown to amber.
Origin
It has been popularly used in medicine, incense by the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Romans from ancient times. And is an evergreen perennial shrub, growing up to 45 cm (18 inches) high, with a woody root, rich branched stem, small greenish-gray leaves, and pale purple or white flowers.
The name is derived from the Greek word ‘thymos,’ meaning ‘perfume.’
it was famous for incense in Greek temples, embalming material in Egyptians. The king or Pope gave it to jousting knights for courage in the Middle Ages.
Extraction
It is extracted from the fresh or partly dried flowering tops and leaves of the plant by water or steam distillation, and the yield is 0.7 -1.0 %.
Chemical composition
The main chemical components are a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, p-cymene, a-terpinene, linalool, borneol, b-caryophyllene, thymol, and carvacrol.
Precautions
It is a very potent oil and should not be used during pregnancy or in cases of high blood pressure. The phenols (carvacrol and thymol) can irritate mucus membranes and cause skin irritation.
It is not suitable for skincare (with pure oil) and should be used with low dilution and/or skin patch test if necessary.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of thyme oil include; antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, bechic, cardiac, carminative, cicatrisant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticide, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge.
Uses
Thyme oil strengthens the nerves, aids memory and concentration, can help with the feeling of exhaustion, and combats depression.
It fortifies the lungs and helps with colds, coughs, asthma, laryngitis, sinusitis, catarrh, whooping cough, sore throats, and tonsillitis.
The warming effect of this oil can help in cases of poor circulation, as well as for arthritis, rheumatism, gout, muscular aches and pains, sprains, and sports injuries. It is also helpful for cellulite, anorexia, obesity, and edema and speeds up birth and expel afterbirth.
Summary
Thyme oil can assist with nervous complaints, respiratory problems, poor circulation, digestive issues, and the urinary tract.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with bronchitis, coughs, respiratory problems, sinusitis, mucus congestion, and muscular aches and pains.
- Blended oil, Diluted bathing
- Blended massage oil diluted bathing assist with arthritis, bronchitis, colds, flu, coughs, gout, bruises, eczema, mucus congestion, muscular aches and pains, obesity, and rheumatism.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly Bergamot, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lavender, Rosemary, and Pine.
(Our) thyme oil is extracted from Thymus vulgaris (also known as Thymus aestivus, T. ilerdensis, and T. Valentinus) of the Labiatae family and is known as common or red thyme.
It may cause skin irritation even with great value to help with concentration, bronchitis, coughs, colds, asthma as a stimulant, rheumatism, sciatica, arthritis, and gout with warming properties.
Oil properties
It has a little sweet, strongly herbal smell and is reddish-brown to amber.
Origin
It has been popularly used in medicine, incense by the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Romans from ancient times. And is an evergreen perennial shrub, growing up to 45 cm (18 inches) high, with a woody root, rich branched stem, small greenish-gray leaves, and pale purple or white flowers.
The name is derived from the Greek word ‘thymos,’ meaning ‘perfume.’
it was famous for incense in Greek temples, embalming material in Egyptians. The king or Pope gave it to jousting knights for courage in the Middle Ages.
Extraction
It is extracted from the fresh or partly dried flowering tops and leaves of the plant by water or steam distillation, and the yield is 0.7 -1.0 %.
Chemical composition
The main chemical components are a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, p-cymene, a-terpinene, linalool, borneol, b-caryophyllene, thymol, and carvacrol.
Precautions
It is a very potent oil and should not be used during pregnancy or in cases of high blood pressure. The phenols (carvacrol and thymol) can irritate mucus membranes and cause skin irritation.
It is not suitable for skincare (with pure oil) and should be used with low dilution and/or skin patch test if necessary.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of thyme oil include; antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, bechic, cardiac, carminative, cicatrisant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticide, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge.
Uses
Thyme oil strengthens the nerves, aids memory and concentration, can help with the feeling of exhaustion, and combats depression.
It fortifies the lungs and helps with colds, coughs, asthma, laryngitis, sinusitis, catarrh, whooping cough, sore throats, and tonsillitis.
The warming effect of this oil can help in cases of poor circulation, as well as for arthritis, rheumatism, gout, muscular aches and pains, sprains, and sports injuries. It is also helpful for cellulite, anorexia, obesity, and edema and speeds up birth and expel afterbirth.
Summary
Thyme oil can assist with nervous complaints, respiratory problems, poor circulation, digestive issues, and the urinary tract.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with bronchitis, coughs, respiratory problems, sinusitis, mucus congestion, and muscular aches and pains.
- Blended oil, Diluted bathing
- Blended massage oil diluted bathing assist with arthritis, bronchitis, colds, flu, coughs, gout, bruises, eczema, mucus congestion, muscular aches and pains, obesity, and rheumatism.
Blends well with
Blend well most oils, particularly Bergamot, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lavender, Rosemary, and Pine.
Yarrow oil is extracted from the Achillea millefolium of the Compositea family and is known as milfoil, nosebleed, common yarrow.
Oil properties
Yarrow oil has a sweet, spicy smell and watery viscosity.
Origin
It is a perennial herb that grows up to 1 meter (3 feet) high and has feathery leaves, bears numerous pink-white, dense flower heads.
It is also known as milfoil, referring to its feathery appearance, and favorite as a charm in Scotland, otherwise believed to have powers of ward off evil.
It has a good reputation for healing all-healing action, various ailments over generations, and even an ingredient of some Swedish beers.
Extraction
Yarrow oil is extracted from the dried herb by steam distillation.
Chemical composition
Chemical components of yarrow oil include; tricyclene, a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, borneol acetate, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, limonene, isoartemisia ketone, borneol, camphor, and traces of chamazulene.
Precautions
Do not use yarrow oil during pregnancy. Repetitive use may cause headaches and irritate sensitive skin.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of yarrow oil include; anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cicatrisant, diaphoretic, digestive, expectorant, hemostatic, hypotensive, stomachic, and tonic.
Uses
Yarrow oil can improve circulatory disorders such as varicose veins and hemorrhoids. It helps with irregular menstruation, menopausal problems, cystitis, and infection.
Yarrow oil can help with digestive problems such as flatulence, colic, cramp, indigestion, and constipation. In the nervous system, it helps to counter stress, hypertension, and insomnia.
The skin can also benefit from yarrow oil as it helps heal inflamed wounds, rashes, cuts, eczema, scars, and burns and can promote hair growth.
Summary
Yarrow oil can benefit the nervous, genitourinary, and digestive systems and assist with skincare.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can help with stress, insomnia, and digestive problems.
- Blended oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing can help with varicose veins, hemorrhoids, menstruation problems, digestive disorders, hypertension, stress, and skin conditions.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly angelica, cedarwood, oakmoss, and verbena.
(Our) ylang-ylang oil is extracted from Cananga odorata var. genuina (Unona odorantissimum) of the Annonaceae family and is known as “flower of flowers.”
This highly fragrant oil has a calming effect on the mind and body and helps heal frigidity and impotence. It has a wonderfully balancing and stimulating effect on the skin to correct sebum production.
Oil properties
It has an exotic, sweet smell, slightly yellow color.
Origin
It is a tall tropical tree about 20 meters (60 feet) high with large, tender, fragrant mauve-pink or yellow flowers, grows in Java, Sumatra, Reunion, Madagascar, and the Comores.
The name means ‘flower of flowers’ by Tagalog. In Indonesia, they have often sprinkled the flower petals on the bed on wedding nights.
The oil was once a popular ingredient of hair preparations in Europe so that known as macassar oil.
Extraction
Ylang-ylang oil is extracted from the freshly picked flowers by water or steam distillation. The first extract is called Ylang-ylang extra, which is the top grade. By solvent distillation, an absolute or concrete class is acquired.
(*) There are different ‘pressings’ of ylang-ylang oil, called ‘extra’ and then 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pressing.
The extra class is first pressing, contains the highest amounts of esters, and sweetest odor, while the later pressings have a less-sweet smell.
The ‘extra’ class is not used in aromatherapy but used in the perfume industry. The ‘complete’ class for aromatherapy and other therapies is blended with ‘extra’ and 1st and 2nd pressings.
Chemical composition
Chemical components include; linalool, geranyl acetate, caryophyllene, p-cresyl methyl ether, methyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, and other sesquiterpenes.
Precautions
It is classified as a non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing oil.
It may cause sensitivity in case condition by excessive use, lead to headaches or nausea.
Therapeutic properties
Therapeutic properties of ylang-ylang oil include; antidepressant, antiseborrheic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, nervine, and sedative.
Uses
Ylang-ylang oil has a euphoric and sedative effect on the nervous system and helps with anxiety, tension, shock, fear, panic, impotence, and frigidity.
It is beneficial with rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat, lower high blood pressure, intestinal infections.
It has a soothing effect on the skin; balancing dry and oily skin by sebum and stimulating the scalp promotes more luxurious hair growth.
Summary
Ylang-ylang oil assists with problems such as high blood pressure, rapid breathing and heartbeat, nervous conditions, and impotence and frigidity.
- Burners, Candles, Diffusers, and vaporizers
- Vapor therapy can be helpful with anxiety, tension, shock, fear, panic, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat, aphrodisiac, physical exhaustion, frigidity, impotence, insomnia, depression, and stress.
- Blended massage oil or in the bath
- Blended massage oil or diluted bathing assists with physical exhaustion, insomnia, frigidity, impotence, depression, anxiety, nervous tension, and stress while calming and aphrodisiac.
- Cream or lotion
- A cream or lotion helps balance sebum production in the skin, correcting and balancing overly dry and overly-oily skin.
Blends well with
Blend well with most oils, particularly bergamot, grapefruit, lavender, and sandalwood.
