Aromatherapy Uses, Properties, and Benefits
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Botanical Name: | Helichrysum italicum, H. angustifolium (Family: Asteraceae) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France, Balkans, Italy |
Uses: | (Italian Everlasting or Immortelle).Helichrysum species is often used as an antidepressant. Helichrsyum essential oil is wonderful for healing scars. Used to freshen the air, mind and body. Helps to clear the mind, chest and sinus and relieves aches, pains and menstrual discomfort. |
Source: | Flower |
Production Method: | Steam distillation
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Botanical Name: | Cinnamomum camphora (Family: Lauraceae) |
Common Countries of Origin: | China |
Uses: | Can be used as a deodorant, soothing agent, skin conditioner, aphrodisiac, muscle relaxant and to care for oily skin and, has also been used as an insect repellent. Also used in detergents, soaps, disinfectants, deodorants, room sprays, etc. We recommend this as a substitute for Rosewood. |
Source: | Wood |
Production Method: | Steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | Balancing, stimulating, toning, and cooling |
Aroma Type: | Camphoraceous |
Blends Well With: | Olibanum, ylang ylang, orange, and mandarin |
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Botanical Name: | Hyssopus officinalis, H. officinalis Var. decumbens (Family: Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France, India, and Egypt |
Description: | Hyssop was sacred to early Greeks and Hebrews. Warm and vibrant, Hyssop essential oil can promote alertness and clarity of thought. |
Uses: | When used in a diffuser, can help as a room deodorizer/disinfectant. Used to treat colds and flu, helps heal bruised skin. |
Source: | Roots |
Production method: | Steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | Warming, stimulating, balancing |
Aroma Type: | Herbaceous |
Skin Type: | Blemished |
Traditional Uses: | Soothing agent, skin conditioner |
Blends Well With: | Celery, fennel, lavender, orange, rosemary, and tangerine |
Safety Information: | Powerful essential oil not to be used when pregnant, suffering from epilepsy, or if you have high blood pressure.
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Botanical Name: | Jasminum Grandiflorum or J. officinale (Family: Oleaceae) |
Common Countries of Origin: | India and Egypt |
Description: | Jasmine absolute is emotionally warming. Relaxes, soothes, uplifts and helps self confidence. A vast quantity of blossoms, which must be gathered at night when the scent is at highest, are required to produce only a few drops of oil |
Uses: | Jasmine absolute is good for stress and general anxiety. Perfect skin care oil, excellent for hot, dry skin. Jasmine has sensual properties and is reputedly an aphrodisiac. Only needs to be used in very small quantities. This essential oil makes an exquisite perfume. |
Perfume Note: | Base |
Source: | Flowers |
Production Method: | Solvent, extraction |
Aromatherapy Class: | Uplifting and balancing |
Aroma Type: | Floral |
Skin Type: | Dry, normal to combination |
Traditional Uses: | Antiseptic, aphrodisiac, emollient, and soothing agent |
Blends Well With: | All floral absolutes |
Main Constituents: | Jasmone, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, indol, linalol, linalyl acetate, phenylacetic acid, methyl jasmonate.
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Botanical Name: | Juniperus communis |
Common Countries of Origin: | Croatia |
Description: | Juniper essential oil has astringent, antiseptic, and detoxifying properties, Juniper is said to exert a cleansing effect on the mental and spiritual planes as well as on the physical. It has a clean, mildly penetrating, woody scent. |
Uses: | Juniper Berry essential oil has a cleansing effect on the body, used in many masculine perfumes, aftershaves and colognes, and has a calming effect on the emotions. Reputed to strengthen the immune system. |
Perfume Note: | Middle |
Source: | Flowers |
Production Method: | Steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | Energizing |
Aroma Type: | Coniferous |
Skin Type: | Blemished |
Traditional Use: | Astringent, skin detoxifier, deodorant, soothing agent |
Blends Well With: | Elemi, cypress, clary sage, lavandin |
Safety Information: | Do not use when pregnant. |
Main Constituents: | Pinene, myrcene, borneol, camphene, thujene, termenic alcohol.
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Botanical Name: | Kunzea ericoides |
Common Countries of Origin: | New Zealand |
Description: | Kanuka essential oil comes from a small bushy tree with pointed leaves on full branches. |
Extraction Method: | Steam distillation |
Benefits: | Kanuka was used originally by the Maori people of New Zealand for pain and inflammation relief, skin diseases, and to promote calmness and sleep. Kanuka essential oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and has a pleasant perfume. |
Uses: | For the relief of swelling and muscular pain, for sprains, strains and sports injuries. Helps clear inflammation. Use as a skin tonic and for relaxation. |
Safety: | Kanuka is a strong oil and should be diluted in a carrier oil (no more than 2 drops per teaspoon). Use at very low strength with children as it may irritate their skin.
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Botanical Name: | Lavandula hybrida grosso, L. fragrans, L. hortensis (Family, Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France |
Description: | Lavandin is a hybrid plant, a cross between true lavender and spike lavender. Refreshing, purifying, gently clarifying. The oil has camphoraceous, herbaceous, floral aroma. Used in many types of perfumes, and soaps. |
Perfume Note: | Middle to Top |
Source: | Leaves |
Production Method: | Steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | Stimulating and energizing |
Aroma Type: | Herbaceous |
Traditional Uses: | Soothing agent, muscle relaxant, skin conditioner and astringent |
Blends Well With: | Clove, bay leaf, cinnamon leaf, pine, thyme, citronella, cypress, geranium, and patchouli |
Main Constituents: | Borneol, camphor, cineol, geraniol, linalol, and linalyl acetate
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Botanical Name: | Lavandula angustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera (Family, Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France |
Description: | 40/42 means that this lavender is blended with other lavenders to bring the percentage of linalool to between 40% & 42%. Linalool is an active component of Lavender that is therapeutically beneficial. Some lavenders have more than 40/42, but most do not. Lavender is the most versatile of essential oils. It is relaxing and refreshing, uplifts the spirits, and helps to relieve the distress of muscle pain. No home should be without it! |
Uses: | Lavender balances your body and mind. Calms or stimulates according to your bodies needs. Excellent for refreshing tired muscles, feet and head. Add a drop to the pillow/sheet before peaceful sleep. Treats burns and reduces scarring. Can be used neat in small amounts on burns, but care still needs to be taken. Blends with many other oils. |
Perfume Note: | Middle to Top |
Source: | Flowering tops |
Production Method: | Steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | Calming, balancing, and soothing |
Aroma Type: | Herbaceous |
Skin Type: | Sensitive, all skin Types |
traditional use: | muscle relaxant, soothing agent, skin conditioner, astringent |
Blends well with: | bergamot, clove, rosemary, eucalyptus, patchouli, clary sage, rose, jasmine.
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Botanical Name: | Lavandula angustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera (Family, Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | Bulgaria |
Description: | A beautiful lavender -- almost as luxurious as our organic Lavender Provence. Lavender is the most versatile of essential oils. It is relaxing and refreshing, uplifts the spirits, and helps to relieve the distress of muscle pain. No home should be without it. |
Uses: | Balances your body and mind. Calms or stimulates according to your bodies needs. Excellent for refreshing tired muscles, feet and head. Add a drop to the pillow/sheet before peaceful sleep. Treats burns and reduces scaring. Can be used neat in small amounts on burns, but care still needs to be taken. Blends with many other oils. |
Perfume Note: | Middle to Top |
Source: | flowering tops |
Production method: | steam distillation |
Aromatherapy class: | calming, balancing, soothing |
Aroma Type: | herbaceous |
Skin Type: | sensitive, all skin Types traditional use: muscle relaxant, soothing agent, skin conditioner, astringent |
Blends well with: | bergamot, clove, rosemary, eucalyptus, patchouli, clary sage, rose, jasmine |
Main constituents: | Linalol, linalyl acetate, lavandulol, lavandulyl acetate, terpineol, limonene, caryophyllene.
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Botanical Name: | Lavandula angustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera (Family, Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France |
Description: | Our French High Alpine Lavender is exquisite. It's really a difficult choice to choose between the High Alpine and our organic Lavender Provence. They are quite simply two of the finest lavender essential oils available. Lavender is the most versatile of essential oils. It is relaxing and refreshing, uplifts the spirits, and helps to relieve the distress of muscle pain. No home should be without it. |
Uses | Balances your body and mind. Calms or stimulates according to your bodies needs. Excellent for refreshing tired muscles, feet and head. Add a drop to the pillow/sheet before peaceful sleep. Treats burns and reduces scarring. Can be used neat in small amounts on burns, but care still needs to be taken. Blends with many other oils. |
Perfume Note: | Middle to Top |
Source: | flowering tops |
Production method: | steam distillation |
Aromatherapy class: | calming, balancing, soothing |
Aroma Type: | herbaceous |
Skin Type: | sensitive, all skin Types traditional use: muscle relaxant, soothing agent, skin conditioner, astringent |
Blends well with: | bergamot, clove, rosemary, eucalyptus, patchouli, clary sage, rose, jasmine |
Main constituents: | Linalol, linalyl acetate, lavandulol, lavandulyl acetate, terpineol, limonene, caryophyllene.
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Botanical Name: | Lavandula angustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera (Family, Lamiaceae [Labiatae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | France (Region of Provence) |
Description: | Our organic Lavender Provence is simply the finest organic lavender available. Lavender is the most versatile of essential oils. It is relaxing and refreshing, uplifts the spirits, and helps to relieve the distress of muscle pain. NO home should be without it. Balances your body and mind. Calms or stimulates according to your bodies needs. Excellent for refreshing tired muscles, feet and head. Add a drop to the pillow/sheet before peaceful sleep. Treats burns and reduces scarring. Can be used neat in small amounts on burns, but care still needs to be taken. Blends with many other oils. |
Perfume Note: | Middle to Top |
Source: | flowering tops |
Production method: | steam distillation |
Aromatherapy class: | calming, balancing, soothing |
Aroma Type: | herbaceous |
Skin Type: | sensitive, all skin Types |
traditional use: | muscle relaxant, soothing agent, skin conditioner, astringent |
Blends well with: | bergamot, clove, rosemary, eucalyptus, patchouli, clary sage, rose, jasmine |
Main constituents: | Linalol, linalyl acetate, lavandulol, lavandulyl acetate, terpineol, limonene, caryophyllene.
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Botanical Name: | Citrus limonum (Family, Rutaceae) |
Common Countries of Origin: | Italy |
Description: | Our Lemon essential oil has a fresh, citrus scent that is revitalizing and uplifting. |
Uses: | Lemon has antibacterial and tonic properties, making it useful for relief of cold symptoms. Widely used in beauty care. It cleanses, refreshes, cools and stimulates. Astringent and antiseptic oil. Useful for oily skin. Can be used to tone and condition nails and cuticles. Blends well with other oils. |
Warning: | Do not use Lemon on the skin or in a bath for 12 hours prior to sun or sunlamp exposure. |
Perfume Note: | Top |
Source: | fruit peels |
Production method: | expression |
Aromatherapy class: | energizing, uplifting |
Aroma Type: | citrus |
Skin Type: | oily, blemished traditional use: antiseptic, soothing agent |
Blends well with: | neroli, clary sage, bergamot, citronella, orange flower, violet left, galbanum |
Main constituents: | Limonene, terpinene, pinene, myrcene, citral, linalol, geraniol, citronellal.
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Botanical Name: | Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf. Family, Poaceae [Gramineae]) |
Common Countries of Origin: | Guatemala |
Description: | Lemongrass essential oil has a refreshing, cleansing and stimulating tonic on the body. Added to shampoos to give a shine to the hair. An antiseptic and astringent oil. Sweet powerful 'lemony' aroma which make a good refreshing and deodorizing room fragrance. |
Warning: | may cause irritation of the skin. |
Perfume Note: | Top |
Source: | aerial parts |
Production Method: | steam distillation |
Aromatherapy Class: | calming |
Aroma Type: | citrus |
Skin Type: | oily |
Traditional Uses: | insect repellent, skin conditioner, soothing agent, muscle relaxant, deodorant, antiseptic |
Blends Well With: | geranium, jasmine, lavender |
Safety Information: | can cause skin irritation |
Main constituents: | Citral, dipentene, linalol, geraniol.
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Botanical Name: | Citrus Aurantifolia (Family, Rutaceae) |
Description: | Acts like lemon and the other citrus oils, with a invigorating, fresh aroma. |
Safety: | Dilute to 1% and use only 3 drops in a bath as it may cause irritation of the skin. |
Perfume Note: | Top | |
Source: | fruit peels, West Indies |
Production method: | Cold expression but some steam distillation |
Aromatherapy class: | energizing, uplifting |
Aroma Type: | citrus |
Traditional use: | soothing agent, astringent, skin conditioner |
Blends well with: | clary sage, citronella, lavender, lavandin, neroli, rosemary.
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