With its strong musky-spicy ground notes, Patchouli oil sticks out from the panoply of essential oils. It has regenerative, purifying, and tonic effects on the skin for a variety of conditions, and these have been well documented in the folk medicine of Asia. Its astringent effects help to prevent early ageing of the skin, and make … [Read more...] about Patchouli Essential Oil – Pogostemon patchouli
Peppermint Essential Oil – Mentha piperita
The popularity of Peppermint essential oil is largely due to its fresh, invigorating fragrance, its tonifying and relaxing effects on the mind, and its powerful multiple healing properties. If not a permanent 'healer', Peppermint is nevertheless an excellent helper for digestive problems and useful in cases of cold, fever and … [Read more...] about Peppermint Essential Oil – Mentha piperita
Sandalwood Essential Oil – Santalum album
Sandalwood is one of the most ancient essential oils, and certainly one of the most outstanding. It has been used for thousands of years in ancient India for ritualistic purposes. It helps to cool and energize mind and body. Its effects are mainly on the nervous system and the skin, although it has a positive influence also on … [Read more...] about Sandalwood Essential Oil – Santalum album
Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
The fresh, aromatic fragrance of this perennial small bush is unique in nature. Rosemary essential oil is the 'conifer' among the lamiacea family, uniting many of the properties of the 'needle leaf' oils with those of the flowering plants and making it a multiple healer with many faces. Its effects in case of liver congestion … [Read more...] about Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
Tea Tree – Melaleuca alternifolia
The leaves from this low-growing tree from the wetlands of Eastern Australia have been part of aborigine’s folk medicine since time immemorial. The essential oil that started to be distilled only in the 1920s has since then become one of the most investigated and best documented essential oils worldwide. Tea Tree is an … [Read more...] about Tea Tree – Melaleuca alternifolia
Rose Essential Oil – Rosa damascena
The precious rose essential oil is the 'heart note' par excellence of the perfumers of old, and a spiritual healer of great magnitude. Physically, it helps to alleviate problems of blood congestion and inflammation and is considered to be an excellent uterine tonifier. It is also useful against poor circulation, asthma, mouth … [Read more...] about Rose Essential Oil – Rosa damascena