Description
Ylang Ylang
Canaga odorata
Product Profile
Ylang Ylang: wild extra
Aroma:
intensely sweet, heady, floral, spicy. The aroma of Ylang Ylang is highly prized in perfumery, and is an ingredient in Chanel #5.
Description:
100% pure essential oil from distillation of the Canaga odorata blossoms grown wild in Madagascar: has a pleasant, floral aroma, and is often diffused for reason of its bouquet alone.
Physical:
Both sedating (sleep aid) and stimulating. It acts on the nervous system to relieve symptoms of stress and fights depression.
Major biochemical compounds:
Linalol, geraniol, eugenol, safrol, ylangol, linalyl benzoate, linalyl acetate, alpha pinene, benzoic acid, cadinene, caryophylelene, creosol, isoeugenol.
Method of use:
Diffuse ylang ylang using a diffuser to add a tropical-like aroma to the living or the treatment environment, in addition to the healing benefits. Dilute with a carrier oil like coconut or jojoba oil in a 1:1 ratio before applying it to your skin. Test for skin sensitivity before using it topically. You can perform a skin patch test on your arm or feet to make sure you don’t experience skin sensitization. For guidelines, see our Aromatherapy post.
Considerations:
….do not take internally
….do not apply to skin undiluted – use with a carrier oil
….keep out of eyes, ears and nose
….keep away from pets
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