Patchouli essential oil 10 ML

ESSENTIAL OIL OF PATCHOULI 10 ML BIO

Latin name: Pogostemon cablin

Distilled organ: leaf.

Manufacture: traditional distillation by steam distillation. The essence must age several months in barrels to lose some of its bitterness. Patchouli does not easily give up its oil to the smell so characteristic, since it is necessary to distil 100 kg of dried leaves for 6 to 8 hours to obtain 1 L of essential oil!

Composition:
Pogostemon cablin *.
(*) From organic farming.

Origin: Indonesia.

Botany: Patchouli is a tropical plant with broad, velvety leaves, mainly grown in Indonesia and the Philippines. The plant can exceed 1 m in height. Its flowers are white with shades of purple. The fresh plant has no smell, it is only after a fermentation phase that the precursors of the various molecules give the smell to the leaves which is then used to obtain an essential oil or an absolute.
Patchouli has a powerful odor, both woody, earthy and dry with smoky, camphorous, sweet and even moldy accents. In Asia, it was traditionally used for its soothing, purifying and aphrodisiac properties. Often associated with the hippie movement of the 1970s, Patchouli was known to stimulate the desire to exceed its inner and outer limits. . Dried leaves are used to keep away mites and other insects. Patchouli is widely used in perfumery and is now considered as expensive and luxurious raw material.

What does a PATCHOULI essential oil look like? Appearance: viscous liquid / Color: pale yellow to brown / Odor: woody, herbaceous, aromatic and spicy.

Its properties:
Anti-inflammatory cutaneous it limits the redness and sensations of heat resulting from inflammation.
- Decongestant lymphatic and venous
- Skin regenerator: it promotes healing
- Stimulant digestive: it facilitates the normal functioning of the stomach and promotes digestion.
- Lymphatic and venous tonic: These components tone the venous walls and activate the blood and lymphatic circulation.
- Insect repellent: Patchouli mainly repels mosquitoes. It is also antiparasitic and has a notable action on mites.
- Aphrodisiac
- Balancing and Nerve Stimulating: In low doses, patchouli essential oil is tonic, but when used at higher doses, it becomes sedative.

Recommended use:

In massage:
- For healthy and regenerated skin 3 to 5 drops diluted in 15 ml of neutral vegetable oil, in local applications.
- Acne, eczema, cutaneous parasitosis, wrinkles: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil, a care cream or a mask for a local application.
- Hair loss, oily hair, dandruff, mycosis of the scalp: dilute a few drops in the shampoo to apply all the hair and massage the scalp.
- Recent scar: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil to apply locally.
- Crevasse, allergic dermatitis, inflammatory dermatitis, eschar, impetigo: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil and apply to the area to be treated.
- Cellulite, edema, water retention, varicose veins: dilute a few drops of essential oil in a vegetable oil to massage the part to be treated.
- Hemorrhoids: dilute in a vegetable oil to apply locally.
- Difficult digestion, slow digestion: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil to massage the belly.
- Heavy legs: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil, to massage the legs from the bottom to the top.
- Fatigue, nervousness, sleep disorder, stress, overwork, nervous tension: dilute a few drops of patchouli essential oil in a vegetable oil to massage the spine, soles and solar plexus.

In diffusion: The smell of the essential oil of Patchouli in diffusion can become heady. This is why it is recommended to dilute it with other essential oils.
- Anxiety, anxiety
- Fatigue, nervousness,
- Sleep disorder, stress, overwork, nervous tension.

Contraindication :

- Do not use in pregnant or lactating women
- Do not use in children under 6 years
- Warning: this oil is tonic when used at low doses; however, it is sedative in high doses.

This essential oil is formally contraindicated in cases of hormone-dependent cancer.

Medical advice is needed to use this essential oil orally.
Patchouli essential oil does not contain a known allergenic component.

Note: It is best to test the essential oil before use (two drops in the elbow for at least 24 hours to check that there is no reaction).

Please note that this information does not constitute a medical opinion. They are given for information purposes. For any use for therapeutic purposes, consult an aromatherapy doctor, or ask the advice of your doctor before any use (especially in case of medical treatment, epilepsy, asthma, hypersensitivity ...).
The information on this website does not replace the opinion of a health professional.