Myrrh Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Commiphora myrrha |
Origin: Somalia |
Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
The oil is a pale yellow to dark amber oily liquid with a warm, sweet-balsamic, slightly spicy-medicinal odor. It blends well with frankincense, sandalwood, benzoin, oakmoss, cypress, juniper berry, mandarin, geranium, patchouli, thyme, mints, lavender, pine and spices.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.
- heerabolene
- limonene
- dipentene
- pinene
- eugenol
- cinnamaldehyde
- cuminaldehyde
- cadinene
Safety:
Non-irritant, non-sensitizing, possibly toxic in high concentration.
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