Wintergreen Essential Oil

Wintergreen Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Gaultheria procumbens | Origin: China | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow or pinkish liquid with an intense sweet-woody, almost fruity odor. It blends well with oregano, mints, thyme, ylang-ylang, narcissus, and vanilla.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

• methyl salicylate (up to 98%)


• formaldehyde


• gaultheriline

Safety:

Methyl salicylate is the main active ingredient in aspirin, and wintergreen has been used for 'sore muscle rubs' for a long time; however, due to these levels it should not be used indiscriminately. It is considered topically irritant and sensitizing, and should never be taken internally without physician oversight. 

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