Ylang Ylang I Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Cananga odorata genuina |
Origin: Madagascar |
Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
A pale yellow, oily liquid with a rich, floral-balsamic, slightly spicy, bourbon-like scent, with depth and richness. It blends well with rosewood, jasmine, vetiver, opopanax, bergamot, mimosa, cinnamon, balsam Peru, rose, tuberose, labdanum, and others. It is excellent to tone down the sweetness of high-floral blends.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil:
methyl benzoate
methyl salicylate
methyl paracretol
benzyl acetate
eugenol
geraniol
linalol
terpenes
pinene
cadinene
General Actions:
Aphrodisiac, antidepressant, anti-infectious, antiseborrheic, euphoric, hypotensive, regulator, sedative (nervous), stimulant (circulatory), tonic.
Safety:
Non-toxic, non-irritant, a few cases of sensitization reported.
Primary Therapy Agent:
High blood pressure, hypertension, palpitations, frigidity, anxiety, depression, nervous tension, stress-related conditions.
Secondary Therapy Agent:
Acne, baldness and hair care, congested and dull skin, greasy or oily skin/scalp, insect bites, wrinkles, mature skin, insomnia, nervous exhaustion, fatigue.
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