Basil - Essential Oil - Certified Organic - 10ml

Basil - Essential Oil - Certified Organic - 10ml

Name: Basil

Common Names: Sweet basil, common basil

Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum L.

Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Part Used: Leaves, flowering tops

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

Perfumery Note: Mid to Top Note

Aromatic Intensity: Strong

Aromatic Description: Fresh, herbaceous, spicy with a lasting sweetness

Colour/Characteristics:  Basil is a clear to pale yellow coloured liquid.  

Basil essential oil is used a lot in aromatherapy. It smells crisp and helps awaken the mind to clarity of thought, steadies the nerves, while easing sinus congestion, cooling down fevers and treating menstrual problems.

Oil properties

Basil's aroma is clear, light and peppery and gives a sweet, green top note to blends.

Basil oil has various chemical compounds that include a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, cis-ocimene, camphor, linalool, methyl chavicol, y-terpineol, citronellol, geraniol, methyl cinnamate and eugenol.

Precautions

Although basil oil usually stimulates, in excess it can have a stupefying effect and should not be used during pregnancy or on children under 16 years.

Since it can irritate sensitive skin, it must be used with care on people with sensitive skins. It also has emmenagogue properties, so it must be avoided during pregnancy.

The therapeutic properties of basil oil are analgesic, antidepressant, antispasmodic, anti-venomous, carminative, cephalic, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, tonic and stimulant.

We do not recommend these products as a replacement for traditional medicine.

Do Not Ingest.

Do Not Use Undiluted.

Keep Out Of Reach Of Children.

Discontinue Use If Irritation Occurs.