Description
The Umuthi Botanicals Lemongrass Essential Oil is a fresh or dried leaves oil that is steam distilled. It has a dark yellow to amber color, a thin consistency, and a top note of fresh, sweet, and lemony. The aroma is of fresh, sweet, and lemony, and the oil is also known for its ability to induce perspiration, thereby lowering fevers. Lemongrass is a very versatile oil with many health benefits, including being used for culinary purposes, for athletes foot and similar skin ailments, for oily skin and acne, for stopping bleeding, for maintaining gum health, for aromatherapy for insomnia, anxiety, depression, and for insect repellent. While lemongrass can be a skin irritant, it is wonderful added to massage blends for muscle pain, headaches, and to relax and tone muscles. It is a very good astringent and can be used in products for oily and falling hair, to stop bleeding, and help maintain gum health.
Botanical name:Cymbopogan flexuosus
Part used:fresh or dried leaves
Method:Steam distillation.
Colour:dark yellow to amber.
Consistency:thin
Perfumery Note:Top
Aroma:Fresh, sweet, lemony
Lemongrass is known as Fevergrass due to its ability to induce perspiration, thereby lowering fevers.
This is a very versatile oil with many health benefits, as well as being used for culinary purposes.
While lemongrass can be a skin irritant it is wonderful added to massage blends for muscle pain, headaches, and to relax and tone muscles.
It is a very good anti inflammatory and analgesic, as well as being anti septic with anti fungal, anti microbial and anti bacterial properties.
Lemongrass can be used to treat athletes foot and similar skin ailments, and used in treatments for oily skin and acne.
A good astringent it can be used in products for oily and falling hair, to stop bleeding, and help maintain gum health.
Used in aromatherapy for insomnia, anxiety, depression as it is calming.
Lemongrass is widely used as an insect repellent.
Constituents:
Myrcene, citronellal, geranyl acetate, nerol, neral and geraniol
Warnings:
This oil can be a skin irritant, so a skin test before use is advised.
Not for pregnant or breast feeding women.
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