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Elemi Essential Oil 10ml
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£4.43
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Elemi, Pure Essential Oil In 10ml Amber Glass Dropper Bottle
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Extraction Process |
| Canarium luzonicum |
Phillipines |
Steam distilled |
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| Extraction Description |
Scent Description |
| The gum is resinous and is distilled
to produce the essential oil |
With a pleasant aroma (a bit like
lemony Frankincense). Balsamic-spicy. |
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| General Description |
| Elemi Essential Oil. A tropical tree
(30 m high) yields a resinous extract with a pungent odour. Useful for skin
preparations, particularly mature and rough, scaly skin. A harmonising oil
useful in meditation, inducing a deep calm without drowsiness. A good
fixative. Excellent in steam inhalations to treat bronchitis, catarrh and
phlegm. |
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| Historical Background |
| Elemi was used by the ancient
Egyptians for embalming. |
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| Properties |
| Antiseptic properties, Rejuvenating,
anti-wrinkle, tonic, stress releasing. |
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| Safety |
| DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL
BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. |
What other people think
'It is very effective for all chest infections, especially
where there is a lot of phlegm, such as in chronic bronchitis. Catarrh and
sinusitis too are helped by steam inhalations of Elemi....It is an excellent
skin-care oil, especially for mature skin' - from Aromatherapy an A - Z by
Patricia Davis.
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