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Spikenard Essential Oil 10ml
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£7.91
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Spikenard, Pure Essential Oil In 10ml Amber Glass Dropper
Bottle
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Origin:
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Extraction Process |
Perfume Note |
| Valeriana jatamansi(Nardostachys
Jatamansi) |
India |
Steam distillation |
Base |
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| Extraction Description |
Scent Description |
| Oil is extracted by steam
distillation from its pungent rhizome |
Animal quality to the aroma, Heavy
sweet woody spicy-animal odour, which has a deep, peaty and earthy base
note. |
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| General Description |
| Spikenard Essential Oil. Useful in
skin care preparations for all types of skin, especially for mature skin. |
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| Historical Background |
| Used in skin care. Highly prized in
the Middle East thousands of years ago and mentioned in the bible in the
Song of Solomon and the gospel of St. John. Known as Nard. Prized for its
perfume since antiquity. Mary Magdalen anointed Christ's feet with spikenard
at the Last Supper. Used by Roman perfumeries to make nardinum, one of their
famous scented oils. Nur Jehan the Mughal empress used it in her
rejuvenating cosmetics. |
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| Properties |
| Antifungal, rejuvenating,
anti-cellulite, deodorising, tonic, relaxing, 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
'The oil is helpful for allergic skin reactions and all kinds
of rashes. Being a balancing oil, it can be used in facial massage and skin care
preparations for all types of skin but is particularly valuable for mature
skin.....It is a wonderful oil for anybody tense and anxious, and has the
ability, rather like Frankincense, to help people let go of old pain and
emotional blocks that they are holding inside.' - an excerpt from
Aromatherapy an A - Z by Patricia Davis.
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