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Nutmeg Essential Oil 10ml
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£3.57
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Nutmeg Pure Essential Oil In a 10ml Amber Glass
Dropper Bottle
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Species: |
Origin: |
Extraction Process |
| Myristica
fragrans |
Indonesia |
steam
distillation |
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| Extraction
Description |
Scent
Description |
| The volatile oil
obtained by the steam distillation of the dried brown nut of the tree, after
the shells are broken and discarded. |
Sweet warm-spicy
scent. |
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| General
Description |
| Nutmeg Essential Oil.
A natural flavouring. Used in alcoholic & soft drinks. Great to vapourise
with orange and clove, especially during winter nights. Tones the body.
Strengthens resistance to cold. Traditionally used in pomanders (e.g.
oranges with cloves and dusted in nutmeg.) |
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| Historical
Background |
| Used for centuries as
mainly a remedy for digestive and kidney problems. Grated nutmeg mixed with
lard for piles! |
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| Properties |
| Stimulating,
comforting, warming. Relieves mental fatigue. |
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| Base
Products |
| camphene, pinene,
dipentene, sabinene, cymene, borneol, geraniol, linalol, eugenol, terpineol,
safrol, myristicin. |
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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
Nutmeg makes an agreeable addition to winter
blends of oils for warming and generally toning up the body, and strengthening
its resistance to cold. An excerpt from Aromatherapy an A - Z by
Patricia Davis.
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