Basil Essential Oil

Sweet basil oil is an almost colourless liquid with a pleasant, rich, refreshing, sweet, spicy, green and piercing odor.

BOTANICAL NAME: Ocimum basilicum

PLANT FAMILY: Labiatae or Lamiaceae

EXTRACTION METHOD: Steam distillation of the leaves

VOLATILITY: Middle Note

100% pure and unadulterated essential oil.

• Benefits
• How to Use
• Storage & Safety

• TRADITIONAL USES:
  

  - Very popular to use in cooking as medicinal herbs

  - Used to relieve chest infections, digestive problems and jaundice

  - Some consider it an aphrodisiac

  THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES:

  Nervous - Used in all types of nervous disorder, especially those associated with weakness, indecision or hysteria

  Digestive - Useful in digestive disorders such as vomiting, gastric spasms, nausea, dyspepsia and hiccups.

  Immune - Used for all types of fever

  Respiratory - Used for the relief of sinus congestion, asthma, bronchitis, influenza and whooping cough

  Reproductive - Recommended for delayed menstruation, scanty periods and adominal cramps

  Skincare - To improve the tone and appearance of the skin

  
  

  
  

  
  

• IN A AROMA DIFFUSER / HUMIDIFIER / NEBULISER
  

  Add 30 to 40 drops (1.5 – 2ml) or as suggested by the manufacturer.

  IN AN OIL BURNER

  Add 5 to 10 drops (0.2 to 0.5ml) to warm water in the lid of a burner. Light a tealight candle and place in the hearth of the burner. The heat will allow the scent to diffuse and fill the room of about 10 to 20 m2.

  IN A MASSAGE

  Add 3 to 5 drops (0.2ml) to 15 ~ 30ml of a carrier oil. Massage deeply into muscle.

  
  

• STORAGE

  Always store in dark glass bottle and in a cool and dark place away from heat and sunlight.

  Do not use a plastic container.

  SAFETY

  Can be an irritant to people with sensitive skin. Do not used in excess.
  

  CAUTION
  

  Always dilute with carrier oil before applying on skin

  Perform a patch test to observe allergic reactions before use.

  Keep out of reach from children and pets.

  Avoid contact with eyes. Do not ingest.

  Avoid touching on lacquer or painted surfaces.