Essential oils

Laurel Bay

Laurus nobilis

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Much more well-known in ancient times, where wreaths crowned victors, and in cuisine, where it forms part of the bouquet garni, bay produces a remarkable essential oil that remains too little-used in aromatherapy. Native to the Mediterranean basin, this tree has a smooth, dark grey bark and leaves that are a dark shiny green on top and paler on the underside.

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Lavandin, super

Lavandula intermedia

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The hybridisation of true lavender and wild lavender gave rise to the lavandins (clones), richer in essence, and whose botanical and pharmacological characteristic are similar to their parents.

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Lavandin, super

Lavandula intermedia

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The hybridisation of true lavender and wild lavender gave rise to the lavandins (clones), richer in essence, and whose botanical and pharmacological characteristic are similar to their parents.

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Lemon

Citrus limon

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Native to India and cultivated in the south of Europe and California, lemon is one of the most useful fruits in natural medicine. The essence is obtained by cold expression of the external part of the fruit peel. Around 3,000 lemons are needed to obtain 1 kg of essence. It has so many properties that it is systematically used, with real success, in a large number of ailments. The essence neutralises Eberth bacilli and staphylococcus in 5 minutes, and Loeffler bacilli (diphtheria) in 20 minutes.

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Lemon

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Native to India and cultivated in southern Europe and California, lemon is one of the most useful fruits in natural medicine. The essence is obtained by cold expression of the outer part of the rind of the fruit. It takes about 3,000 lemons to make 1 kg of gasoline. Its properties are so many and multiple that it is used systematically and with real success for endless conditions. The gasoline neutralizes Eberth's bacillus and staphylococcus in 5 minutes, Loeffer's bacillus (diphtheria) in 20 minutes.

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Lemon litsea

Litsea citrata

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Native to the tropical regions of Asia, this evergreen tree has simple, full, alternate leaves. The inflorescences give fruits with a thin pericarp and fleshy mesocarp from which an essential oil with a warm, exotic lemony odour is extracted.

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Lemon litsea

Litsea citrata

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Native to the tropical regions of Asia, this evergreen tree has simple, full, alternate leaves. The inflorescences give fruits with a thin pericarp and fleshy mesocarp from which an essential oil with a warm, exotic lemony odour is extracted.

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Mastic

Pistacia lentiscus

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Neroli

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

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The bigardier (bitter orange) is a tree of 5 to 10 m. Originally from India, it was introduced to Europe by the Crusades. The Moors cultivated it intensively near Seville in Spain. It bears a fruit smaller than a sweet orange and has rougher skin tinged with green or yellow.

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Neroli

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

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The bigardier (bitter orange) is a tree of 5 to 10 m. Originally from India, it was introduced to Europe by the Crusades. The Moors cultivated it intensively near Seville in Spain. It bears a fruit smaller than a sweet orange and has rougher skin tinged with green or yellow.

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Niaouli

Melaleuca quinquenervia

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Niaouli provides an essential oil remarkable for its efficacy and tolerance, and formerly known as gomenol. Like true lavender, it is considered a panacea because of its wide range of indications. The multiple results obtained through its use allows it to be classified among the top 10 essential oils used by the informed consumer.

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Niaouli

Melaleuca quinquenervia

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Niaouli provides an essential oil remarkable for its efficacy and tolerance, and formerly known as gomenol. Like true lavender, it is considered a panacea because of its wide range of indications. The multiple results obtained through its use allows it to be classified among the top 10 essential oils used by the informed consumer.

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Palmarosa

Cymbopogon martinii var. motia

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"This grass of Indian origin has long, narrow leaves and linear inflorescences. With its very pleasant fragrance, this essential oil is ideal for all fungal, scarring and eczematous skin ailments. Definitely one of the 10 major essential oils."

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Palmarosa

Cymbopogon martinii var. motia

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"This grass of Indian origin has long, narrow leaves and linear inflorescences. With its very pleasant fragrance, this essential oil is ideal for all fungal, scarring and eczematous skin ailments. Definitely one of the 10 major essential oils."

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Peppermint

Mentha x piperita

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A hybrid of Mentha aquatica and Mentha spicata, peppermint is an 80-cm perennial plant. It has quadrangular stems and oval, sharp dentate leaves opposite each other. It likes cool, clay and limy soils. Distillation takes place in June, just before the plants bloom.

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Peppermint

Mentha x piperita

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"A hybrid of Mentha aquatica and Mentha spicata, peppermint is an 80-cm perennial plant. It has quadrangular stems and oval, sharp dentate leaves opposite each other. It likes cool, clay and limy soils. Distillation takes place in June, just before the plants bloom."

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Petitgrain

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

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"Native to China, bitter orange spread under the Mediterranean climate. Bitter orange or bigarade provides an essential oil with a very pleasant odour. Simply inhaling this oil brings calm, relaxation and harmony, explaining its obvious usefulness for air diffusion in places where stress management is a real need."

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Petitgrain

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

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"Native to China, bitter orange spread under the Mediterranean climate. Bitter orange or bigarade provides an essential oil with a very pleasant odour. Simply inhaling this oil brings calm, relaxation and harmony, explaining its obvious usefulness for air diffusion in places where stress management is a real need."

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Real lavender

Lavandula angustifolia ssp angustifolia

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True lavender is one of the flagships of modern aromatherapy. Its perfect innocuousness and excellent tolerance, along with its unquestionable effectiveness have most certainly contributed to its primordial role in all aromatic pharmacies worthy of the name. The wide range of indications for this essential oil makes it a universal panacea.

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Real lavender

Lavandula angustifolia ssp angustifolia

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True lavender is one of the flagships of modern aromatherapy. Its perfect innocuousness and excellent tolerance, along with its unquestionable effectiveness have most certainly contributed to its primordial role in all aromatic pharmacies worthy of the name. The wide range of indications for this essential oil makes it a universal panacea.

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Real lavender

CTEO - 30 ml

True or officinal lavender is one of the flagships of modern aromatherapy. Its perfect harmlessness, its excellent tolerance, allied to its shadow-free efficacy have certainly contributed to the essential role it occupies in any aromatic pharmacy worthy of the name. The wide number of indications treated by this essential oil places it as a universal panacea.

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Roman chamomille

Chamaemelum nobile

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In the light, sandy soil of Western Europe, this perennial has feathery leaves, and flower heads made up of white, sparse, tube-shaped flowers with yellow centres inserted on a conical receptacle and yellowish ribbed achenes.

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Roman chamomille

Chamaemelum nobile

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In the light, sandy soil of Western Europe, this perennial has feathery leaves, and flower heads made up of white, sparse, tube-shaped flowers with yellow centres inserted on a conical receptacle and yellowish ribbed achenes.

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Rosemary ct verbenone

Rosmarinus officinalis

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"Rosemary is a vigorous perennial plant with grey-green, needle-shaped leaves and whitish to blue flowers. It thrives in a marine climate. Its geographic origin determines its biochemical composition to a large extent."

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Rosewood

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Rosewood is related to the Lauraceae family, such as Ravintsara. The full botanical name is Aniba rosaeodora ssp amazonica. Rosewood essential oil is obtained by distillation of the leafy twigs exclusively from the cultivation of this protected plant species. The Rosewood twin: Howood essential oil has very good molecular efficiency and skin tolerance although its energetic action and fragrance are not as subtle as Rosewood.

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Spike lavender

Lavandula latifolia

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This aerial plant likes the scrublands of southern Europe and limy soils, is sensitive to cold and has light violet flowers on loose ears found on the top of long stems. Blooming and harvesting occur later than with true lavender Spike lavender provides an essential oil that is good for emergencies, as it can ”miraculously” sooth and heal severe burns and wasp stings almost instantaneously. The need for this EO in these circumstances proves that aromatherapy is indeed a form of medicine all by itself.

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Spike lavender

Lavandula latifolia spica

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This aerial plant likes the scrublands of southern Europe and limy soils, is sensitive to cold and has light violet flowers on loose ears found on the top of long stems. Blooming and harvesting occur later than with true lavender Spike lavender provides an essential oil that is good for emergencies, as it can ”miraculously” sooth and heal severe burns and wasp stings almost instantaneously. The need for this EO in these circumstances proves that aromatherapy is indeed a form of medicine all by itself.

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Sweet orange

Citrus sinensis

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Native to to the Mediterranean bassin and tropical regions, the fruit of the Citrus sinensis is called 'sweet orange' in order to make the distinction from the 'bitter orange' (Citrus aurantium). The birthplace of this orange tree is found between the Himalaya and Southern China. Around the year 1400, Portugese have imported it. Since then, the culture has spread considerably overdifferent countries. The sweet orange tree, a small tree belonging to the Rutacees family, is an old hybrid, stemming probably from a crossbreeding of the Citrus maxima and Citrus reticulata.

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Tangerine (Manderine)

Citrus reticulata

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This little tree persistent and shiny leaves has white fragrant flowers and orange coloured fruit. Native to China, the mandarin was named after the Chinese mandarins to whom it was trditionally offered as a present. The relaxing and soothig effect and the much appreciated fragrance of the mandarin essence make it one of the most suited anti-stress aromas.

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Tea-tree

Melaleuca alternifolia

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Tea tree is an essential oil that no longer needs to prove itself ! It is found in a very large number of washing (soap, shampoo, bath oil) and cosmetic products. In addition to these applications, it is rightly considered a reliable element of medical and family aromatherapy. Today, enormous demand for tea tree has led to the establishment of plantations that extend over thousands of hectares in Australia.

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