Highlights
- Qualities: Stimulating & warming
- Aroma: Spicy, sweet & slightly cinnamon-like
- Perfume note: Middle
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Therapeutic: Used in aromatherapy as a nervine/calmative, help relieve colds/cough, help relieve headache, help relieve joint/muscle pain associated with
sprain/strain/rheumatoid arthritis. - Origin: Solvania/Albania
- Cultivation method: Certified Organic
Main Constituents: 1,8-Cineole: 43%
Plant Part: Leaves
Origin: Slovenia/Albania
Processing Method: Steam Distilled
Description / Colour / Consistency: This can be from a pale yellow green to orange brown liquid with a thin consistency.
Aromatic Summary / Note / Summary of Aroma: Bay has a spicy bay leaf scent with a strong top note.
Blends With: Bergamot, Virginian Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Ginger, Orange, Patchouli, Rosemary, Ylang-ylang.
NPN: 80109680
Health Canada Guidelines
Recommended Use or Purpose:
- Used in aromatherapy as a nervine/calmative
- Used in aromatherapy to help relieve colds/cough
- Used in aromatherapy to help relieve headache
- Used in aromatherapy to help relieve joint/muscle pain associated with sprain/strain/rheumatoid arthritis
Directions of Use: Not for oral use. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes; if this happens, rinse thoroughly with vegetable oil. Do not use essential oils undiluted.
- For baths; Add 5 — 25 drops of undiluted essential oil with the same amount of shampoo or liquid soap before adding into the bath. Mix the water gently. For maximum benefit, remain in the bath for 10 minutes. Use 2 drops of undiluted essential oil the first time and increase by 1 drop per bath up to a maximum of 8 drops, once daily.
- For direct inhalation; Apply 5 — 10 drops of undiluted essential oil to a handkerchief/tissue and inhale occasionally, up to3 times per day.
- For steam inhalation; Add 5 — 10 drops of undiluted essential oil to a bowl of steaming water/facial steamer. Inhale slowly and deeply for 5 to 10 minutes, up to 3 times per day.
- For compresses; Add 10 drops of undiluted essential oil to 500 ml of warm water in a bottle. Mix by shaking the bottle and immediately soak the compress. Squeeze lightly, apply the compress to the skin, and cover with clothes and/or toweling. Leave for 2 to 4 hours, up to 3 times per day.
Specific Oil Precautions: Dermal cautions: avoid with hypersensitive, damaged or diseased skin. May cause skin sensitization. Avoid in pregnancy & with children under 2 years of age. Recommended dilution: 0.5%.
100% pure Laurus nobilis essential oil.
INCI: Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil.