JASMINE OIL 100% PURE

Description:

Our jasmine essential oil is extracted from Jasminum Gradiflorasynonym officinale of the Oleaceae family

Our jasmineessential oil is extracted from Jasminum Gradiflora (synonymofficinale), of the Oleaceae family and is also known as jasmin,jessamine and common jasmine.

 

Although expensive, this essential oil does more than just smellexquisite - it deeply relaxes, lifts depression and boostsconfidence, eases childbirth, helps with sexual problems, soothscoughing and tones and improves skin elasticity, while helping toreduce stretch marks and scars.

 

Oilproperties

 

Jasmine essential oil has a sweet, exotic and richly floralsmell.

 

The more common species - Jasminum grandiflorum (also known asroyal jasmine, Spanish or Catalonian jasmine or jati) is also usedfor essential oil extraction, but our 25% blend is made fromJasminum officinale.

 

Origin of jasmine oil

 

Jasmine is an evergreen, fragile, climbing shrub, that can grow upto 10 meters (33 feet) high and has dark green leaves and smallwhite star-shaped flowers, which are picked at night, when thearoma is most intense.

 

An experienced picker can pick 10, 000-15, 000 blossoms pernight.

 

Originally from China and Northern India, it was brought to Spainby the Moors, with France, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, China, Japan andTurkey currently producing the best essential oil.

 

The name Jasmine is derived from the Persian word ''yasmin''. TheChinese, Arabians and Indians used it medicinally, as well as foran aphrodisiac and for other ceremonial purposes.

 

In Turkey, the wood is used for making rope stems and jasmine teais a Chinese favorite (but Jasminum sambac - Arabian jasmine - isnormally used for this) and in Indonesia it is used as a populargarnish.

 

Extraction 

 

Jasmine oil starts it journey as a ''concrete'', which is made bysolvent extraction, after which an ''absolute'' is obtained fromthe concrete, by separation with alcohol. The essential oil is thenproduced off the absolute by steam distillation.

 

1, 000 lbs of flowers yield approximately one pound of liquidconcrete, which yields 0.2% aromatic molecules.

 

Chemical composition

 

There are well over 100 constituents found in jasmine oil, but themain chemical components are benzyl acetate, linalool, benzylalcohol, indole,   benzyl benzoate, cis-jasmone, geraniol,methyl anthranilate and trace amounts of p. cresol, farnesol,cis-3-hexenyl benzoate, eugenol, nerol, ceosol, benzoic acid,benzaldehyde, y-terpineol, nerolidol, isohytol, phytol etc.

 

Precautions

 

Jasmine oil is non-toxic, non-irritant and generallynon-sensitizing, although some people do have an allergic reactionto the oil. Due to its emmenagogue properties it should not be usedin pregnancy. Using too much of this oil could impedeconcentration, as it is a deeply relaxing oil.

 

Therapeutic properties

 

The therapeutic properties of jasmine oil are anti-depressant,antiseptic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, cicatrisant, expectorant,galactagogue, parturient, sedative and uterine.

 

 

 

Uses 

 

It is a valuable remedy in cases of severe depression and soothesthe nerves, producing a feeling of confidence, optimism andeuphoria, while revitalizing and restoring energy.

 

Jasmine oil facilitates delivery in childbirth: it hastens thebirth by strengthening the contractions and at the same timerelieves pain. It is effective in post-natal depression andpromotes the flow of breast milk.

 

Because of its deeply soothing and calming nature, jasmine oilhelps with sexual problems such as impotence, premature ejaculationand frigidity.

 

It has a very beneficial effect on the respiratory system, bysoothing irritating coughs and helping with hoarseness andlaryngitis. It furthermore helps with muscle pain, sprains, andstiff limbs.

 

Jasmine oil tones dry, greasy, irritated and sensitive skin,increases elasticity and is often used to assist with stretch marksand to reduce scarring.

 

Summary

 

Jasmine oil has great value for treating severe depression, easeschildbirth, is beneficial with sexual problems, on the respiratorytract, for muscle pain and for toning the skin.

 

• Burnersand vaporizers
  • In vaportherapy, jasmine oil can be useful for treating addiction, liftingdepression, easing nervousness, soothing coughs, promotingrelaxation and easing tension.
• Blendedmassage oil or in the bath
  • Jasmineoil can be used as a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath,for helping to break addiction, lifting postnatal depression,promoting relaxation, easing muscle pain, soothing coughs, reducingtension, stress and nervousness.
• Lotionand creams
  • Jasmineoil can be used in a cream or lotion for dry, greasy or sensitiveskin, as well as to help reduce stretch marks and other scars.

 

JASMINE OIL 100% PURE