Description:
Vetiver oil is extracted from Vetiveria zizanoides also known asAndropogon muricatus of the Gramineae familyVetiver oil is extracted from Vetiveria zizanoides (also known asAndropogon muricatus) of the Gramineae family and is also known asvetivert and khus khus.
This essential oil has a wonderful effect on the mind and body andis useful to dispel irritability, anger and hysteria, while havinga balancing effect on the hormonal system and is a great boon forthe skin. It is used to reduce wrinkles and stretch marks whilenourishing and moisturizing the skin and helping woundsheal.
Oilproperties
It has an earthy, musty smell - much like the smell of a dampforest floor and is amber to olive in color.
Originof vetiver oil
It is a tall, tufted, perennial, scented grass with long narrowleaves and an abundant complex lacework of underground white rootsand is mainly cultivated in the tropics, such as India, Tahiti,Java and Haiti.
The grass was used in Calcutta and Haiti for thatching and awnings,blinds and sunshades, while in Java the roots were used for weavingmats and thatching huts, which not only gave rooms an exquisitefragrance but also deterred insects.
It is a popular ingredient for soaps, toiletries and perfumes andgrowing the grass protects against soil erosion.
Vetiver oil is also known as the ''oil of tranquility'' because ofits calming properties.
Extraction
It is extracted from the washed, chopped, dried and soaked rootsand rootlets by steam distillation and yields about0.5%.
Chemicalcomposition
The main chemical components are benzoic acid, vetiverol, furfurol,a and b-vetivone, vetivene and vetivenylvetivenate.
Precautions
It is considered a safe oil and is non-toxic, non-irritant andnon-sensitizing.
Therapeuticproperties
The therapeutic properties of vetiver oil are antiseptic,aphrodisiac, cicatrisant, nervine, sedative, tonic, sedative andvulnerary.
Uses
Vetiver oil calms and soothes the mind and helps to dispel anger,hysteria and irritability and neurotic behavior can also bereduced, as stress and tension is reduced.
It revitalizes the body and helps with mental and physicalexhaustion and is also used for general aches and pains, especiallyfor rheumatism, arthritis and muscular pain, while relievinginsomnia.
Summary
Vetiver oil has a calming and soothing effect on the nervous systemand is helpful for muscular aches and pains, as well as having apositive effect on hormonal imbalance as well as relievinginsomnia.
- Burners andvaporizers
- o In vaportherapy, vetiver oil can be used for nervous complaints, dispellinghysteria, anger and irritability and also to relieveinsomnia.
- Blended massage oil or in thebath
- o In blendedmassage oil or diluted in the bath, vetiver oil can help withmental and physical exhaustion, nervous complaints, rheumatism andarthritic pain, insomnia as well as balancing the hormonal systemand have a healing effect on the skin.
- Cream orlotion
- o In a cream or lotion, it can be usedto moisturize and nourish the skin and is specifically beneficialfor dry, irritated and dehydrated skin. It is also helpful inreducing wrinkles and stretch marks and to improve the tone ofslack skin, as well as helping wounds toheal.
VETIVER OIL(SOUTH INDIA) PURE