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- Color: Clear with a Yellow Tinge
- Oil Consistency: Medium
- Perfumery Note: Middle/Base
- Initial Aroma Strength: Medium – Strong
- Scent: Fresh, floral, sweet, slightly fruity, fragrant yet delicate.
Action: Antispasmodic, antidepressant, antiseborrheic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, nervine, sedative
Benefits, Indications: Heart arrhythmias, cardiac problems, high blood pressure, anxiety, impotence, arterial hypertension, depression, mental fatigue, hair loss, labored breathing, insomnia, palpitations, insect bites, tachycardia.
More Info: May help balance male-female energies so one can move closer to being in spiritual attunement and allowing greater focus of thoughts, filtering out the ever-present negative frequencies. It may help lower blood pressure, calm rapid breathing, balance equilibrium, ease frustration, balance heart function, help impotence and intestinal problems, shock and skin problems.
It is used in hair preparations to promote thick, shiny, lustrous hair (it is also reported to help control split ends). Yang-ylang oil has a euphoric and sedative effect on the nervous system and helps with anxiety, tension, shock, fear and panic while the aphrodisiac qualities is useful for impotence and frigidity.
It is particularly useful with rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat, it can also help with reducing high blood pressure and useful for intestinal infections.
Chemical Constituents: Linalool, geranyl acetate, caryophyllene, p-cresyl methyl ether, methyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, other sesquiterpenes
Companion Oils: Bergamot, grapefruit, lavender, sandalwood
Precautions: It is classed as a nontoxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing oil, yet could cause sensitivity have been reported and excessive use of it can lead to headaches and nausea.
Science and Research
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