Yarrow Essential Oil
Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
Plant part: Leaves and flowers
Cultivation: Wild crafted
Extraction: Steam distillation
Product description:
A fantastic oil with powerful anti inflammatory and wound healing properties, Yarrow essential oil is obtained from the herb Achillea millefolium named after the Greek hero, Achilles; son of the Sea goddess Thetis and mortal king Peleus.
With its many properties in healing, skin and hair care as well as in aromatherapy and meditation,it is an extremely versatile oil that does everything effectively which makes Yarrow an oil that is truly essential in home.
Aromatherapy:
- Uplifting
- Clarifying
Healing:
- Beneficial anti arthritic properties
- Beneficial anti hemorrhagic properties
- Beneficial anti inflammatory properties
- Beneficial digestive properties
- Beneficial febver reducing properties
- Helps treat hemmorhoids
- Helps treat menstrual issues and those which occur during menopause
- Helps treat urinary tract infections
Skin care:
- Aids aging/combination/dry/mature/normal/oily skin
- Helpful in treating acne
- Helps balance skin oil/moisture content
- Helps treat Psoriasis
- Helps effectively treat stretch marks
- Helps effectively treat and fade scars
- Helps effectively treat spider and varicose veins
- Helps keep skin free from cracks and blemishes
Hair care:
- Helps promote and accelerate hair growth
- Helps strengthen scalp and hair follicles to eliminate hair loss
- Very helpful in treating oily scalp and hair conditions
Meditation:
- Heals deep emotional wounds
- Heals subconscious vulnerability
- Protective
- Removes anger and bitterness
Product colour: Can be clear to yellow, or light blue to deep rich blue
Aroma profile: Sharp, woody, herbaceous
Perfumery note: Middle
Consistency: Medium
Blends well with:
Essential Oils of Angelica, Cedar Wood, Oakmoss, Verbena, Vetiver, Ylang-Ylang, Lavender, German Chamomile, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Black Pepper and Calendula.
Generally known to be safe i.e. non-sensitizing and non-irritating.
Tisserand and Young caution that a drug interaction may occur if using drugs metabolized by CYP2D6. Neurotoxicity is possible. They recommend a dermal maximum of 8.6%.