PACIFIC SCENTS Lemon Myrtle Oil
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Original price
$23.00
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Original price
$23.00
Original price
$23.00
$23.00
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$23.00
Current price
$23.00
Chemistry:
- Aldehydes: citral -geranial, neral (76 to 96%)
- Monoterpenols: geraniol (<3%)
100 % pure & natural without any other additives – Organic
Botany:
The tree can reach 20 meters high but is often much smaller. The leaves are shiny green and have a lemon smell when crushed. The flowers are creamy-white, 5 to 7 mm in diameter, gathered in clusters at the end of the branches, from summer to autumn. Aboriginal people have used it for both its fragrance and its culinary aromas
Yield:
1.5kg of oil = about 100 kgs flowering top
Properties of lemon myrtle essential oil
- Antimicrobial
- Calming, relaxing, sedative
- Powerful antiseptic and antibacterial
- Antiseptic and surface disinfectant
- Anti-inflammatory
This oil is very rich in citral much more than lemongrass
Processing method of lemon myrtle essential oil: steam distillation
Part of the plant: leaves
Botanical name: Backhousia citriodora
Family: Myrtaceae
Odour: Floral, note of lemon
Origin: Australia