Essential oils

Bergamot

Citrus bergamia

Sleep and Relaxation

Native to china, bergamot belongs to the botanic family of the Rutaceae under which we also find all the citrus fruits: lemon, mandarin, grapefruit and orange. The essence, obtained through cold pressing of the zest, has very subtile citrine and cosy fragrance, and its atmospheric diffusion seduces evryone.

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Bourbon geranium

Pelargonium graveolens - type bourbon

Beauty Treatments

Native to South Africa (mother plant = pelargonium graveolens), geranium has been hybridized to give cultivars in Egypt, China, and Reunion Island. The term "Bourbon" means "islands": the Bourbon cultivar comes in particular from the Indian Ocean (Reunion) but also from Madagascar, whose soils are favorable to its growth. The harvest is done at the beginning of flowering. It prefers coastal slopes and sand dunes exposed to the sun.

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Ceylon cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum / verum

Urinary Tract

Ceylon cinnamon (bark) has a molecular profile very close to that of China. : their pharmacological actions are excessively similar, which is why both appear, even today, in the European pharmacopoeia when they were already referenced in the first Chinese pharmacopoeia 2,500 years before our era!

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Ceylon cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum / verum

Urinary Tract

Ceylon cinnamon (bark) has a molecular profile very close to that of China. : their pharmacological actions are excessively similar, which is why both appear, even today, in the European pharmacopoeia when they were already referenced in the first Chinese pharmacopoeia 2,500 years before our era!

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Chinese cinnamon

Cinnamomum cassia

Urinary Tract

G. Capus said of this lauracea:“ there is no prescription from a Chinese doctor without cinnamon. Indeed, its polyvalent antiseptic, anti-infectious and antibacterial power with a very broad spectrum of action and very powerful action. powerful destroys 98% of pathogenic bacteria, gram + cocci and gram - bacillus. It is also a powerful sympathetic nervous system tonic and general stimulant, sexual-aphrodisiac.

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Chinese cinnamon

Cinnamomum cassia

Urinary Tract

Of this lauracea, G. Capus said : ”There is no prescription without cinnamon in Chinese medicine”. Indeed, its multiple antiseptic, anti-infectious and very broad-spectrum powerful action destroys 98% of pathogenic bacteria, grampositive cocci and gram-negative bacilli. It is also a powerful tonic of the sympathetic nervous system and a general and sexual stimulant and aphrodisiac.

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Chinese cinnamon

Cinnamomum cassia

Urinary Tract

Of this lauracea, G. Capus said : ”There is no prescription without cinnamon in Chinese medicine”. Indeed, its multiple antiseptic, anti-infectious and very broad-spectrum powerful action destroys 98% of pathogenic bacteria, grampositive cocci and gram-negative bacilli. It is also a powerful tonic of the sympathetic nervous system and a general and sexual stimulant and aphrodisiac.

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Egyptian geranium

Pelargonium x asperum

Beauty Treatments

Only a few of the over 500 species of geranium are used in aromatherapy. It is cultivated in Madagascar, La Reunion, Guinea and Algeria. The mild and smooth or stronger perfumes of some species explain their frequent use in perfumery and cosmetology.

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Fine lavender AOP

Beauty Treatments

"Lavender fine PDO essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the flowering tops of Lavandula Angustifolia P. Miller. This species comes from a population of plants of local origin reproduced exclusively by sowing seeds for guarantee the authenticity of each lavender and guarantee the varietal richness of these lavender populations. Cultivated on more mountainous grounds, at an altitude of at least 800 meters, PDO lavender benefits from a freshness of temperatures which guarantees the aromatic finesse of its essential oil. In addition, the poor soil water in these mountainous areas limits vegetative expression and directs the metabolism of the plant towards the synthesis of these aromatic components. Fine PDO lavender is characterized by its remarkable olfactory qualities, it is immediately recognized by the insolent subtlety of its fragrance. The PDO label: Guarantee of the quality and origin of the essential oil. "

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Frankincense

Boswellia carteri

Beauty Treatments

The best quality of this with history loaded essential oil is found in Yemen, the land of the Queen of Sheba. It is used in fumigation in many ritual ceremonies, the aromatherapist uses it for its healing and antifungal properties and to enhance medidative state. Note that the word incense is nowadays incorrectly used for a lot of burning products.

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Frankincense

Boswellia carteri

Beauty Treatments

The best quality of this with history loaded essential oil is found in Yemen, the land of the Queen of Sheba. It is used in fumigation in many ritual ceremonies, the aromatherapist uses it for its healing and antifungal properties and to enhance medidative state. Note that the word incense is nowadays incorrectly used for a lot of burning products.

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Java citronnella

Cymbopogon winterianus

Beauty Treatments

Like all cymbopogons, Java citronella comes from Indonesia and has large, narrow leaves and linear stems and inflorescences. Citronellas are large perennial herbs that grow wild or are cultivated in tropical regions like Java and Sri Lanka. Their fresh, green, lemony odour resembles that of melissa, for which they are sometimes used as substitutes.

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Java citronnella

Cymbopogon winterianus

Beauty Treatments

Like all cymbopogons, Java citronella comes from Indonesia and has large, narrow leaves and linear stems and inflorescences. Citronellas are large perennial herbs that grow wild or are cultivated in tropical regions like Java and Sri Lanka. Their fresh, green, lemony odour resembles that of melissa, for which they are sometimes used as substitutes.

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Labrador tree

Ledum groenlandicum

Sleep and Relaxation

Greenland Ledon provides a rare, precious and fabulous essential oil. Efficiency is matched only by its hefty price tag. In the most serious situations, it will always remain a saving remedy as its profile is both simple and complex, far exceeding any reasoned biochemical interpretation. The therapist who has the experience knows its full value. An essential oil with great potential for the future. This plant, little used because little known and rare, offers very effective therapeutic properties.

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Labrador tree

Ledum groenlandicum

Sleep and Relaxation

Greenland Ledon provides a rare, precious and fabulous essential oil. Efficiency is matched only by its hefty price tag. In the most serious situations, it will always remain a saving remedy as its profile is both simple and complex, far exceeding any reasoned biochemical interpretation. The therapist who has the experience knows all its value. An essential oil with great potential for the future. This plant, little used because little known and rare, offers very effective therapeutic properties.

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Laurel Bay

Laurus nobilis

Beauty Treatments

Much more well-known in ancient times, where wreaths crowned victors, and in cuisine, where it forms part of the bouquet garni, bay produces a remarkable essential oil that remains too little-used in aromatherapy. Native to the Mediterranean basin, this tree has a smooth, dark grey bark and leaves that are a dark shiny green on top and paler on the underside.

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Lavendin super

Lavandula intermedia

Beauty Treatments

The hybridisation of true lavender and wild lavender gave rise to the lavandins (clones), richer in essence, and whose botanical and pharmacological characteristic are similar to their parents.

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Lavendin super

Lavandula intermedia

Beauty Treatments

The hybridisation of true lavender and wild lavender gave rise to the lavandins (clones), richer in essence, and whose botanical and pharmacological characteristic are similar to their parents.

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Lemon eucalyptus

Eucalyptus citriodora

Insect Repellant

With lanceolate leaves, white flowers with many stamens and woody hemispheric fruit, lemon eucalyptus from Madagascar or Vietnam provides a major essential oil that provides quick relief for a large inflammatory focus. The treatment is remarkably effective but your movements will leave behind an ”indelible” olfactory trail that is appreciated in varying degrees !

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Lemon eucalyptus

Eucalyptus citriodora

Insect Repellant

With lanceolate leaves, white flowers with many stamens and woody hemispheric fruit, lemon eucalyptus from Madagascar or Vietnam provides a major essential oil that provides quick relief for a large inflammatory focus. The treatment is remarkably effective but your movements will leave behind an ”indelible” olfactory trail that is appreciated in varying degrees !

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Lemon litsea

Litsea citrata

Beauty Treatments

Native to the tropical regions of Asia, this evergreen tree has simple, full, alternate leaves. The inflorescences give fruits with a thin pericarp and fleshy mesocarp from which an essential oil with a warm, exotic lemony odour is extracted.

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Lemon litsea

Litsea citrata

Beauty Treatments

Native to the tropical regions of Asia, this evergreen tree has simple, full, alternate leaves. The inflorescences give fruits with a thin pericarp and fleshy mesocarp from which an essential oil with a warm, exotic lemony odour is extracted.

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Lemon verbena

Lippia citriodora

Sleep and Relaxation

"Originally from South America, its very pleasant smell and flavor very early on won over all those who used it in herbal tea for its relaxing virtues. Wanting to prolong a pleasant moment as long as possible, do we not end up offering a little verbena! Nothing like it to promote openness and the sharing of moments of well-being. Today, she's won over the world (and rightly so) because verbena is so sweet. "

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Neroli

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

Beauty Treatments

The bigardier (bitter orange) is a tree of 5 to 10 m. Originally from India, it was introduced to Europe by the Crusades. The Moors cultivated it intensively near Seville in Spain. It bears a fruit smaller than a sweet orange and has rougher skin tinged with green or yellow.

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Neroli

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

Beauty Treatments

The bigardier (bitter orange) is a tree of 5 to 10 m. Originally from India, it was introduced to Europe by the Crusades. The Moors cultivated it intensively near Seville in Spain. It bears a fruit smaller than a sweet orange and has rougher skin tinged with green or yellow.

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Palmarosa

Cymbopogon martinii var. motia

Beauty Treatments

"This grass of Indian origin has long, narrow leaves and linear inflorescences. With its very pleasant fragrance, this essential oil is ideal for all fungal, scarring and eczematous skin ailments. Definitely one of the 10 major essential oils."

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Palmarosa

Cymbopogon martinii var. motia

Beauty Treatments

"This grass of Indian origin has long, narrow leaves and linear inflorescences. With its very pleasant fragrance, this essential oil is ideal for all fungal, scarring and eczematous skin ailments. Definitely one of the 10 major essential oils."

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Petitgrain

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

Sleep and Relaxation

"Native to China, bitter orange spread under the Mediterranean climate. Bitter orange or bigarade provides an essential oil with a very pleasant odour. Simply inhaling this oil brings calm, relaxation and harmony, explaining its obvious usefulness for air diffusion in places where stress management is a real need."

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Petitgrain

Citrus aurantium ssp amara

Sleep and Relaxation

"Native to China, bitter orange spread under the Mediterranean climate. Bitter orange or bigarade provides an essential oil with a very pleasant odour. Simply inhaling this oil brings calm, relaxation and harmony, explaining its obvious usefulness for air diffusion in places where stress management is a real need."

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Ravintsara

Cinnamomum camphora

Sleep and Relaxation

Native to Madagascar and also known as Cinnamomum camphora ct cineole. Ravintsara grows wild in wet tropical forests and can reach a height of 15 metres. Its leaves are oval, alternate, tough, wide, persistent and shiny on the upper side, a reminder that it belongs to the Lauracea family. The plant flowers from November to January and produces a very characteristic berry

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