Country of Origin: Madagascar, Organic
Botanical Name: Cananga odorata genuina
Plant Part: Flower
Note: Flowery, Sweet, Calming
Man Found Standing writes:
Ylang Ylang Extra is one of my favorite essential oils for calming and relaxing. Great support to add with many other oils. For greater details, see the picture printout from the book A Simple Guide to Essential Oils by Man Found Standing.
Historically Ylang Ylang has been used to assist in:
- Skin: acne, blemishes, wrinkles, stimulates hair growth
- Brain function: supportive, calming, balancing, seizures, stimulating, uplifting, antidepressant
- Aphrodisiac: balances energies to increase libido
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Historic Benefits: This tropical tree produces flowers with superb fragrance. There are normally five different grades of Ylang Ylang essential oil with their quality and chemistry differences. The primary historic usages for the essential oil is to assist in calming and relaxing and is a very powerful antidepressant, sedative, nervine, and a support for the Circulatory System.
Blends Well With: Bergamot, Cedarwood, Cinnamon, Citrus, Frankincense, Jasmine, Lavender, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood, Vetiver
Precautions: no special cautions.