Method: Steam Distilled, Organic

Aromatherapy Applications: 
Use mainly for its antidepressant properties, but also known to restore lost appetite. Can also be used for acne, oily skin, and dull, sluggish complexions. 

Characteristics: 
A light greenish-yellow liquid with a fresh sweet-fruity, slightly spicy-balsamic undertone. It blends well with lavender, orange blossom, jasmine, cypress, geranium, lemon, chamomile, juniper, coriander, and violet leaf. 

Principal Constituents: 
Linalyl acetate, linalol, alcohols, sesquiterpenes, terpenes, alkanes, furocoumarins, bergapten. 

General Actions: 
Analgesic, anthelmintic, antidepressant, antiseptic (pulmonary, genito-urinary), antispasmodic, antitoxic, carminative, digestive, diuretic, deodorant, febrifuge, laxative, parasiticide, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary. 

Safety: 
Certain, furocoumarins, notably bergapten, have been found to be phototoxic in concentration and in dilution. Care must be taken in dermal applications, otherwise non-toxic and relatively non-irritant. 

Primary Therapy Agent: 
Acne, boils, abscesses, blisters, cold sores, herpes, eczema, greasy or oily skin/scalp, psoriasis, loss of appetite, cystitis, leucorrhea, pruritis, itching, anxiety, depression, nervous tension, stress-related conditions. 

Secondary Therapy Agent:
Insect bites, insect repellent, mouth & gum infections, scabies, spots, wounds, halitosis/offensive breath, sore throat, throat infections, tonsillitis, thrush, candida, urethritis, chickenpox, colds/flu, fever.