Method: Steam Distilled, Organic

Aromatherapy Applications: 
Use for inflammations of the skin and eczema, infected wounds, and liver regeneration. Cosmetically reduces under-eye puffiness when used with a carrier oil such as rose hip seed or evening primrose oil. 

Characteristics:
An inky-blue viscous liquid with a strong, sweetish warm-herbaceous odor. It blends well with lavender, patchouli, rose, benzoin, neroli, bergamot, marjoram, lemon, ylang-ylang, jasmine, clary sage and labdanum. 

Principal Constituents:
Chamazulene, farnesene, bisobolol oxide, enyndicycoether. 

General Actions:
Analgesic, anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrizant, cholagogue, digestive, emmenagogue, febrifuge, fungicidal, hepatic, nervine, stimulant of leucocyte production, stomachic, sudorific, vermifuge, vulnerary. 

Safety:
Non-toxic, non-irritant; can cause dermatitis in some individuals in concentration. 

Primary Therapy Agent:
Acne, allergies, baldness and hair care, boils, abscesses, blisters, cuts/sores, dermatitis, dry and sensitive skin, eczema, insect bites, irritated and inflamed skin, rashes, toothache, teething pain, wounds, aches and pains, arthritis, rheumatism, sprains, strains, colic, flatulence, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, cystitis, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual tension/PMT, headache, insomnia, nervous tension, stress-related conditions, neuralgia, sciatica. 

Secondary Therapy Agent:
Burns, chilblains, psoriasis, menorrhagia, chickenpox, migraine.