Verbena Essential Oil, Aromatika, 5ml

(INCI): Verbena Officinalis Leaf Rectified Oil.

Verbena Essential Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves and flowers of verbena. The range of uses of this essential oil is quite extensive: it is used to scent rooms, to create perfume compositions, to moisturise and soften the skin during massage. Verbena essential oil is very useful for oily and problem skin, it rejuvenates, tightens, smooths and tones the skin. It is excellent in fighting unpleasant odours and gives the body an exquisite fragrance. It is renowned as a powerful erotic stimulant. The aroma of this essential oil optimises thought processes, strengthens memory and attracts good luck.

Method of production of verbena essential oil

Verbena essential oil (Oleum Verbenae) is obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and branches of the medicinal verbena (Verbena officinalis), family Verbenaceae.

Origin: South America (Chile, Argentina). It grows wild and is cultivated in South America, Europe (Mediterranean countries), Africa (Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia) and China. The raw material for the production of verbena essential oil TM Aromatica is supplied from France.

Cosmetic benefits of verbena essential oil

Verbena oil is widely used in cosmetics as tonic, especially useful for oily skin. It also increases cell turgor, softens and smoothes the skin. Unlike most of the oils actively used in cosmetology, it has a pronounced vitaminising effect.

Verbena oil is excellent for corrective body massage, as well as for massaging athletes both before and after training. The oil can also be used to enrich anti-ageing cosmetics. It helps to smooth wrinkles and has a rejuvenating effect.

Verbena is an excellent natural deodorant, which helps to eliminate excessive sweating, forms a persistent exquisite body odour, not for nothing its oil is often used in the cosmetics and perfume industry as a fragrance component.

Verbena essential oil can also be used as a hair tonic. It eliminates dryness, promotes hair regeneration and activates hair growth.

Remember that essential oils, including vervain essential oil, are highly concentrated plant essences, so they should not be applied to the skin in pure, undiluted form. For cosmetic use, they should be diluted in a basic fatty oil (base oil) or any other emulsifier. Essential oils do not dissolve in water, but they dissolve perfectly in fat, milk, kefir, yoghurt, wax, honey and salt.

Verbena essential oil in aromatherapy

Verbena essential oil has an effect on the emotional background, eliminates irritability, manifestation of prolonged fatigue. In nervous exhaustion, it should be used to aromatise rooms. Verbena aroma helps to cope with feelings of boredom, apathy, depression and emotional desolation. It also promotes concentration, increases mental and physical efficiency, optimises thinking processes, strengthens memory, and develops sociability.

Verbena is also well known as an aphrodisiac, its fragrant oil can be your assistant in strengthening relationships. The aroma of vervain essential oil stimulates libido in both women and men. It is a subtle erotic stimulant that awakens sensuality, intuition and fantasy.

In the home, verbena essential oil can be used to eliminate stale old odours, it also does well with unpleasant odours of mould, nicotine, and animal odours.

Combining Verbena with Oils

Verbena essential oil blends well with oregano, rosemary, lavender, melissa, eucalyptus essential oils, as well as cinnamon and nutmeg scents.

How to use

► Enrichment of cosmetics: 2-5 drops of verbena essential oil (or its mixture with other essential oils in equal parts) mixed with 10-15 g (ml) of base (vegetable oil, cream, tonic, lotion, mask, shampoo, conditioner, etc.). The most effective base oils for dry and normal skin - from wheat germ, avocado, hazelnut, walnut. For oily skin - almond, grape seed, peach seed.
► Massage: 3-5 drops of verbena essential oil mixed with 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable base oil (wheat germ, avocado, jojoba, grape seed, peach seed, etc.) or the cream of your choice.
► Baths: In a filled bath (37-38 ° C) add 3-5 drops of essential oil of verbena pre-mixed with 1-2 tablespoons of emulsifier (milk, honey, sea or table salt). The procedure time is 10-15 min.
► Sauna: To aromatise the air in the bath and sauna by applying 3-5 drops of verbena essential oil to the heated stones, dilute in 500 ml of water.
► Aromatisation: Verbena essential oil perfectly deodorises the room. Add 3-5 drops (per 15 m²) of verbena essential oil or a mixture of other oils to an aroma lamp filled with water and light a candle. The aroma will fill the room. In the absence of an aroma lamp, the oil can be applied to a napkin or added to a cup of hot water and placed on the radiator. The duration of the procedure is 15-30 min.

Caution: for external use only. Test individually, do not overdose. If oil comes into contact with eyes, flush with copious amounts of water. Do not use in pregnancy. Oil should not be used during tanning or before sunbathing (do not apply to the skin less than 1 hour before the procedure), as it has a phototoxic effect.

Storage conditions: keep tightly closed, out of reach of children, at a temperature not exceeding +25 ° C. Avoid direct sunlight.