Geranium essential oil Organic

Name: Geranium oil

Latin name: Pelargonium graveolens

INCI: PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL

Synonyms: Pelargonium X asperum

Common names include: rose geranium, sweet scented geranium and rose-scent geranium

Origin plant: Egypt

Part used: flowering plants

Origin distillation/extraction: Egypt

Production: obtained by steam distillation of the fresh plants harvested at the time of initial bloom.

Odor: sweet, herbaceous, fresh

Appearance:  liquid, pale yellow

Important constituents:

Citronellol 25-40%

Geraniol 10-20%

Citronellyl formate 5-10%

Isomenthone 4-10%

Linalool 3-10%

10-epi-γ-eudesmol 3-10%

The tender, green leaves of the flowering Pelargonium graveolens plant create a fresh, herbaceous, lemony, rosy, and sweet essential oil.

This essential oil is deeply skin nourishing and can help minimize the presence of unwanted fungal activity.

Try adding one drop to a small handful of shampoo to help balance the production of sebum for both dry and oily scalps.

Emotionally and energetically, geranium essential oil is uplifting and stabilizing.

This is a lovely essential oil to use when looking to help manage situational anxiety and stress. Rose Geranium essential oil expands the imagination and provides greater intuition.

It may also increase the capacity for initiating intimate, delicate communication and support one’s ability to both verbally receive and kindly give, as circumstances require.

Characteristics of Rose Geranium Oil

The most fragrant are not bright geranium inflorescences-umbrellas at all, but rounded elegant leaves from which the famous and one of the most expensive (along with jasmine and rose oil) aromatic oils are extracted by steam distillation.

It is a very light, surprisingly liquid and flowing oil that dissolves almost instantly and completely in vegetable and base oils. Its color reminds of the bright color of the leaves: yellowish-green, with a clear lime hint and olive shade, the color of pelargonium oil is complemented by absolute transparency. If you look at the sun, the oil seems radiant.

The characteristic smell of geranium leaves is completely transmitted to the oil, which, despite its “green” origin, retains the fruity base of the smell, complemented by tart, bitter and sweet notes.

Sweet-floral nuances are the first to be perceived, followed by medium warm halftones, which are replaced by a tart, bitter basis of aroma.

It is believed that geranium is a fragrance of mature and confident women.

Despite the fact that Rose Geranium oil has a very specific and vibrant odor, it goes well with other essential oils that lie on it’s rather warm base.

Rose Geranium oil goes well with may chang (litsea cubeba), citronella, lemon, clary sage, basil, frankincense, pine, niaouli, peppermint and tea tree.

Emotional action

Restoring inner harmony, it promotes adequate self-perception and opens the way to positive life changes, increases physical and mental activity.

But the most important influence of pelargonium oil is related to self-esteem: thanks to this essential oil, you can get rid of dependence on other people's opinions, uncertainty, complexes, recover from losses and unpleasant meetings, adequately perceive motives and actions.

Use in cosmetology and at home

Pelargonium oil can be used for any cosmetics and for all skin types.

This magical aromatic oil effectively restores the epidermis, promotes its deep rejuvenation and smoothing, regenerates and renews, and also has a regulatory effect on fat balance.

This is one of the most effective oils for working with problematic, teenage, mature, prone to excessive dryness or vice versa pathological oily skin.

Pelargonium also evens out the properties of the skin of a combined type.

Rose Geranium oil has a double effect on the skin: on the one hand, it quickly removes inflammation and peeling, and on the other it causes systemic positive changes.

The anti-inflammatory properties of Rose Geranium oil in combination with unique regenerating "talents" are actively used in the treatment of cellulite.

Rose Geranium oil has one more remarkable property - it helps to get rid of all annoying insects that cannot tolerate its smell.

Dosages and contraindications

Since Rose Geranium oil actively changes the hormonal background, it cannot be used during pregnancy and children under the age of 6 years, as well as while taking birth control pills.

Rose Geranium essential oil does not cause a reaction when applied to the skin.

Rose Geranium oil has a strong aroma, so it is always consumed in reduced dosages:

• To flavor a room, 2-4 drops per aroma lamp are sufficient.

• For inhalation, a maximum of 2 drops can also be used.

• To apply compresses, both hot and cold, use up to 3 drops of pelargonium oil.

• For a personal aroma of pendants, 1 drop of geranium oil is enough.

• To cosmetics, you can add no more than 4 drops to 2 tablespoons of the base.

Important: essential oils are highly concentrated vegetable essences, so they require dilution with carrier vegetable oils.

Presentation: Amber glass bottles, self-adhesive dropper with internal cone.