Sharp, Fiery and Warm woody oriental undertones, useful for the common cold
The Origins Of Cajeput Essential Oil
In Malay - "Caju - pute" means white tree and therefore the oil is often referred to as White Tree Oil, the tree grows very vigorously, mainly in the Malay, Thai and Vietnam regions, growing mainly on the shoreline. The tree reaches around 45 feet. Cultivation is not needed as removing a tree creates rapid re growth of the tree and it tends to crowd out all other trees in the area.
Extraction
Steam Distilliation from the tree, leaves and twigs
INCI
Malaleuca leucadendron Cajuputi (Cajuput) Leaf Oil
Aromatherapy Uses
Cajeput is often used with the common cold, fungal skin infections, headaches, joint pain and Toothache. Cajeput is often used in pallative care.
Skin Uses
Cajeput is useful for oily skin and can help calm down over secretions from the skin
Hair Uses
Cajeput is useful for oily hair and can help with build up. The strong scent helps eliminate odours and can help with hair sprays designed to maintain fresh smelling hair.
Therapeutic Properties
Cajeput is often used to as part of an array of products to help fight infections. It makes an excellent tissue wipe on items such as telephones that are shared between multiple people.
Cajeput Blends well with
Angelica, Bergamot, Birch, Cardamom, Clove, Geranium, Immortelle, Lavender, Myrtle, Niouli, Nutmeg, Rose, Rosewood, Thyme
Precautions
Cajuput is a very powerful oil and should be used with care. Very effective at stimulating and clearing the body but when over used can irritate the skin membrane and mucous membrane and cause headaches.
Understanding Oil Extraction Methods
What is Steam Distillation?
Steam Distillation is the most popular method of distillation of Essential oil. High pressure hot steam is passed through the plant material. The volatile compounds of the plant material are transferred to the steam and pass through a coil where they are cooled.
On cooling, the oil being lighter than water will separate from the water where it is possible to syphon off.
The remaining water becomes the floral water / hydrolat of the plant material.
What is Expression?
This is just like the process of peeling a citrus fruit. Effectively it is the cold processing of the fruit to extract the essential oil.
Primarily this technique is used on Citrus Essential Oils where the heat of steam would destroy the scent and properties.
Mechanical pressure is applied to the fruit and the resulting oil is the essential oi.
What is an Absolute?
Absolutes require solvent extraction in order to extract them.
Some plants are very difficult to extract the essential oil, either to produce a quality product or to obtain a yield which is economical. Examples of oils which are normally obtained by Solvent extraction are Vanilla, Jasmine and Rose.
Normally Organic ethanol is used to steep the flowers and then evaporated to leave just the concentrated absolute of the plant.
Important Information
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