Sweet, musky and herbaceous top notes with an almost floral undertone
The Origins Of Coriander Essential Oil
Originally originating from Morocco, Coriander is a fragrant annual herb with feathery leaves and delicate pinky white flowers turning into masses of round seeds.
Extraction
The essential oil is steam distilled from the crushed ripe seeds.
INCI
Coriandrum sativum
Aromatherapy Uses
Coriander Seed is an important oil to aid relaxation and calming. It is renowned for its antibacterial properties and so is used in aromatherapy to cleanse the environment and skin.
Skin Uses
Coriander is rich in Vitamin C which helps to detoxify the skin and fight against free radical damage. It is a popular ingredients with rashes and sunburn.
Because of the free radical scavenging properties of Coriander Seed, it is very often found i anti ageing skin products.
Hair Uses
Coriander seed Essential Oil is often found as an ingredient in hair loss products. It helps to invigorate the roots of the hair follicles.
Therapeutic Properties
Coriander Seed helps calm the body and mind. It acts as an excellent deodorant with mild antifungal properties. Traditionally Coriander Seed has been used for colds, nausea, vomiting and stomach disorders.
Coriander Seed Blends well with
Coriander blends well with most other spice and woods as well as Frankincense, Sandalwood, Clary sage, Jasmine, Neroli, Petitgrain, Cypress, Pine and Melissa
Precautions
As with all essential oils, Naturallythinking recommend you avoid when pregnant.
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
Naturallythinking Essential oils are for external use only. We do not sell aromatherapy oils / products for internal use. The information contained on these pages is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Aromatherapy should not be used by those who are pregnant or under the supervision of a medical practitioner / doctor without consultation with the medical practitioner / doctor. If you have a medical condition or any worries, always consult with a doctor / medical practitioner first.