Bay Essential Oil 4 fl oz

Bay oil is distilled from the leaves and small twigs of the bay rum tree. It has a powerful spicy sweet aroma with a distinctive clove note. It is used to produce bay rum fragrance and as a component of fresh spicy scents. Aromatherapy benefits: clarifying warming. Bay oil has a high eugenol content and may irritate the skin and mucus membranes so use with caution. Pregnant women should avoid it. Bay oil can be used in the treatment of rheumatism neuralgia muscular pain circulation problems colds flu dental infection and diarrhea and skin infections. The benefit of Bay oil lies in its calming and warming effect on emotions and general aches and pains including rheumatic pains. It also settles the digestive system and acts as a tonic on the liver and kidneys. Bay essential oil is also helpful with hair and scalp conditions. In vapor therapy Bay oil can be used for an infection for fever and general aches and pains. As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath Bay oil can assist with calming emotions and relieving aches and pains especially when combined with Rose and Juniper. Bay oil blends well with other oils including: Cedarwood Coriander Eucalyptus Geranium Ginger Juniper Lavender Lemon Orange Rose Rosemary Thyme and Ylang Ylang. Essential and resin oils are volatile fragrant materials extracted from the root bark wood seed fruit leaf or flower of a single plant. Essential oils contain the odor taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself but in very concentrated form with no base oil alcohol water or dilutants added. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Starwest Essential Oils are guaranteed to be 100% pure and undiluted. The distillation process occurs either at the site where the plants are grown or at a distillery. Each oil is tested for purity and strength using the gas chromatography method. Packaged in glass amber bottles to preserve the oils the 1/3 ounce size has a fitted dropper insert and a tamper-evident child-proof lid. The larger items are in amber glass or PET gallon containers depending on the product. Starwest’s pure essential oils are suitable for use in aromatherapy cosmetic preparation healing and body care potpourris and more. Essential oils are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference.