Description
Botanical Name: Backhousia citriodora
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Plant Part Typically Used: Leaves
Color: Clear to Pale Yellow
Consistency: Thin
Perfumery Note: Top
Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong
Aromatic Description: Fresh, sweet, intense lemon aroma.
Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil: Influenza, bronchitis, herpes simplex, antibacterial, antifungal, sedative, carminative.
Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is an absolute aromatic delight to lemon lovers. Containing upwards of 96% of the aldehyde citral (geranial and neral), it possesses a clear, strong lemon aroma that far surpasses Lemon Essential Oil in lemony intensity.
Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is a strongly potent anti-bacterial essential oil. It is wonderful to include in inhaler and diffusion blends. It can be helpful for use with acne and oily skin, but it must be used very carefully and at very low dilutions. Tisserand and Young recommend a dermal maximum of 0.7% (see the Essential Oil Safety section below for more information).
Aromatically, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil blends well with essential oils in the citrus, wood, floral, camphorous, and mint families.
Emotionally, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is a wonderfully uplifting oil. When used in low dilutions, it can simultaneously help to calm fragile nerves and help with anxiety.