Helichrysum Essential Oil

Helichrysum Essential Oil Properties

Botanical Name: Helichrysum italicum

Origin : Italy

Scent : Sweet, earthy, green floral

Note : Base

This essential oil is extracted from its flower by Steam distillation

Blends Well With: Bergamot, neroli, citrus oils, black pepper, clove, chamomile, lavender, clary sage, geranium, cypress, juniper, thyme, oregano, mimosa, palmarosa, rosemary, rose, tea tree, vetiver, ylang ylang.

Properties of Helichrysum Oil

The Helichrysum oil has many properties, such as:

Anti-spasmodic - helps reduce or relieve muscles spasms
Anti coagulant - prevents coagulation or clotting of blood
Anti allergic - helps control or avoid allergic state of body
Anti microbial - helps fight harmful microbes
Anti inflammatory - helps reduce inflammation
Fungicidal - fights fungal infections
Diuretic - increases urination
Splenic - stimulates spleen
Cytophylactic - helps in regeneration of cells
and many other important medical features.

In short, Helichrysum essential oil is a great source in aromatherapy. Its benefits are ample and having an aromatherapy session of this essential oil on a regular basis will help enhance your body, mind and life.

This essential oil, given its vast benefits, is expensive and pretty rare too. It means that whenever you can, you must get some.

Since it is rare, chances are that whatever you pay for it, more-often-than-not, it will be real value for money.

Typically, the essential oils have a very short lifetime. In this regard though the Helichrysum essential oil is better; with a longer shelf life, you do not have to use this expensive oil quickly.

Benefits Helichrysum Oil

Treat and prevent Spasm: Typical examples of spasms could be stomach/intestine spasms, coughs, cramps, etc. This essential oil is great to reduce the occurrence and even treat such medical conditions effectively.
Heart attacks: One of the causes of heart attacks is cholesterol, that blocks arteries. With the anti-coagulant properties, helichrysum oil can help thin the blood and reduce the risks of heart attack.
Prevent and Cure infections: In today�s world we can contract infection from various sources. Most times these are microbial or fungal infections. This essential oil is a great way to fight these infections given its properties.
Urination: Urination is vital process for the body to get rid of the poisons inside. With this oil, people suffering for insufficient urination can treat themselves well.
Foster Healthy Body: This oil stimulated cell regeneration. This helps adults get revitalized and benefits children with growth problems.

Besides, these the Helichrysum essential oil has several other medicinal properties and related benefits that helps you lead a healthy and energetic life.

There is one important thing to note though. Some of properties mentioned above can be detrimental to a normal person too.

For example, the anti-coagulant property may be good for heart attacks, but it also means that your blood will not clot easily. This can be dangerous for someone who got hurt or has undergone an operation recently. Hence, always exercise caution while using this or any other essential oil.

It is best to use the oil as a blend rather than alone. The main reason is that a single oil may give you limited benefits, where as a blend is more effective.

What carrier oil to use with helichrysum essential oil

Helichrysum oil is legendary use for scar treatment (old or new), resulting from surgery or injury. If this is the case then combine 1% of Helichrysum oil with 15 % of Flax seed oil and 84% of hazelnut oil. This mixture can be applied to the scar one week after operation. Applied 2 to 3 times per day for 3 to 6 months to see significant results.

Other than flax seed and hazelnut oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, Olive oil or Sweet Almond oil works well with Helichrysum oil.

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