Manuka Essential Oil

Benefits

Manuka essential oil benefits and uses acne, including its ability to repel insects, cure skin ailments, destroy ringworm. It also helps in curing headaches and removing pesky worts and skin tags. If you experience a whooping cough this may be effective as well. Applied to cold sores it helps improve recovery time.

Instructions for Use

Manuka Oil can be used internally when diffused undiluted. It can also be applied to the skin undiluted to treat small wounds such as scratches or grazes. The essential oil can be used on fungus damaged toe nails. It can also be massaged into sore muscles to ease pain. Adding it to warm bath will be a good mood lifter during winter months. It can be used as an insect repellent either in a diffuser or applied in small amounts directly to the skin.

History and Additional Information

Its beneficial properties are similar to those of tea tree, but the aroma is far less pungent and medicinal. This essential oil actually has a pleasant honey scent and may be used as you would tea tree. It has proved successful in the treatment of Streptococcal  and Staph infections. Chronic fatigue can be countered using this oil as well. It is a bushy, shrub displaying flowers which are very attractive to bees. Manuka honey is used for external healing properties as it contains some of the therapeutic chemicals which are also found in the essential oil.

Details

• Latin/Botanical Name: Leptospermum scoparium
• Other Names: Manuka. New Zealand Tea Tree, Broom Tea Tree, Manuka Broom
• Family: Myrtaceae
• Part of Plant Used: Leaves and twigs
• Place of Origin: New Zealand

Characteristics

• Odor/Fragrance: Woody, earthy, balsamic, rich, warm
• Strength: Medium
• Color: Clear
• Consistency: Thin
• Note: Top / Middle

Blending Suggestions: Clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender.

Safety Precautions for this Essential Oil: This essential oil does not have any reliably reported safety issues. However, it is known to promote menstrual flow so it should be avoided during pregnancy.

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