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Melissa Leaf Essential Oil
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 Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis
Plant Part: Leaves
Extraction Method: Steam
Origin: USA
Description: Melissa leaf, commonly known as lemon balm, comes from a sweet smelling, bushy herb that grows up to 90 cm high with serrated leaves and tiny white or pink flowers. The high price of Melissa essential oil is due to the fact that approximately 3 tonnes of plant material is required in order to produce approximately 500 ml / 16.66 fl. Oz of essential oil.
Color: Clear with a slightly yellow tinge
Common Uses: Melissa Leaf essential oil is well known for its anti-depressant and uplifting properties. It is also reported to have uses as an antispamodic, bactericidal, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, nervine, sedative, stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.
Consistency: Thin
Note: Top to Middle
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Bergamot, Cedarwood (all), Geranium (All), Jasmine (All), Lavender (All), Lemon, Sweet Marjoram, Neroli, Rose (All), and Ylang-ylang essential oils.
Aromatic Scent: Melissa essential oil has a warm and radiant scent reminiscent of Lemons.
History: Melissa comes from the Greek for ‘Honey Bee’. It was used to give comfort and drive away sadness. Current aromatherapists tend to make the same claim, though they caution that consumers must be careful to purchase authentic Melissa Leaf essential oil rather than ‘nature identical’ varieties sold at a fraction of the normal cost.
Cautions: Melissa Leaf has possible sensitizing and dermal irritating characteristics. Nonetheless, it is viewed by experts as non-toxic.
Disclaimer:
Please note, the International Federation of Aromatherapists do not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy.
The information on the New Directions Aromatics Website is obtained from current and reliable sources but makes no representation as to its comprehensiveness or accuracy. Nothing contained herein should be considered as a recommendation by New Directions Aromatics as to the fitness for any use.
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Product Category: essential oils, aromatherapy oils, therapeutic, wholesale, pure, natural, bulk
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Submited By: Candice from Sarasota, Florida on 07/28/2006
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Wonderful healing properties, and lovely soft scent that you can tell from the very beginning of first opening, this oil is special and could help the most dismal, gloomy and pensive heart rise up and be grieved or broken no more! I will lament my own sorrow when my Melissa is gone! It is far worth the price for all its healing properties. Be careful who you purchase you Melissa from as soooooo many dilute or use others with similar characters to replace the true Melissa, but none are as wonderful as this one!
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