Yarrow Essential Oil 10ml

Escentia’s Yarrow essential oil is traditionally valued in skin care and as part of calming evening blends.

Yarrow pure essential oil can be used as:

Yarrow essential oil is particularly popular for skin care — add a few drops of oil to your skin cleanser to promote healthy, clear skin. The leaves and flowers of the yarrow plant can also be made into a tea by steeping 1–2 teaspoons of the dried herb in boiling water for 5–10 minutes.

Blends well with: Yarrow essential oil blends well with other essential oils such as Chamomile, Valerian, Lavender, and Bergamot.

Technique of extraction method:

Yarrow Essential Oil is produced by steam distillation of the dried, flowering herb. Yarrow is distilled from several forms, including powders, ointments, dried leaves, and flowers. The Yarrow plant has tiny white or pale pink flowers in flat-topped clusters at stem ends with feathery leaves.

It has a pungent odour and a slightly bitter taste. Yarrow essential oil contains a constituent known as chamazulene, which imparts a blue hue to the essential oil.

Caution:

May affect sensitive skin. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas. May cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some people. It can also cause photosensitivity and should not be left on skin that will be exposed to sunlight.

Product Specifications: Yarrow has showy flower heads composed of many tiny, tightly-packed flowers rising above clusters of ferny foliage. The flowers may be yellow, red, pink, or any shade in between.

Typical country of origin:

South Africa