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Organic Italian Helichrysum essential oil

Organic Italian Helichrysum essential oil

A perennial plant from around the Mediterranean, it loves the sun and the sea air, and its crumpling gives off the scent of curry. Its small, golden-yellow, airy and light flowers dry out but do not fade: it is "immortal". Although there are many species of Helichrysum, today only Helichrysum italicum offers such a noble and precious essential oil. Harvested just before flowering, it concentrates all its subtlety.

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2,5 ml €14.58

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Our opinion

Underneath its apparent fragility, this flower gives rise to a lively and powerful essential oil.

  • Botanical family: Asteraceae
  • Latin name: Helichrysum italicum
  • Other name: Immortelle
  • Origin: France or Italy
  • Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
  • Distilled part: Flower
  • Production process: Steam distillation
  • Quality: 100% pure, natural and chemotyped - Food grade
  • Olfactory notes: warm, honeyed, sweet, curry aromas 
  • Esters: neryl acetate (40.5%)
  • Ketones (diketones): italidione (4.43%)
  • Sesquiterpenes: caryophyllene, gamma curcumene (8%)
  • Monoterpenols Monoterpenes

Do not confuse it with essential oils from Madagascar helichryses, which have very different biochemical profiles.

  • Food supplement. Not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended dose (1 drop twice a day, maximum 80mg).
  • Not for prolonged use (maximum 14 days).
  • Do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or in young children.
  • Do not use in epileptics (however, the neurotoxicity of diketones appears to be low).
  • Not recommended in case of coagulation disorders or if you are taking anticoagulant treatment.
  • No oral route without the advice of a practitioner.
  • Do not apply to irritated or infected skin.
  • Risk of allergy (limonene, linanol): take care not to overdose in mixtures. An elbow test is recommended prior to any skin application (min 48 hours before use).
  • Avoid contact with the eyes.
  • Keep out of reach of children.

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    Skin type
    Sensitive skin
    Wrinkles & fine lines
    Olfactory notes
    Floral
    Bio
    Yes
    Reference
    HEHEIT2