Essential Oils

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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€14.10

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Our opinion

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

Quality

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

Main constituents

Esters: neryl acetate (40.5%)
Ketones (diketones): italidione (4.43%)
Sesquiterpenes: caryophyllene, gamma curcumene (8%)
Monoterpenols Monoterpenes

Note

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

Precautions for use

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.