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Essential Oils

Organic Cardamom essential oil

A perennial plant from hot and humid countries, of the same family as ginger, with strong roots and slender stems bearing very long leaves. Its fruit is a small, oval, green capsule containing many seeds. And its essential oil, present in Kyphi, the famous perfume of ancient Egypt, is slightly lemony, spicy and always fresh.

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€16.16Tax included

€17.95

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Our opinion

This essential oil is often linked to Ginger. Certainly spicy, but also kinetic, it is different and original. It brings a breath of freshness.

  • Botanical family: Zingiberaceae
  • Latin name: Elettaria cardamomum
  • Other names: Malabar cardamom
  • Origin: Guatemala
  • Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
  • Part used: Fruit / seeds
  • Production process: Steam distillation
  • Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped
  • Olfactory notes: spicy, balsamic, cinnamon
  • Oxides: 1.8 cineole (34%)
  • Monoterpenols: alpha-terpineol
  • Esters: alpha-terpenyl acetate, linalyl acetate
  • Monoterpenes (below 7%): sabinene, myrcene, limonene
  • Monoterpenols (below 6%) 
  • Do not use during the first 3 months of pregnancy, nor in children under 6 years of age.
  • Not recommended for people with epilepsy or a history of seizures.
  • Not for internal use without medical advice.
  • Risk of allergy (linalool, limonene): 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.
  • Store away from heat and light.

Olfactory notes
spicy
Bio
Yes
Slow cosmétique label
Yes

Reference
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