Sweet fennel Organic essential oil

Botanical family: Apiaceae
Latin name: Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce
Other names: finocchio, Florence fennel
Origin: Hungary
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE-BIO-01 control
Part used: Seed
Production process: Steam distillation
Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped
Olfactory notes: aniseed, fennel characteristics, some hay notes

Methyl ether phenols: trans-anethole (76%), estragol
Terpenes: limonene (8%), pinenes
Ketones: fenchone (3%)

Do not confuse Sweet Fennel and Bitter Fennel essential oils. Moreover, they can be obtained from the seeds, the flowering plant, the whole plant... and thus give essential oils that are different from each other. In this case we are talking about the essential oil of sweet fennel, obtained from the seeds.

Potentially neurotoxic and abortifacient essential oil, which also has oestrogen-like properties.

• Strictly contraindicated in pregnant and breast-feeding women, children under 12 years of age, elderly people, people with epilepsy or a history of convulsions, and allergic people.
• Contraindicated in cases of cancer or hormone-dependent diseases.
• Not recommended in the case of coagulation disorders or anticoagulant treatment, antidiabetic treatment, hepatic insufficiency, and in the polymedicated subject.
• Preferably for use through the skin.
• Use only on medical advice.
• Risk of allergy (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.
• Prohibited for sale to the public in France, due to the regulation on essential oils used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages (according to the Public Health Code).