Description
Benefits of Peru Balsam Essential Oil:
- Promotes Relaxation and Emotional Balance: Peru balsam oil has a warm, sweet, vanilla-like aroma that can help soothe out-of-control emotions, calm nervous tension, and promote a tranquil, grounding atmosphere. Its comforting scent can alleviate stress, anxiety, and insomnia.
- Skin Benefits: The oil has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiseptic properties that can help treat dry, cracked, or irritated skin. It may also reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks, fine lines, wrinkles, and blemishes while hydrating the skin.
- Respiratory Support: Peru balsam oil can help ease respiratory issues like congestion, coughs, and bronchitis when used in steam inhalation, chest rubs, or diffused. Its expectorant properties may help clear mucus and support easier breathing.
- Wound Healing: The antiseptic nature of the oil can help keep minor cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean while promoting healing.
- Natural Perfume Fixative: With its sweet, vanilla-like scent, Peru balsam oil makes an excellent natural fixative in perfumes, adding longevity to fragrances.
- Antimicrobial and Antifungal: The oil exhibits antimicrobial and antifungal activity, helping fight various bacteria, fungi, and microbes that can cause infections.
- Potential Cardiovascular Benefits: Some sources suggest Peru balsam oil may help support cardiovascular health by reducing inflammation and eliminating toxins.
How to Use Peru Balsam Oil:
- For aromatherapy, add a few drops of Peru balsam oil to a diffuser to create a warm, grounding, and relaxing atmosphere that can help soothe emotions, reduce stress and anxiety, and promote a sense of tranquility.
- Its sweet, vanilla-like aroma is also uplifting for the mood.
- Mix Peru balsam oil with a carrier oil like jojoba, sweet almond, or coconut and use it for a luxurious massage to help hydrate and nourish dry, cracked skin, reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks, and wrinkles, and provide relief from muscle aches and joint pain.
- Add a few drops of diluted Peru balsam oil to your bathwater to create a rejuvenating, spa-like experience that can help cleanse and soothe the skin, promote relaxation, and ease respiratory issues like congestion and coughs.
- Use Peru balsam oil in homemade skincare products like face serums, toners, and moisturizers to enjoy its antimicrobial, antiseptic, and skin-regenerative benefits. It can help treat acne, blemishes, and promote a glowing, youthful complexion.
- Diffuse Peru balsam oil or use it in a chest rub to help clear mucus, loosen phlegm, and provide relief from respiratory issues like colds, flu, bronchitis, and coughs.
- Add a few drops of Peru balsam oil to your regular hair care products like shampoo, conditioner, or hair masks to help nourish the scalp, reduce dandruff, and promote healthy, shiny hair.
- Always dilute Peru balsam essential oil properly with a carrier oil before topical use and perform a patch test to check for skin sensitivity. Avoid contact with eyes, mucous membranes, and other sensitive areas. Consult with a healthcare professional before using if you are pregnant, nursing, or have any medical concerns.
Additional Info:
- Latin name: Myroxylon Pereirae
- Country of origin: El Salvador
- Extraction method: Steam distillation
- Aroma: Warm, sweet, vanilla-like, balsamic, woody, spicy, resinous
- Consistency: Medium, Thick
- Colour: Pale Yellow or Pale Amber-Coloured Liquid
Bottle Size: 10ml / 0.33 fl oz
Experience the revitalizing essence of pure Peru Balsam Essential Oil. Add this versatile oil to your collection and enjoy its wide range of aromatherapeutic benefits.
Safety: For external use only. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. If pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a healthcare professional before use. Discontinue use if irritation occurs.