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Basil Organic Essential Oil (Ocimum basilicum)

Basil Organic Essential Oil (Ocimum basilicum)

Our Price: £3.22
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Type

Description
A tender and aromatic herb which has small white or pink flowers. Basil is an annual herb with green leaves. The oil is often used in perfumery and is used in many skin, mind and body remedies.
Characteristics
Strengthening, clearing and liberating. Basil has a sweet green herbaceous Top note and aniseed like undertone.
Oils to Blend with
Basil blends well with most other herb based essential oils and also with lavender, geranium, bergamot, lime, lemon, frankincense and pine.

Latin Name
Ocimum basilicum

Plant Family
Labiate or Lamiacaeae

Extraction Method
The oils is steam distilled from the leaves and the flowering tops.

Country of Origin
Egypt (a Linalool), we also offer Madagascor (a Methylchavicol)

Chemical Constituents
Linalool (Alcohol), Borneone, Camphor, Cineole (Ketones), Methylchavicol, Eugeneol (Phenols), Ocimene, Pinene, Slyvestrene (Terpenes).

Contains (a linalool) Eugenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, (a methychavicol) Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool

Precautions
Usually stimulating but has a stupefying effect when used in excess. An emmenagogue so best to avoid in pregnancy. Basil can also irritate people with very sensitive skin.

Appearance: Pale yellow

Odour: Light, sweet, slightly spicy herbaceous aroma

Safety: Basil might be an irritant to people with sensitive skin and is best avoided during pregnancy.

Certifiation: ECOCERT SAS F-32600

Ref: B098 (Egypt), B090 (Madagascor)

Safety Information: Use sparingly with caution. High doses may be carcinogenic due to its methyl chavicol content. Avoid in cases of liver problems. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 120.]

Avoid during pregnancy. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 186.]

Special offers Soil Association

Special offer -with 10ml bottle of Shirley Price Rose Otto Essential Oil RRP £220 we provide 10ml Shirley Price Lavender Fine Wild lavender RRP £19

Not all budgets run to organic oils. See also our value range of Shirley Price conventionally farmed essential oils in light green labels.

Soil Association
Licence Number DJ20489For 35 years we have endeavoured to create products which are as natural as possible and as long lived as practical. After all it is possible to add essential oils to cream from the fridge to create a nourishing moisture cream but it will last you only a few days.

When we say organic we mean it. Where the organically farmed oil is more expensive we list the conventionally farmed oil as an alternative,

Sp and Lothian Herbs are long term

Soil Association licencees.

Our oil selection includes NOP Program

oils for sale as USDA Organic in the USA

Organic Essential Oil Listing

Organic Aniseed
Organic Basil
Organic Benzoin
Organic Bergamot
Organic Cajuput
Organic Caraway
Organic Cardomon
Organic Cedarwood
Organic Chamomile German
Organic Chamomile Moroccan
Orangic Chamomile Roman
Organic Cinnamon Leaf
Organic Cistus
Organic Citronella
Organic Clary Sage
Organic Dill
Organic Eucalyptus Citriodora
Organic Eucalyptus Globulus
Organic Eucalyptus Radiata
Organic Eucalyptus Smithii
Organic Fennel
Organic Fir
Organic Frankincense
Organic Geranium
Organic Geranium Bourbon
Organic Ginger
Organic Grapefruit
Organic Helichrysum
Organic Hyssop
Organic Inula
Organic Juniper
Organic Juniper Berry
Organic Lavender (Bulgarian)
Organic Lavender (France)
Organic Lavender Organic
Organic Lavender Officinalis
Organic Lavender High Altitude
Organic Lavender Spike
Organic Lavendin
Organic Lemon
Organic Lemon Tea Tree
Organic Lemongrass
Organic Lime
Organic Mandarin
Organic Marjoram Sweet
Organic May Chang
Organic Melissa(France)
Organic Melissa(South Africa)
Organic Myrtle Red
Organic Neroli
Organic Niaouli
Organic Nutmeg
Organic Orange Sweet
Organic Origanum
Organic Palmarosa
Organic Patchouli
Organic Pepper Black
Organic Peppermint
Organic Petitgrain
Organic Pine
Organic Ravensara
Organic Rosemary(France)
Organic Rosemary(Morocco)
Organic Sage
Organic Spikenard
Organic Tagetes
Organic Tarragon
Organic Tea Tree
Organic Thyme Red
Organic Vetiver
Organic Yarrow
Organic Ylang Ylang

Organic Carrier Oil listing

Organic Almond Sweet
Organic Apricot
Organic Argan
Organic Arnica in Sunflower Oil
Organic Avocado
Organic Borage
Organic Calendula
Organic Calophyllum
Organic Carrot seed in Sunflower Oil
Organic Jojoba
Organic Macadamia
Organic Olive Oil
Organic Rosehip Oil
Organic Sesame
Organic Sunflower
Organic St Johns Wort in Sunflower Oil
Organic Wheatgerm

Organic Hydrolats listing

Organic Basil
Organic Chamomile Roman
Organic Cistus
Organic Cypress
Organic Juniper
Organic Geranium Bourbon
Organic Geranium
Organic Helicrysum
Organic Inula
Organic Laurel
Organic Spike Lavender
Organic Lavender Fine
Organic Lemon Balm
Organic Peppermint
Organic St Johns Wort
Organic Myrtle
Organic Neroli
Organic Pine
Organic Ravensara
Organic Rosemary
Organic Rosemary Verbenone
Organic Santoline
Organic Rosewater
Organic Savory
Organic Sage
Organic Clary Sage
Organic Thyme
Organic Thyme Thymol
Organic Vetiver

Conventional oils listings

Conventional carrier oils

Conventional oils of Almond, Apricot, Avocado. Calendula, Carrier oil mix
(avocado, grapeseed and wheatgerm), Carrot, Evening Primrose, Grapeseed,
Hazlenut, Hypericum, Jojoba, Lime Blossom, Macadamia, Melissa,
Peachnut, Rosehip, Sunflower, Wheatgerm, White Lotion.

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Chemistry notes

The major, minor and trace components of essential oils and their properties.

Terpenes, stimulating, balancing, clearing

Alcohols, stimulating, antiseptic, anti-viral, bactericidal,balancing, hormone like, warming, diuretic

Phenols, stimulant

Aldehydes, relaxing

Ketones, relaxing

Acids, stimulating and esters, relaxing

Oxides, stimulating

Lactones, photo sensitising

Coumarins and furocoumarins, photo sensitising

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