Jasmine Absolute Pure Essential Oil (2.5ml)

Name: Jasmine, Jasminum grandiflorum/officinale/sambac

Manufacturer: Natural by Nature

Size: 2.5 ml

Luxurious yet highly effective, this precious oil revitalizes and uplifts bringing optimism, insight, awareness and joy

About Jasmine Absolute Essential Oil: It is said that to adequately describe the magic of jasmine, one needs poetry. This magnificent, ambrosial oil affects the whole person - mind body and spirit/soul. It lifts depression and pessimism, replaces negativity with positive thoughts, and opens you up emotionally, making you receptive to the good things you deserve. Renowned as an invaluable oil for women's concerns, it is also a marvelous treatment for the complexion.

Description of Aroma: This exotic, flowery, honey-sweet fragrance never fails to please with its intense, slightly heady bouquet.

Ruling Planet: Sources vary widely, and include Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon.

Properties Beneficial To The Mind, Emotions And Spirit: Jasmine is a real boon for people in the helping and healing professions, as it restores energy and is generally revitalizing. This delectable oil penetrates and diminishes fear, sadness, nervous exhaustion and depression - especially post-natal - and produces positive feelings of optimism, happiness and self-confidence with its uplifting, stimulating and antidepressant qualities. Reputed aphrodisiac properties may help with impotence, frigidity and lack of confidence. It can be especially helpful for psychosomatic disorders.

Try this oil if you are feeling indifferent, listless or apathetic, as it is capable of changing your moods intensely. It is helpful for defeating pessimism and negativity and solving emotional dilemmas, especially those concerning intimate relationships. Jasmine may reduce psychological tension or paranoia, opening you up and enabling you to experience love, trust, total abandon and relaxed physical awareness. 

On a higher plane jasmine represents intuitive wisdom, and may provide you with psychic insight. It stimulates the brain to release a neurotransmitter which acts as a painkiller, creating feelings of pleasure and euphoria. It is also said to establish a deep bond between mothers and their babies.

According to Susanne Fischer-Rizzi, (Complete Aromatherapy Handbook) "Like the waters of a sweet river, this fragrance penetrates the deepest layers of our soul, opening the doors to our emotions."

Of Interest: Probably native to Iran and now widely cultivated in Asia and Europe, jasmine is well-known for its exotically sweet-scented flowers. The plant was imported to Europe by the Persians in the 16th century, the conquering Moors brought it to Spain, and it quickly became mainstay of alchemical preparations - Tantric alchemists anoint their hands with jasmine oil. At this time, Grasse, the renowned perfume centre in the south of France, became the principal supplier. Although France reputedly produces the best and most expensive oil, the region can no longer meet demand and huge plantations can now be found in Morocco, Algeria, China and India. There are approximately 200 species worldwide.

Jasmine is also called the 'King of flowers' and has long been used in love potions, due to its reputation as an aphrodisiac. The name is derived from the Arabic yasmin, although it has many highly descriptive names in other languages. In India people have known about the power of the jasmine plant for centuries. Here it is called 'Queen of the night', 'Moonshine in the garden' and 'Moonlight of the grove', and pictures portraying lovers bathing in the moonlight in gardens or near lakes always include a jasmine plant. The Hindus also used it for scenting ointments and ceremonial occasions - guests frequently wear necklaces and bracelets made from jasmine blossoms. In Turkey the wood is used to make rope, whereas in Indonesia the flowers create an attractive garnish for food. The Chinese use the sambac variety for scenting their favourite beverage, jasmine tea, and refer to it as moli. (Dried jasmine flowers make a delicious aromatic tea that helps relieve depression and nervous tension.) They also employ it as an ingredient in cosmetics, and an infused oil is used to massage the body after bathing. 

Jasmine oil is an absolute, an essence rather than an essential oil, extracted from the fragile flowers (as are rose and neroli.) The blossoms are hand-picked to avoid damage, which destroys the scent, and must be harvested before sunrise, after which the fragrance has mostly evaporated. The extraction process is delicate and demands a skillful technician. It takes about 1000 pounds, or 3.6 million flowers, to created 1 pound of oil, making it very expensive. 

The high cost makes synthetics a viable, if ineffective, alternative. Much of the oil available today is diluted in a base oil, adulterated or 'stretched' with other ingredients, or just plain fake. The essential oil has become a very important ingredient in cosmetic products, and perfumes containing jasmine have always been popular - it seems to increase the attractiveness of the person wearing it. Interestingly its chemical structure is very similar to that of human perspiration, and it has unique absorbing qualities. Research from Great Britain proves the application of jasmine oil to have benefits for numerous physical and emotional concerns. 

Properties Beneficial To The Physical Body: Renowned for women's problems, jasmine can be a valuable aid in the treatment of uterine disorders, for pain relief during labour, menstrual concerns, balancing hormones and milk production. Particularly useful for the respiratory system, try jasmine to calm coughs, ease laryngitis and hoarseness. Its painkilling and relaxing properties can help with muscle spasms and loosen stiff limbs. It may also stimulate the appetite. Jasmine is a luxurious and highly effective oil for all skin types, especially dry and oily, irritated, or suffering from dermatitis or eczema. Blend it with mandarin to increase elasticity and soften stretch marks and scars.

Jasmine Absolute Blending Suggestions: While jasmine is an exquisite perfume by itself, it combines beautifully with many other essential oils, including rose, neroli, sandalwood, orange, cypress, bergamot, frankincense, geranium, guaiacwood, immortelle, mandarin, melissa, palmarosa and rosewood.

Add this precious oil to your bath products and skin care lotions, and create a delectable massage oil for yourself or someone special.

Essential Safety Precautions: The potency of undiluted jasmine is very strong, almost overpowering. In fact the powerful aroma indicates a low dosage is required. The gentler the fragrance, the more effective it will be. Too much may impede your concentration or disturb bodily fluids, e.g. catarrh. It is considered a non-toxic oil, but over-use will diminish its effectiveness. In rare instances jasmine may be sensitizing to sensitive or problem skin. 

Do not use essential oils undiluted or take internally without the guidance of a qualified practitioner. The information contained here is for general interest and is not intended to replace medical diagnosis or treatment.

More About Natural by Nature
Natural by Nature Oils was established in 1974 and were one of the first companies to promote aromatherapy in the UK. Since then their reputation and expertise in producing high quality essential oils has grown and they are now recognised as one of the leading authorities in this field. Founder, Franzesca Watson is also an author and broadcaster and founded the International School of Aromatherapy in 1991.

They are against animal testing of any kind on all cosmetic products and their ingredients. They have never tested their products on animals, and do not use any animal derivatives or by-products. All their packaging is 100% recyclable or biodegradable where possible.