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Bursera graveolens, Steam Distilled in Oregon from the wood wildcrafted from fallen branches and dead trees, from Peru

Aroma: This Palo Santo essential oil has a sweet, sharper, fresh, intense woody balsamic aroma with a slight hint of citrus and mint.

History: The First Nations of Ecuador have used it mainly to protect themselves from insects such as mosquitos, and as an essential oil to perfume their homes. It was also used in rituals by shamans to clear the body of negative energy.

Main Constituents:
a-Terpeniol <20%, Menthofuran <15%, Limonene: 13% (av 10-70%!), Carvone <10%, Germacrene D
See Essential Oil Safety for more complete list of constituents.[D.G. Young, S. Chao, H. Casabianca, et al. Essential Oil of Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana et Planch from Ecuador. (Journal of Essential Oil Research 19, 2007), 525-526. Web site: Aromatics International. Sources cited in Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 379.]

Description: Palo Santo is a tree found originally in the tropical forests on the coast of the South Pacific, but Ecuador is now the main country where this tree is harvested. Palo Santo Oil is concentrated, and found only in the interior of the tree's trunk. It can take up to 10 years to produce the oil. The average life of the tree of Palo Santo is between 80 and 90 years, but because of over harvesting, only tree branches that have fallen naturally to the ground are used for the distillation of this oil.

Colour: Pale yellow to light brown liquid

Common Uses: For massage therapy Palo santo essential oil relieves muscle pain, tension, joint pain, inflammation of the muscles, and general pain relief, including headache and migraines.

Palo Santo Oil is used for aromatherapy products, nasal sprays, air fresheners, lotions, face lotions, deodorants, skin care products, household cleaning products, candles, body sprays, perfumes, and colognes.

Palo santo essential oil is considered to be antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. Aids with the relief of respiratory problems including coughing, bronchitis, asthma, colds & 'flus. It can be used as part of remedies for allergies and asthma.

Palo santo essential oil regenerates skin, heals various conditions, promotes skin nutrition, healing and flexibility.

This oil is known for creating a sense of calm; it relaxes the body and mind, relieving stress, anxiety, worry, and aids with concentration. Palo Santo Essential Oil is beneficial for meditation, and for enhancing creativity and learning. In spiritual aromatherapy, it can be used as perfume to release negative energy and to purify and cleanse the spirit, helpful for anxiety, emotional trauma and depression.

Consistency: Thin
Note: Top, Middle, Base! Use as base in perfumery.
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Cedarwood, Sandalwood and other sacred wood oils, citrus, vanilla.

Cautions: Palo Santo Essential Oil is a dermal irritant - do not apply to skin except in 10% + dilution. Respect the oil's sacred power - signs of over exposure are dizziness and nausea. Avoid use if pregnant.