Jasmine - a bush with bunches of white flowers with a rich aroma. Of these flowers, and make the essential oil of jasmine. To produce 1 liter of essential oil, you will need to collect and process about 1 ton of raw materials.
Properties of essential oil of jasmine
This kind of oil perfectly relaxes and has anti-stress action. For this reason, it is often used in aromatic compositions. Also, jasmine essential oil has such useful properties:
- anesthesia;
- antidepressive and stimulating action;
- diaphoretic and expectorant effect;
- regulates the menstrual cycle;
- anti-inflammatory and antiseptic action;
- strengthens lactation.
How to use essential oil of jasmine?
Essential oil is an excellent nutritional, moisturizing and tonic for the skin. It gives it a healthy appearance, helps to get rid of stretch marks and scars, increases elasticity.
Using essential oil of jasmine for hair, you can return to them strength and density. To do this, make a mixture of equal proportions of oils of lemon, jasmine and grapefruit. For brittle and dry hair shampoo with gelatin is perfect. One tablespoon of gelatin dissolved in 70 ml of water at room temperature and insist 40 minutes. Strain gelatin, get rid of all the lumps. Add a few drops of jasmine, rosemary and clary sage oil to the liquid, as well as 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Apply the mixture to the hair and hold for 10 minutes. After rinse thoroughly.
The use of essential oil of jasmine can be carried out in the form of combing. To do this, apply a few drops of oil on the comb and comb your hair lightly. You can also mix it with sage oil. If you do not have the desire or time to prepare the mixture, then just add a few drops to your regular shampoo or hair balm.
Use essential oil of jasmine and for the face. The main thing to remember is that you should not use it to care for skin age. If you have dry skin, then take 50 ml of the base oil (olive, for example), and add to it three drops of neroli, jasmine and rose oil. Or in one tablespoon of cream or lotion, add one drop of lavender and chamomile oil, and two drops of jasmine oil.
Remember, like all essential oils, jasmine essential oil should not be applied to the skin in undiluted form. Do not also use oil in pregnancy on the early lines, and in the second and third trimester, only after consulting a doctor.