Guest guest Posted November 6, 1999 Report Share Posted November 6, 1999 It's Ylang Ylang time. Like the last time, I will add the some basics down to start and whoever wants to add ANYTHING they know about it can go for it. This is just a good way to get to know the oils. Tell us how you would use this beautiful Essential Oil. You can talk about any aspect of healing with it or even if you just use it cause you like the scent. If you use it in massage, or with meditation or with whatever tell us. We are all here to learn Ylang Ylang Latin Name: Cananga Odorata Extracted Fresh Flowers by steam distillation. Absolute by concrete cold solvents. Description: Clear to straw yellow. Due to the different grades produced, the fragrance is extremely variable. Top grades should have a sweet, heavy, floral fragrance with a volatile top not. The different grades depends on the length of distillation time. The best grade called " extra " is the first from the still, and it contains all of the highly volatile fragrant esters and ethers. This top grade is followed by 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The lowest grade is perfectly acceptable for things like soaps but it is not very good for aromatherapy. Sometimes the grades are blended to provide what is know in the trade as " ylang complete " . Safety: May cause skin irritation for people who are sensitive to certain perfumes and cosmetics. Some people dislike the concentrated oil and may develop a psychosomatic headache or nausea. Physical: sedative, aphrodisiac, calmative, nervine, antidepressant. Emotional:To encourage self-confidence, warmth, awakening, calm, joy and enthusiasm Relaxes body and mind. Lowers blood pressure. Helps hyper-ventilation and hyper-activity. Helps anxiety and depression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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