Geranium Essential Oil (Bourbon)
Product Name: Geranium Essential Oil (Bourbon)
Botanic Name: Pelargonium graveolens
Botanical Name: Pelargonium x asperum
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Description: Geranium is a hairy perennial shrub, often used in
hedgerows, and stands up to about one meter high (3 feet) with pointed leaves,
serrated at the edges and has pinkish-white flowers. The leaves and stalks are
used for extraction, and the oil is obtained through steam distillation.
Aromatic Scent: Geranium Bourbon Essential Oil has a scent that is both
sweet and herbaceous, while carrying some subtle notes similar in character to
Rose.
Common Uses: Geranium Bourbon Essential Oil is well known for its
skincare properties. It can be used to even out oily or combination skin
complexions and is said to nourish and re-hydrate dry and mature skin. Geranium
Egyptian can also be used to calm irritability, relax the mind and ease cases
of insomnia. The strong smell of this oil is particularly good to ward off
mosquitoes and head lice.
