Rosalina essential oil Melaleuca ericifolia

Australia

Source: Kvapų namai

Description

bot. Melaleuca ericifolia

With a pleasant, mild scent, heather myrtle essential oil, also known as Rosalina, or Lavender Tea Tree in the aromatherapy world, is the perfect substitute for pungent tea tree and eucalyptus oils in two situations:

aromatherapy for children during the cold season,
for the treatment of skin problems.

Benefits

Rosaline essential oil is almost ideal for children's sensitive respiratory tract, as the powerful but pungent antimicrobial eucalyptol (cineol, ~23%) is gently surrounded by the mild monoterpenoid linalool (38%), and the perfect duo gives rosemary oil a much more pleasant smell (and flavour) – a little lavender, a little citrus, and yet a quite attractive medicinal smell.

Researchers at the ethnopharmacological laboratory of the University of Porto Alegre in Brazil have found that linalool has an effective calming, sleep-enhancing effect and is rapidly resorbed through the skin and nasal mucosa.

It is lovely to read the comments of Dr Daniel Pénoël, an aromatherapist, full of praise for Rosaline essential oil, where he calls it Australia's aromatic gift to the whole world. He writes that its exceptional softness and pleasant scent make it ideal for full-body massages, a pleasant release of tension and a sleep aid. In traditional Chinese medicine, Rosaline essential oil would be considered a highly effective yin oil: its harmonising, calming and relaxing properties make it ideal for stress and sleep disturbances. In other words, the wise Rosaline oil teaches us to respect our bodies and nerves.

Daniel Pénoël, on the basis of his own research and that of his colleagues, recommends mixing rosemary essential oil with essential oil of thyme, a linalool chemotype, indicating that the two oils form a particularly strong synergy. In a blend, 5 to 10% thyme essential oil is quite sufficient to create a synergy as strong as it is subtle.

This synergy, or heather myrtle essential oil alone, is, thanks to its particularly harmonious composition, a wonderful way to breathe the warm water vapours of small children with a few drops of essential oil when winter or transitional problems begin. Dr Daniel Pénoël recommends that for three periods of three weeks, with a one-week break each evening, the Rosaline essential oil should be gently massaged or rubbed on the child's back, chest and neck. Let your child fall asleep with a fragrant sleep.

Not all the properties of this product are mentioned here. Unfortunately, due to EU regulation of health claims, we cannot inform you in detail, even if the benefits of this product are scientifically proven.

Literature:

1. Mark A.Webb, Bush Sense. Australian Essential Oils & Aromatic Compounds, 2000
2. Daniel Pénoël, MD et Rose-Marie Pénoël, Natural Home Care Using Essential Oils, 1998.

Usage

Rosaline essential oil is suitable for children during the winter season (see here for a list of other essential oils suitable for children during the changing seasons)

It can be used topically for acne and other skin problems.

In blends: Rosaline essential oil is recommended to be blended with Thyme ea, as well as Eucalyptus, Ravintsara and other more medicinally scented oils, diluting them and giving the blends a soft floral character.

Use: inhalations, massages, baths, indoor steaming.

GCMS analysis

Rosalina eo P39808/PS12001377

Rosalina eo P206134

Warnings

do not use on fresh skin as it may cause irritation; dilute with vegetable oil or butter;
protect eyes;
effects on pregnant and lactating women are unknown; essential oils should be avoided for the first 3 months of pregnancy and for infants up to 3 months of age unless necessary.
despite the high phyto-, aromatherapeutic quality of this oil, the aromatherapy community cannot recommend internal use for therapeutic purposes, but such use is possible if prescribed by a phyto/ aromatherapist;
do not use on cats, birds, fish, rodents, reptiles (evaporate in small quantities at home or use on your own); do not use on dogs, horses, muzzle, genitals, vaccinate;
this essential oil is not registered as a medicine;
this essential oil is not registered as a biocide;
keep tightly closed in a dark, cool place.