Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris
Origin: Bulgaria
Extracted From: Needles
Extraction Method: Steam distillation
Main Constituents: a-Pinene, Limonene, b-Pinene, 1,8 Cineole
Antiseptic, clearing and fortifying. The sweet, fresh and green aroma of Pine Needle Essential Oil is unmistakable, and diffusing it around the home is like taking a walk in a coniferous forest – uplifting, refreshing and highly invigorating. Inhaling its healing aroma eases head tension, clears blocked sinuses, and delivers a positive strengthening and reviving effect to body and mind.
Pine Essential Oil has a long history of use in folk medicine, and with good reason. It boosts the body’s metabolic rate and acts as a tonic to the whole system, making it good for convalescence as well as boosting the emotions.When vaporized, its powerful antiseptic and antiviral properties also inhibit the spread of infection and viruses during the cold season.
Used in massage blends, the anti-inflammatory properties of Pine Needle Essential Oil eases every-day muscular aches and joint stiffness, and its diuretic qualities are valuable in the battle against cellulite. A strengthening and grounding oil, diffusing Pine Needle dispels negative emotions, and brings strength and comfort to sadness, nervous exhaustion and stress.