Black Pepper Essential Oil

Parts Used

Dried fruit

Extraction Method

Steam distillation

Note Classification

Middle

Aroma

Dry, spicy, woody, sharp

Overview

Black pepper is one of the oldest spices. Its uses date back to the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians.

Packaging

1/2 oz., 1 oz., and 2 oz. essential oils are packaged in amber glass bottles with drop reducers for easy application. Larger sizes are packaged in amber screw cap bottles and do not come with reducers or droppers.

Blends Well With

Cardamom, clary sage, clove, frankincense, geranium, lavender, juniper, marjoram, myrrh, orange, nutmeg, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, tea tree, vetiver, ylang ylang

Herbal Miscellany

Egyptians utilized black pepper in the embalming process.

Precautions

Oil Specific: Avoid with homeopathics, in kidney or liver disease, and while pregnant. May cause skin irritation.
General: As with all essential oils, never use them undiluted, in eyes or mucus membranes. Do not take internally unless working with a qualified and expert practitioner. Keep away from children. If applying an essential oil to your skin always perform a small patch test to an insensitive part of the body (after you have properly diluted the oil in an appropriate carrier).

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