Hyssop Essential Oil
Certified Organic
- OG
- Hyssopus officinalis
- Origin: Spain
Parts Used
Flowering plant
Extraction Method
Steam distilled
Note Classification
Middle
Aroma
Sweet, rich herbaceous, camphoraceous
Overview
Hyssop has a history as a strewing and purifying herb.
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
Bay, clary sage, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, mandarin, myrtle, orange, rosemary, sage
Herbal Miscellany
It is one of the bitter herbs mentioned in the Old Testament, employed to purify the temples. Romans used hyssop to protect themselves against the plague, and to clean the houses of the sick.
Precautions
Oil Specific: Avoid in epilepsy, and while pregnant. Not for internal use.
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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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.