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Most Gardenia Essential Oils (technically Absolutes) are solvent extracted using harsh chemicals. Make a better choice and choose our 100% pure all natural organic Gardenia Essential Oil, (Gardenia jasminoides) extracted by the ancient method of Enfleurage.
Our organic Gardenia Essential Oil (Gardenia jasminoides) is pure undiluted Gardenia Oil and is extracted by Enfleurage. Our rare organic Gardenia Oil is technically an absolute, but, unlike other absolutes, ours is produced in a much more natural way by a small grower in South America who extracts the essenital oil from the flower by the ancient method of enfleurage.
Our Gardenia Absolute is most rare, coming from a very special small grower/extractor in South America who extracts the gardenia oil by the ancient method of enfleurage, using only organic palm oil and organic alcohol derived from organic sugar cane. The whole process of extracting the gardenia oil is done on a small scale using no heat and no harsh chemical solvents to produce the Gardenia Absolute. Pure local organic palm oil is used to absorb the gardenia essential oils from the gardenia petals and once the palm oil is completely saturated with the essence of the gardenia flower then the palm oil is separated from the Gardenia oil by cane sugar alcohol. The alcohol is then evaporated leaving behind only the Gardenia oil. The process for producing the Gardenia Absolute by Enfleurage is quite labor intensive and the process takes many pounds of gardenia flower petals per ml of oil but the results are olfactorily astounding. If you close your eyes and smell the aroma of the gardenia oil, it is as if you're inhaling the aroma of the actual gardenia flower. To learn more about the enfleurage extraction process, go to our web page: Enfleurage
More Info: Gardenia jasminoides was first introduced to the rest of the world from Cape Colony in Africa. Its name comes from the fact that the aroma of its large white flowers was said to be very like the scent of jasmine.
Gardenia essential oil / gardenia absolute is one of the more precious oils available anywhere and is known for its heavenly aroma and fragrance. Gardenia oil cannot be distilled like most essential oils due to the delicate nature of the flowers. Enfleurage was the traditional method of extraction used in the 18th and 19th centuries and into the early 20th century but solvent extraction using hexane has virtually replaced enfleurage, except, of course, for our own Gardenia Absolute. Solvent extracted Gardenia oil, called an "absolute", is used extensively by the perfume industry. Either method (enfleurage or solvent extraction) is time consuming and oil yields are quite small for the amount of materials used. Now, the most commonly found Gardenia used by the perfume industry is entirely synthetic and has no healing properties whatsoever. Natural gardenia perfume is often enjoyed as a single-flower oil since the rich, warm, heady floral aroma produced from the flowers is considered osmically balanced (like Carnation and Lavender). which means that the floral compounds are perfectly balanced, containing a top, middle, and base note.
The Gardenia jasminoides species is the most common of these fragile plants and material from dried Gardenia flower petals is commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine. Its Chinese name of Gardenia jasminoides is zhi zi. The traditional medicinal actions attributed to gardenia include calming irritability; cooling blood and clearing away heat (a yin/yang imbalance often characterized by deficient yin); reducing swelling; and moving stagnant blood that has congealed in one place, usually following trauma. Gardenia is considered to be very effective as a hemostatic agent, which means that gardenia oil stops bleeding; and is also effective in treating injuries to the muscles, joints, and tendons. Gardenia is commonly used in Chinese herbal formulas to treat infections, particularly bladder infections. Because of its perceived ability to ease agitation or irritability, gardenia essential oil is also used in formulas to treat anxiety or insomnia. Our Gardenia Absolute is also helpful in correcting menopausal imbalances reflected in insomnia and depression, nervous tension, headache, and dizziness.
The USDA Agricultural Research Service data base of phytochemical and ethnobotanical properties lists Gardenia jasminoides as having specific medicinal properties. Gardenia has been found to be helpful in the treatment of pain, nose bleeds, fever, and influenza. Gardenia Absolute has also been found to be effective in healing wounds and reducing swelling; and in treating mastitis, hepatitis and the hematuria that accompanies bladder infection.
Parts of the info above was derived from an online article: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Apr 06, 2001 by Joan Schonbeck.
Safety Considerations:"Artisan Essential Oils" means essential oils obtained directly from small, "boutique" distillers/producers specifically for the therapeutic and aromatic properties of the oils.
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