Description
- Skin Care: With its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, Melissa essential oil can also help to solve skin problems and prevent these skin conditions from worsening. As such, the complexion of your skin can be maintained! For better skin health, simply mix 2 drops of Melissa essential oil with 1ml of jojoba oil and apply onto the affected areas. You can alternatively add around 1-2 drops of the Melissa oil to your daily skin care cream.
- Helpful in peaceful sleep: Melissa oil instills uplifting & calmative effects on the nervous system. These attributes helps the body in fighting against Tension. 4-6 drops of Melissa oil in your diffuser or air freshener can be an excellent aid in promoting peaceful sleep by relaxing your nerves, tranquilizing your mind, restlessness & worries.
- Coughs and colds: The symptoms of colds and coughs such as congestion can be relieves by the expectorant properties present in Melissa. The congestion build up can be cleared by adding 4-5 drops of Melissa oil to the hot water and breathing the vapors by covering the head, neck and shoulders with a towel for at least 5 minutes.
- Blending: This oil blends very nicely with basil, frankincense, geranium, chamomile, rose, lavender, and ylang-ylang oils.
- Word of Caution: It is non-toxic but may cause irritations or sensations to sensitive people. Therefore, pregnant women and those who have sensitive skin should avoid using this essential oil.
Melissa Oil comes from plants just before first flowers appear as aroma is less interesting when plant is in full bloom. The oil is steam distilled from melissa leaves and tops and is pale yellow in color with agreeable and subtle, warm, lemony aroma. Rare oil, it is very expensive as 7 tonnes of leaves and tops are needed to produce 1 kg (21/4 lb) of oil. Having therapeutic properties, it is used for nerve calming applications. Melissa