Details
Botanical Name
Daucus carota / L.
Benefits and Qualities
Carrot seed essential oil flawlessly regulates intestinal functions by its action on the liver and the kidneys. It is a purgative, which means that it eliminates toxins, which helps to reduce the level of cholesterol. But carrot essential oil is equally highly regarded in cosmetics for its action against wrinkles and as a good mediator for tanning. Synergies: geranium, cedar wood, mandarin.
Production
Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the seeds of daucus carota L. (Ombelliferes)
The Plant
We moderns have only confirmed what the Ancients knew about the therapeutic value of carrot for regeneration of the liver cells. This familiar root has been part of the human diet for millenia. The extraction of its seeds' essential oil has expanded our understanding of its benefits, which are many.
Caution
Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Keep away from children.
Principes aromatiques
Carotol, alpha-pinene, geranyle acetate, sabinene
Parfume-Creation
Fatty odour of the forest floor with a singular impact. Utilised in a number of natural scents, as well as in notes of Chypre and Fougère.
Description olfactive
Heart note. Powdery odour; fruity, earthy.
Application
Massage
Olfactory Family
Aromatic
Virtues
Balance
Astrological sign
Aquarius
Lunar Phases
Last quarter