tolu

Tolu (Myroxylon pereira) 100% Pure Essential Oil

£7.50

BOTANICAL NAME: Myroxylon pereira

SCENT: Tolu Essential oil has a vanilla like scent and is often used as a scenting agent in creams and lotions.

STRENGTH OF AROMA: Medium

PLANT PART USED:  Crude Balsam

EXTRACTION METHOD: Vacuum

ORIGIN: El Salvador

COLOUR: Tolu Essential Oil is dark brown in hue

CONSISTENCY: VERY thick and viscous – warming before use will make it more workable

NOTE: Base

Tolu is collected from wild trees along the ‘Balsam Coast’ of El Salvador, though many such trees are available in North America.

REPORTED ATTRIBUTES:

Tolu is used by aromatherapists for bronchitis, chapped skin, colds, coughing, eczema, the flu, poor circulation, rashes, sensitive skin, and nervous and stress disorders.

BLENDS WELL WITH

Spicy, floral, oriental and other balsamic scented oils.

HISTORY:

Historically, this was an important ingredient in the anointing oils of the Christian faith.

CAUTIONS:May cause skin sensitisation in some.

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