Italian Helichrysum essential oil - Helichrysum italicum

Family : Asteraceae

Certification : Essential oil from organic, controlled and certified cultivation, 100% pure and natural, uncut, undeterpenated. It is certified by Bureau Veritas Certification France (FRBIO10)

Part of the plant used : flowers

Production method : distillation

Yield : 0.2%. It takes 100 kg of plant to obtain 200 ml of essential oil of Helichrysum.

The immortelle or Italian helichrysum is a perennial herbaceous plant, woody in its lower part. The leaves are alternate, very narrow and covered with hairs. This plant grows on rocks and dry hillsides in south-eastern France, Spain, Italy and Greece. It does not grow at high altitudes. The essential oil has a very strong, sweet, slightly smoky and spicy smell.

Better known as Immortelle, this plant has very fragrant golden yellow flowers. This essential oil is a must-have in your medicine chest, even for old bruises and bumps. Ensuring the health and beauty of the skin, it treats those who want to make the traces of surgery, repair or aesthetic, couperose, cracks disappear more quickly. It regulates circulation disorders, phlebitis, varicose veins and haemorrhoids. As effective against the bruises of the soul as against those of the body, it helps to overcome the resentment of anger.

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*The chemotype is the identity card of the essential oil, its chemical composition defined by chromatographic analysis. The same plant can have several compositions depending on the place and the variety. A chemotype depends on a property, an odour and a taste. 

The essential oil of Italian Helichrysum is the only plant containing neryl acetate (23%), which gives it all the properties that other species lack. Its active ingredients include sesquiterpenes, monoterpenols, double ketones, diones (7% to 14%) and ketones (1.5% to 3%).

Allergens naturally contained in this essential oil : Limonene

Very powerful anti-haematoma (recent or old bruises), anticoagulant, and healing.

Main :  Anti-haematoma, Cicatrising, Draining and circulatory, Mucolytic, Expectorant, Anti-inflammatory.

Secondary : Antiviral, Hemostatic, Antispasmodic

Essential oils are powerful natural substances and should therefore be used with care. Even though essential oils have been used since ancient times, there is often a lack of knowledge about how to use them and the precautions to take. Many books deal with essential oils. It is therefore advisable to refer to them to find out the traditional methods of use. 

An essential oil is made up of chemically defined molecules (about 10,000 listed) that have been secreted by special plant cells. It can consist of from one to several hundred molecules, which helps explain why some essential oils have many properties but different therapeutic effectiveness. To guarantee the properties necessary for effective aromatherapy, it is important that an essential oil is 100% pure and natural (not cut, not deterpenated, not mixed with alcohol or vegetable oils) and preferably organic. This is the case for the essential oils we sell. They are sold in tinted bottles with a dropper cap.

Whether pure or mixed, you can use them in our different models of diffusers. The information given on each essential oil is for guidance only. Beware of self-diagnosis, do not hesitate to consult an aromatherapist or any other recognised professional and read our special file "properties of essential oils" in our thematic files.

Essential oils are mainly used to help you treat many disorders. But be careful, even though essential oils are often extracted from edible plants, their concentrations mean that you have to be careful and respect their healing power. The use of essential oils is relatively simple and if you follow some basic rules, they will put their therapeutic genius at your disposal. Covering with essential oils has more advantages than disadvantages.

Find in our essential oil primer, all the ailments for which the essential oil of Italian Helichrysum is used in the composition of the blend:

Angioma, Bumps, Ringing in the ears, Dark circles, Following cosmetic or reconstructive surgery, Cholesterolemia, Scars, Blood circulation disorders, Contusion, Couperose, Cracks, Chilblains, Sprains, Synovia effusion, Escharres, Frilosity, Hemorrhoids, Ingrown toenails, varicose veins.

WARNING : These properties, indications and methods of use are taken from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. They are regularly found there and many of them are confirmed by observations in scientific environments. However, this information is given for information purposes only, and in no way constitutes medical information, nor does it engage our responsibility. For any use of essential oils for therapeutic purposes, consult a doctor.