Benzoin Essential Oil
*100% ORGANIC*

Benzoin essential oil is excellent for dry and cracked skin.  It's properties are anti-fungal and antibacterial.  The aroma makes it a soothing inhalation oil for painful coughs or dilute it as directed and rub on chest and throat for respiratory disorders, bronchitis, asthma, colds and laryngitis.  Also use for itching skin, skin infections such as scabies and ringworm, for arthritis or as a sedative.  Use for dandruff, psoriasis or tinea.  Soothing and uplifting, it is helpful for people suffering from low spirits or mild depression. It is a biblical oil, mentioned in the Bible as Onycha.  The most viscous of all oils, it is thick and "sticky"; like honey. 

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Botanical Name
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Styrax benzoin

Aroma

Country of Origin

Extraction Method

Certification

Sweet odour / vanilla like
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India / Thailand
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Obtained by solvent extraction from the resin. The resin is released from the tree when the bark is incised.
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This Oil is certified Organic by the Soil Association which means you can be sure that it has been produced to the highest ethical and environmental standards. The Soil Association’s standards exceed the UK government's minimum requirements for organic products in many areas but particularly in animal welfare, GM and the use of pesticides. Standards are constantly reviewed to ensure they deal with current issues.