Myrtle (Lemon) Essential Oil

Description

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is predominantly made of citral, an aldehyde which dominates the composition of this beautifully aromatic oil. Containing in excess of 96% cital, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil understandably possesses a strong lemon scent.

Citral is commonly found in aromatherapy oils like Lemongrass Essential Oil, Citronella Essential Oil and Lemon Essential Oil, which is expressed from lemon peel. However, Lemon Essential Oil cannot compete with the intense lemon-scent of Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil, making it one of the best essential oils to mask unpleasant odours. It is routinely used by chefs to combat the smell of cooking fish, for example.

Citral is a combination of two isomers, geranial (trans-citral) and neral (cis-citral), which lend this oil its potently alluring scent, and are responsible for its popularity, as a flavouring within the food industry, and a cherished aromatic within the fragrance industry.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil has many similarities with Myrtle Essential Oil, despite its distinctly different aroma.

It provides many of the same benefits, as it shares a very similar energetic imprint. So, for those seeking the type of support offered by Myrtle Essential Oil, who do not appreciate it aromatically, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil provides an excellent aromatic alternative.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is derived from the Backhousia citriodora tree, which is a flowering evergreen tree / shrub, native to the subtropical rainforests of Australia.

The Lemon Myrtle tree is cultivated for its leaves, which are used for several applications, including culinary, medicinal, herbal teas and for the production of essential oil. The terminal branches of the tree, alongside the leaves, are also used in the production of essential oil.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is also known as Lemon-Scented Myrtle Oil or Lemon-Scented Ironwood Oil. It is also referred to as Sweet Verbena Myrtle Oil and simply Lemon Ironwood Oil.

It possesses two chemotypes.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil Health Benefits

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is a strongly potent antibacterial and antifungal essential oil, which is also excellent for respiratory and emotional issues. |I is also a deeply anti-inflammatory oil, making it suitable for many applications.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil health benefits are thought to include the following:

Analgesic + anti-allergenic + anti-anxiety + anti-asthmatic + antibacterial + anti-depressant + antifungal + anti-inflammatory + antimicrobial + antioxidant + anti-rheumatic + antispasmodic + antiseptic + antiviral + astringent + carminative + cephalic, (relating to the head) + cooling + deodorant + expectorant + immune-stimulant + mucolytic + sedative + tonic

Please consult the Glossary Of Terms for more information.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil Traditional Health Benefits

Many anecdotal reports of bioactivity are now being confirmed by in vitro and in vivo investigations. The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is reported to have approved three B. citriodora essential oil medicines by 2006 and by 2017 expressed an awareness of the increasing number of products containing citral.

Source: Backhousia citriodora F. Muell. (Lemon Myrtle), an Unrivalled Source of Citral: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8305781/

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil traditional health benefits are thought to include:

• Respiratory Issues + coughs + colds + bronchitis
• Anxiety disorders
• Fatigue + exhaustion
• Stress
• Insomnia
• Nervousness & neurotic disorders
• Calming & refreshing – used as a restorative
• Headaches
• Skin issues
• Infections
• Balancing the central nervous system
• Vertigo
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Hypothyroidism*
• Haemorrhoids
• Acne
• Boils
• Haemorrhoids
• Self-harming + self-destructive tendencies
• Addiction

Scientific Research

Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora): An Alternative and Effective Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum in Children with Atopic Dermatitis. By K Kakleas · 2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37695447

Bioactivity of Backhousia citriodora: Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity. By JM Wilkinson · 2003 National Institutes of Health (NIH)

B. citriodora has significant antimicrobial activity that has potential as an antiseptic or surface disinfectant or for inclusion in foods as a natural antimicrobial agent.

https://essentiallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/J-Agr-Fd-Chem-2003.pdf

Lemon myrtle oil was shown to possess significant antimicrobial activity against the organisms Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Aspergillus niger, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Propionibacterium acnes comparable to its major component—citral. For example, Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (%v/v) against Aspergillus niger have been recorded as 0.1, i.e., lower than tea tree oil (0.4) and equivalent to citral (0.1) [49]. The antimicrobial activity of B. citriodora essential oils was found to be greater than that of citral alone and often superior to Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil. B. citriodora has significant antimicrobial activity that has potential as an antiseptic or surface disinfectant or for inclusion in foods as a natural antimicrobial agent.

Source: Backhousia citriodora F. Muell. (Lemon Myrtle), an Unrivalled Source of Citral: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8305781/

Cautions & Contraindications

Robert Tisserand & Rodney Young recommend a dermal maximum of 0.7%. [Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition). United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 360-361.]

They caution against topical use for children and infants under two years of age,  and for those suffering from hypersensitive, damaged and diseased skin.

They also caution that drug interactions may occur if drugs are being used that are metabolszed by CYP2B6. They also state the risk of teratogenicity.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil Energetic Properties

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is a profoundly protective oil that provides etheric support for emotional and nerve issues. It provides the frequencies needed for individuals to embody and integrate the aspects of self required for individuals to step into their power and meet their life lesson challenges head-on.

This is partly achieved through our newly balanced perspectives, renewed simplicity and clarity of mind, achieved by working with this energetically potent oil. By decluttering personal hindrances, in the form of tired and inaccurate scripts by which we have been living, our outlook is given wings, allowing our horizon to be truly expansive.

Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is energetically a very purifying and earthing oil, permitting us to attract and embrace transitory and ephemeral creative impulses, providing the impetus and gravity needed for us to be the vehicle through which they find expression, in our worldly reality.

Wild As The Wind Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil

Wild As The Wind Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil is a premium quality aromatherapy oil, suitable for therapeutic purposes.

• INCI: Backhousia citriodora Oil
• Plant Family: Myrtaceae
• Parts Used: Leaves
• Method of Extraction: Steam distilled
• Perfumery Note: Middle to top
• Chemical Family: Aldehydes
• Appearance: Clear to pale yellow, thin consistency
• Aroma: Variously described as: fresh + intensely lemon-scented + earthy + herbaceous + slightly camphorous
• Origin: Australia
• Shelf Life: 5 Years
• Yield: 50 -100 kilos of Backhousia citriodora leaves are required to make 1 Kg of Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil.

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• Diluting to make body & bath oils (1% dilution)
• Using in your household first aid kit (average 2% dilution)
• Adding to your shampoos, conditioners & liquid soaps (5 drops per 100ml)
• Diluting to make face oils (2% dilution)
• Formulating effective household cleaners & sanitisers (average 5% dilution)

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