Essential oils

Fragrance: fresh, herbal, clear
Effect: refreshing, air purifying, concentration-enhancing
Use: Aroma care, cosmetics, perfume, room fragrance
Helps with: tiredness, discomfort of head and stomach, heat
Provides: Energy, freshness, clear thoughts, concentration

The peppermint for this essential oil comes from a cooperative in southern Piedmont. The cooling and cleansing peppermint oil is particularly refreshing when traveling and has a wide range of beneficial effects. Drivers and others alike should therefore always have it with them! Avoid using it around small children.

use
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. Consult the specialist literature for use in aromatherapy.

Tips:
- 1 drop on temples and neck clears the head
- for a good stomach feeling after a heavy meal, add 1 drop of peppermint oil to 1 teaspoon of Basic Organic Care Oil and gently massage the stomach

Fragrance: fresh, camphor-like, clear
Effect: air purifying, protective, loosening, clarifying, strengthening, vitalizing
Helps with: winter ailments
Ensures: free breathing

"Kayu-puthi" means "white wood" in Malay. An essential oil is extracted from the leaves of this extremely robust tree, which is an important ingredient in many ointments and balms. It is a typical winter essence for clarifying and loosening, as well as for cleansing living spaces and saunas. Thanks to its lower 1.8 cineole content, the essential oil of organic cajeput is milder than eucalyptus oil.

Application
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. Consult the specialist literature for use in aromatherapy.

Tips: To breathe better again, add 1 – 3 drops to boiled water and inhale this mixture.

Fragrance: fresh, camphor-like, herbaceous
Effect: refreshing, loosening, strengthening, cleansing
Helps with: lack of motivation, winter ailments
Provides: Energy, concentration, germ-free air, free breathing

The most well-known essential oil of the over 500 different eucalyptus species is extracted from the "blue-leaved" eucalyptus tree, which grows up to 90 meters tall in its native Australia. Eucalyptus globulus impresses with its very high content of 1.8 cineole. A typical essential oil for winter and saunas, it is highly air-purifying, refreshing, and invigorating. Avoid during pregnancy. Not suitable for infants and children under 6 years of age. Use with caution in children with spastic respiratory diseases.

Application
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. Consult the specialist literature for use in aromatherapy.

When used as a room fragrance, it offers good protection during the winter. As a loosening rub, mix 2-3 drops of the oil with organic jojoba oil and massage into the chest and back area.

Fragrance: fresh, camphor-like, clear
Effect: loosening, air purifying, protective, strengthening
Helps with: winter ailments
Provides: winter protection, purified indoor air

Ravintsara is not yet very well known in this country, but the essential oil of the Madagascan camphor tree possesses extremely interesting properties in many areas. Its scent is fresh and reminiscent of eucalyptus. Ravintsara is a wonderfully soothing essential oil for frosty days and the sauna. It is one of the best essences for cleansing and revitalizing living and working spaces, both odorously and energetically.

Application
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. Consult the specialist literature for use in aromatherapy.

Tips:
- If everyone in the office has a cold, set up an aroma lamp with 3 drops of Ravintsara.
- Sniff the bottle if you notice any signs of winter discomfort.
- Combine 6 drops of tea tree oil and 3 drops of ravintsara in a glass with 4 tablespoons of coconut foam base and mix well. Dispense into warm bathwater. A soothing bath that strengthens, warms, and boosts the immune system.
- For a soothing massage oil, add 3 drops of ravintsara to 10 ml of almond oil and massage the mixture thoroughly into the soles of your feet. Massage the remaining mixture into the chest area in circular motions. It strengthens the immune system and is soothing and liberating.

The slightly tart and clear scent of lemon is refreshing, invigorating, and uplifting, especially when feeling down or lacking energy. It lifts the spirits and promotes clarity. Like all citrus oils, lemon essential oil stimulates communication and loosens tongues. It's ideal for travel, freshening hotel rooms, cars, and other spaces, and for focused work. Lemon is also frequently used in skincare recipes because it helps maintain skin youthfulness—for this purpose, the low-furocoumarin lemon variety is recommended, as it is less photosensitizing.

Application
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. For use in aromatherapy, consult the relevant literature!

Tips:
- For shiny and soft hair, mix coconut oil with 1-2 drops of lemon oil for a fresh scent, apply to the ends and length of your hair, wrap in a terry towel, leave on for 20-30 minutes or overnight. Rinse thoroughly.
Even while driving, a handkerchief with two drops of lemon scent makes a revitalizing passenger. Simply tuck the scented handkerchief into a car air vent or use a car air freshener.

Lemon essential oil is also available in 50 ml bottles.

Cistus is one of the typical maquis shrubs that lends its spicy scent to the hinterland of many Mediterranean regions. Its essential oil smells warm and spicy, reminiscent of amber. Cistus essential oil is optimistic and promotes positive thoughts. It energizes people who suffer from emotional coldness.

Application
For room fragrance and personal aromatherapy. Consult the specialist literature for use in aromatherapy.