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Cajeput Essential Oil
Cajeput
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Botanical Name:
Melaleuca leucadendron
Common Method of Extraction:
Steam Distilled
Color: Clear with a
Yellow Tinge
Consistency: Watery
Perfumery Note: Middle
Strength of Initial Aroma:
Medium
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Aromatic Description: Fresh,
campherous aroma with a fruity note.
Cajeput Oil Uses: Asthma,
bronchitis, coughs, muscle aches, oily skin, rheumatism, sinusitis,
sore throat, spots. [Julia Lawless, The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA:
Element Books, 1995), 58-63.]
Constituents: a-pinene, B-pinene,
myrcene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene,
terpinolene, linaolool, terpinen-4-ol, a-terpineol. [L. Williams,
"The Composition and Bactericidal Activity of oil of Melaleuca
alternifolia," International Journal of Aromatherapy,
Vol 1., No. 3, 15, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete
Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997),
147.]
Safety Information: Cajeput
Oil may cause skin irritation. [Julia Lawless, The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA:
Element Books, 1995), 170.]
Essential
Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special
precautions when using Cajeput Oil. [Robert Tisserand, Essential
Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995),
203.]
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and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
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patch test should be conducted prior to using an essential oil that you've never
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and more safety information can be found by visiting the Essential Oil Safety
Information page. For very in-depth information on essential oil safety
issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert
Tisserand and Tony Balacs.
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