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Melissa Essential Oil (Lemon Balm Essential Oil)

Melissa Oil is often adulterated. Purchase only from reputable sources that test their oils.

Melissa Oil (Lemon Balm Oil)

Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled Color: Yellow Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Top/Middle Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: Fresh, lemony, herbaceous.

	Melissa (Lemon Balm)

Melissa Oil Uses: Anxiety, depression, hypertension, insomnia, migraine, menstrual cramping, indigestion, nausea, asthma, bronchitis, coughing, insect repellent, eczema, fragrancing. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 173.]

Constituents: Geranial, neral, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, beta-caryophyllene, citronellal, geranyl acetate, aesculetine. [E. Joy Bowles, The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils (NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2003), 196.]

Safety Information: Lawless indicates that Melissa Oil is non-toxic at low doeses, but that it can cause sensitization/irritation. She advises to use Melissa Oil in very low dilution. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 173.]

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