Description
Carrot Seed Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Daucus carota | Origin: France | Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
A yellow or amber-colored liquid with a warm, dry, woody-earthy odor. It blends well with labdanum, cinnamon, mimosa, cedarwood, geranium, citrus and spice oils.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.
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- pinene
- carotol
- daucol
- limonene
- bisabolene
- elemene
- geraniol
- geranyl acetate
- caryophyllene
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General Actions:
Anthelmintic, antiseptic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, hepatic, stimulant, tonic, vasodilator, smooth muscle relaxant.
Safety:
Non-toxic, non-irritant, nonsensitizing.
Primary Therapy Agent:
Accumulation of toxins, edema, water retention, gout.
Secondary Therapy Agent:
Dermatitis, eczema, greasy or oily skin/scalp, psoriasis, rashes, wrinkles, mature skin, arthritis, rheumatism, colic, liver congestion, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, cramp, premenstrual tension/PMT.
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Angel Leah –
This Carrot Seed oil is pleasantly spicy and mildly earthy with a faint freshly picked carrots scent. I put it directly on wounds and scratches and it reduces inflammation right away. I also use it in facial lotions and it makes skin so soft!