Thyme oil

Product details
Type: Pure Essential Oil
Raw Material: Leaves
Ingredient: Thyme
Pure Essential Oil: Natural Essential Oil
                            
Oil properties
It has a rather sweet, yet strongly herbal smell and is reddish-brown to amber in color.
Origin of thyme oil
It is an ancient herb used in medicine by the Iran, the Egyptians and the Romans and is an evergreen perennial
 shrub that grows up to 45 cm (18 inches) high, with a woody root system, much-branched stem, small elliptical
 greenish gray aromatic leaves and pale purple or white flowers.
 
Extraction
It is extracted from the fresh or partly dried flowering tops and leaves of the plant by water or steam distillation
and the yield is 0.7 -1.0 %.

Chemical composition
The main chemical components are a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, p-cymene, a-terpinene, linalool, borneol,
 b-caryophyllene, thymol and carvacrol.

Precautions
It is a very potent oil and should not be used during pregnancy or in cases of high blood pressure. Because of the
phenols (carvacrol and thymol), which can irritate mucus membranes and cause skin irritation, it should not
 be used for skin care products, and in general should be used in low concentrations.

Uses
Thyme oil strengthens the nerves, aids memory and concentration, can help with the feeling of exhaustion and
 combats depression, while it fortifies the lungs and helps with colds, coughs, asthma, laryngitis, sinusitis,
catarrh, whooping cough, sore throats and tonsillitis Thyme oil is beneficial to boost the immune system and can help fight colds, flu, infectious diseases and chills  and as a urinary antiseptic, it is very helpful for cystitis and urethritis.
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Thyme oil blends well with
Although essential oils normally blend well together, Thyme oil blends particularly well with Bergamot,
Grapefruit, Lemon, Lavender, Rosemary.