Flower of Flowers - For the Indonesian Marriage Bed! (Ylang Ylang)

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Product:	Ylang Ylang
Date:	01/02/02 (142 review reads)
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Advantages: Has a wonderful sweet, exotic aroma, Inexpensive and easily available.

Disadvantages: Must not to be used by pregnant women without prior professional advice, people suffering from chronic illness, young children, or babies. , Can cause nausea or headaches if used in high concentrations. It has also been known to irritate some hypersensitive people.

Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata par, genuina)

Ylang Ylang is extracted from a tropical tree that grows in the Philippines, Indonesia, the Comoros, and Madagascar. The name Ylang Ylang means, “flower of flowers”. The name suits the heady exotic sweet floral fragrance of this oil, which is distilled from the freshly picked flowers. Ylang Ylang s a traditional tropical remedy for infections and skin diseases, but is also well known for its use in the Victorian hair preparation, Macassar oil.

Ylang Ylang is probably best known for its reputation as an aphrodisiac and can be used to treat sexual problems. In Indonesia, the Ylang Ylang flowers are spread out on the marriage bed for the bride and groom.

Hoever, as well as being one of the nicest smelling essentail oils available, Ylang Ylang has many other beneficial properties, including sedative and antidepressant ones - it is also a tonic for the nervous system. Depression, anxiety tension, irritability, and stress-related insomnia can all benefit from its soothing properties.

It can help to rebalance sebum production in oily skin, treat acne, and both dry and greasy scalps. It can also be used to calm irritated skin as well as insect bites and stings.

It acts as a circulatory tonic and generally rebalances body functions. It can help to reduce blood pressure, and slow breathing and heart rate in cases of shock, panic, or rage.

Ylang Ylang blends well with the following essential oils:

- Bergamot
- Cedarwood
- Chamomile
- Frankincense
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Rose
- Rosewood
- Vetiver

After a hard, stressful day at the office, try eradicating your nervous tension by adding three drops of Ylang Ylang, two drops of Rosewood and three drops of Lavender to one and a half teaspoons of dispersible bath oil to a warm bath. Alternatively, just drip the oils directly into your bath water and disperse with yo
ur hand. Layback and relax in the bath for at least ten minutes, inhaling the vapours.

Please note essential oils should not to be used by pregnant women without prior professional advice, people suffering from chronic illness, young children, or babies. Please also use with caution as Ylang Ylang can cause nausea or headaches if used in high concentrations. It has also been known to irritate some hypersensitive people.

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