Nothing announces winter in a New Zealand house quite like eucalyptus in a vaporiser. Sharp, cool, camphorous and completely recognisable from the first drop.
Dolphin Clinic use Eucalyptus globulus, steam distilled from the leaves in Australia, which is the species most people mean when they say eucalyptus. It is a top note, so it fills a room quickly and then settles.
Six drops in a vaporiser is the usual winter dose. It is strong on skin and needs diluting properly, and it is one to leave out during the first trimester.
Available here in three sizes because it is the oil most households run out of first. All of them are filled in New Zealand by a company that has been doing this for over thirty years.
Plant part: Leaves
Extraction: Steam distillation
Origin: Australia
Aromatherapy note: Top
Size: 10ml
Blended and bottled in New Zealand
Steam distilled from Australian Eucalyptus globulus
The classic winter vaporiser oil
Also available in 30ml and 50ml
Pharmacy grade, bottled in New Zealand
- Eucalyptus globulus
Massage or body oil: 5 drops per 10ml of carrier oil such as sweet almond or jojoba.
Bath: 4-6 drops stirred through a little carrier oil or milk once the water has run.
Inhalation: straight from the bottle, or a few drops on a tissue.
Dolphin Clinic recommend topical use on five days a week rather than every day.
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