Vetiver Essential Oil

Vetiver Essential Oil

Maybe many people have not known Vetiver essential oil in detail. Today, I will take you to understand the Vetiver essential oil from four aspects.

Introduction of Vetiver Essential Oil

Vetiver oil has been used in traditional medicine in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Africa for thousands of years. It’s native to India and vetiver is known as a sacred herb valued because of its uplifting, soothing, healing and protective properties. Some of vetiver oil uses include treating heat strokes, joint disorders and skin problems. The health benefits of vetiver essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, cicatrizant, nervine, sedative, tonic, and vulnerary substance.

Vetiver Essential Oil Effects & Benefits

1. Reduces Inflammation

The soothing and cooling effects of vetiver essential oil calm and pacify all sorts of inflammation. It is particularly good at providing relief from inflammation in both the circulatory and nervous system.

1. Eliminates Scars

Cicatrizant agents are substances that speed up the eradication or disappearance of scars and other marks on the skin. It also promotes the growth of new tissues in the affected places. This is also useful for post-delivery stretch marks for pregnant women, fat cracks, after spots left by pox, and burns.

1. Prevents Bacterial Infections

In tropical countries like India and its neighbors, microbes and bacteria grow very fast due to the favorable hot and humid climates found in these regions.This oil efficiently stops the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, the bacteria responsible for causing sepsis and eliminates them.

1. Enhances Libido

Mixed in sorbets and beverages as a flavoring agent, vetiver essential oil has an aphrodisiac effect. It also enhances the libido and arouses feelings of sexual desire.

1. Acts as a Tonic

Vetiver essential oil keeps the metabolic system in order, rejuvenates the body, gives strength and boosts immune function.

1. Prevents Nervous Disorders

It also heals the damage done to the nerves by shock, fear, and stress. Furthermore, it helps get rid of nervous disorders, afflictions, epileptic and hysteric attacks, nervous and neurotic disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, and lack of control over limbs and spasms.

1. Relieves InsomniaIt

The essential oil of vetiver is a well-known sedative. It sedates nervous irritations, afflictions, convulsions and emotional outbursts such as anger, anxiety, epileptic and hysteric attacks, restlessness, and nervousness. It even benefits patients that suffer from insomnia.

1. Speeds-up Healing

This property of vetiver essential oil helps heal wounds by promoting the growth of new tissues in wounded places and also by keeping it safe from infections by inhibiting the growth of microbes.

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Vetiver Essential Oil Uses

l Make your own vetiver water by soaking clean vetiver roots in cooled boiling water for 2–3 hours. Make sure to cover the pot as the roots soak. The water has a calming effect on the body, and it acts as a blood purifier. It can also be used to rinse your hair to give you a cooling and refreshing feeling.

l Put 5–10 drops of vetiver oil in your bath water; because it’s both fragrant and cooling, using it in your bath prevents overheating and helps with relaxation and insomnia. To boost the calming results, combine vetiver oil with lavender and rose essential oils as well.

l To benefit your mind and mood, diffuse 3–5 drops of vetiver oil or place 1–2 drops on your wrists, chest and neck.

l Make your own calming massage oil by mixing 3–5 drops of vetiver oil with equal parts jojoba oil. This combination leaves your skin clean and moisturized, and your mind at peace.

ABOUT

The essential oil of vetiver is obtained through steam distillation of its roots. Its essential oil is also used extensively in the perfume industries, including perfumes for the body, room fresheners, and coolers, as well as cosmetics, soaps, oils and as a flavoring agent in beverages, sorbets, and foodstuffs.

Precautions: This essential oil is completely safe, being a non-irritant, non-sensitizing and non-toxic substance. It should not be used when pregnant or breastfeeding.