Spanish Marjoram Essential Oil 10 ml

Spanish Marjoram Essential Oil has an intense, herbal, slightly camphoraceous scent of Mediterranean scrubland.

The oil is steam distilled from Thymus mastichina. This plant is actually a wild-growing thyme, known as Spanish marjoram. It belongs to the mint family (Lamiaceae) and differs from sweet or French marjoram. It is also often confused with oregano, which in some parts of the world is called wild marjoram. The plant has a hairy stem, oval leaves and small whitish flowers in clusters, and the whole plant gives off a strong aroma.

Marjoram has been a renowned herb since ancient times. The Greeks and Romans crowned brides with marjoram wreaths to symbolise love, honour and happiness, and bards and actors drank marjoram tea with honey to look after their precious voices.

How to use Spanish marjoram oil

• in an oil burner — with lavender and bergamot for a relaxing atmosphere,
• in massage oil — diluted in a carrier oil, for an evening unwind,
• in herbal fragrance blends with rosemary or eucalyptus,
• in a homemade room freshener.

Volume: 10 ml.

Directions
Diffuser or oil burner: a few drops. On skin: always diluted in a carrier oil (e.g. sweet almond, jojoba or coconut).

Caution
Do not swallow. Always dilute in a carrier oil before applying to skin and patch test first: apply a drop of the diluted oil to the inner forearm — if any reaction appears within 24 hours, do not use on skin. Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant, breastfeeding or under medical care, consult your doctor. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.

A herbal breeze from the Iberian Peninsula — try it for yourself!