Lemon Myrtle - EO
Lemon Myrtle essential oil has a refreshing and very lemon-like odour. It is balancing and uplifting
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How to use?
4-5 drops in bath, on tissue or in a vaporiser. 15 drops in 50ml carrier.
WARNING – do not apply undiluted or internally. Keep away from children and eyes. Store in a cool, dark place.
| Latin Name | Backhousia citriodora |
| Synonyms | Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, Lemon scented Verbena, and Lemon scented Backhousia. |
| Plant family | Myrtaceae |
| Extraction | Steam Distilled |
| Origin | Native to Australia; it is a rare plant, restricted to Queensland |
| Plant characteristics | Rainforest tree to about 8m, having dark green lemon-scented leaves to 100 mm long. It flowers prolifically with large bunches of small white flowers on the ends of the branches. It is a common garden plant in Brisbane, and about a million have been planted commercially for their lemon oil content |
| Oil characteristics | Intensive, refreshing and very, very lemon-like; the odour has been described, without undue exaggeration, as “more lemon than lemon”. Taste is similar, very intensive, pleasant and warm. A pale yellow mobile liquid. |
| Traditional use | It has long been used as a bush food and herbal spice for cooking, in herbal teas, and as a natural flavouring in drinks and medicines. |
| Blends well with | Lavender, eucalyptus smithii, geranium, ylang ylang, and other citrus essential oils. |
| Cautions and comments | Exposure to sunlight must be avoided for one hour after undiluted application. |
| Main chemical constituents | Citral, which accounts for over 90% of the plants essential oil, compared to about 3% in lemon oil. |
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