Thyme Oil

Latin Name : Melaleuca Alterifolia
Part Use : Leaves, Twigs

It is extracted from the fresh or partly dried flowering tops and leaves of the plant by water or steam distillation . This essential oil can cause skin irritation, yet has great value to help with concentration and to focus, as well as being an excellent bronchial and lung stimulant, making it valuable in bronchitis, coughs, colds, asthma and the like, while the warming qualities are great for rheumatism, sciatica, arthritis and gout. It has a rather sweet, yet strongly herbal smell and is reddish-brown to amber in color. Two : varieties of thyme oil are distin- guished in commerce. red and white oil of thyme, the latter being the more valuable. Both are obtained by the distillation of the common thyme. Thymus vulgaris, the red oil being the first distillate and yielding on rectification the " white " oil. Oil of thyme is used in the manufacture of cheap perfumery and for scenting soaps It is a very potent oil and should not be used during pregnancy or in cases of high blood pressure. Because of the phenols (carvacrol and thymol), which can irritate mucus membranes and cause skin irritation, it should not be used for skin care products, and in general should be used in low concentrations.When it is used in massage therapy, it would be a good idea to do a skin patch test to determine if the person is sensitive to it.

Packaging :
We can supply essential Oils in small bottles of different dimensions like, 2.5ml, 5ml, 10ml, 50ml, 100ml, etc. Also we can supply the essential oils in bulk packaging like, Aluminium Drums, GI Drums, Plastics Drums of various dimensions 25/50/100 litres drums.