Essential Oil Profile Ylang Ylang
Traditional Use: Used throughout the fragrance industry. Properties: Antibacterial, antidepressant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, cell proliferant, disinfectant, expectorant, nervine, sedative, vulnerary. Good for: Anxiety, depression, frigidity, hypertension, palpitations, stress. Physical Benefits Constituents: Linalol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Geranial, Benzyl Acetate, Geranyl Acetate, Eugenol, Methyl Chavicol, Pinene*Beta-Caryophyllene, Farnasene, methyl benzoate Ylang Ylang Extra: p-Cresyl methyl ether, methyl benzoate
Blends Well With: Bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, clove, eucalyptus lemon, ginger, grapefruit, jasmine, lemon, litsea cubeba, mandarin, neroli, opopanax, orange, palmarosa, patchouli, peru balsam, petitgrain, rose, rosewood, sandalwood, tuberose, vetiver Of Interest: There are different grades of ylang ylang oil in the market. In general extra oil is distilled for one and a half hours, first for three to five hours, second for five to eight, third for eight to fifteen, and complete for the full fifteen hours. Ylang Ylang Extra Essential Oil is obtained through steam distillation of the flowers and separated into different grades (extra; 1; 2; 3) according to when the distillates are obtained. This is the first extraction and is more concentrated than others. A good example of the manipulation of essential oils can be seen with Ylang Ylang essential oil. Ylang Ylang essential oil is generally sold in a number of grades – extra, first, second and third. Extra is the most expensive and chemically can be judged by its ester content. Basically the grades are arrived at by fractionating the distillation process. The "extra" is derived from the oil being taken at a given time, say two hours after the start; Nos 1, 2 and 3 following suit. Other considerations with Ylang behind the scene would have been the type of flowers used, only the true yellow flowers give the desired result. Indiscriminate picking of immature blooms is not uncommon. Distillation should have been immediate to avoid fermentation and off notes. There is a difference between material distilled into hot water rather than heating from cold. The length of distillation is important, perhaps 20 hours or more. All this again will vary upon the type of still and process. There is another type of Ylang Ylang called "complete" which should be the result of an uninterrupted water and steam distillation of Ylang Ylang flowers; like ours. In reality complete may simply mean a mixture of the other varieties of Ylang Ylang.
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