Product Description
Wintergreen essential oil is warming to muscles and helps with muscle tension and pain a key ingredient found in commercial heat rubs
Wintergreen Essential Oil Properties
Wintergreen essential oils is extracted from the Galutheria procumbens shrub which is less than fifteen centimeters tall and part of the Ericaceae family of plants which grow in the forests of Nepal, China and North America.
It has white to pale pink flowers and bell shaped leaves. The plant produces scarlet berries from October to March.
Characteristics of Wintergreen Essential Oil
Wintergreen essential oil has a strong minty scent, although it isn’t a member of the mint family. It has fresh, woody and sweet like tones with a birch like aroma.
Common Uses of Wintergreen Essential Oil
Wintergreen Essential oil is renowned for its ability to reduce pain and inflammation. It naturally is comprised with approx 96% methyl salicylate.
Wintergreen can be highly effective, but must be used with care and caution.
Skin
Mind
Precautions when using Wintergreen Essential Oil
Use sparingly and avoid for those currently taking drugs without consulting a doctor due to the high content of Methyl salicylate. Avoid use of Wintergreen with children, during pregnancy and breastfeeding and by those taking anicoagulant medication. They recommend a dermal maximum of 2.4% and advise to use with caution with skin that is sensitive or damaged. Reading Tisserand and Young’s full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 469.]
Wintergreen Essential Oil Technical Information
| Criteria | Information |
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Latin Name |
Gaultheria procumbens |
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Inci |
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Oil |
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Plant Family |
Ericaceae |
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Extraction Method |
Steam distilled from the leaves |
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Country of Origin |
Asia |
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Purity |
100% Pure Essential Oil, therapeutic grade |
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Natural Constituents |
1,8-Cineol (tr -15%) , Terpinen-4-ol (30 – 48%) a-Pinene (1-6%), Sabinene (tr.-3.5%), a-Terpinene (5-13%), Limonene (0.5-1.5%), p-Cymene (0.5-8.0%), 1,8-Cineol (Tr-15%), g-Terpinene (10-28%), Terpinolene (1.5 – 5.0%), a-Terpineol (1.5- 8%), Aromadendrene (tr-3%), Ledene (tr – 3%), d-Cadinene (tr-3%) , Globulol (tr-1%), Viridiflorol (tr-1.0%) |
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Cas No. |
90045-28-6 |
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Einecs No. |
289-888-0 |
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Blends well with |
Wintergreen blends well with Peppermint, Lavender and Eucalyptus Oil |
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Technical Documents |
Please see the Technical Tab below for SDS, Allergens information and IFRA Certificates |
Our Wintergreen Essential oil is 100% pure therapeutic grade essential oil
Wintergreen Essential Oil
Specifications
- Weight: 0.03 kg
- Blends Well With: Peppermint, Lavender and Eucalyptus Oil
- Contraindications: Avoid During Pregnancy, Avoid use if you have kidney problems. Wintergreen contains high levels of Methyl salicylate which is similar to Aspirin, so those with a sensitivity to Aspirin should avoid Wintergreen.
- Country of Origin: Asia
- Latin Name: Gaultheria Procumbens
- Traditional Physical Properties: Warming, Muscles
- Part of Plant Used: The leaves of the plant
- Purity: 100% Pure
- Scent: Warming, Medicinal
- Key Benefits: Warming, Muscle Easing
- Traditional Emotional Use: Stress, emotional balance
- Traditional Skin Use: Can be used to kill germs on the skin, but skin benefits are limited
- HS Code: 33012941
- HS Description: Wintergreen Essential Oil
- HS Country: GB
- HS Composition: Viscous Liquid
