Jasmine is known for its sweet and enchanting fragrance. In ancient times, women used Jasmine as a cologne, and later discovered its health benefits. Jasmine essential oil is quite potent; unlike other essential oils, Jasmine oil is seldom pressed or distilled. It is an absolute or enfleurage. It is made by soaking the flowers in odourless plant or animal fat.
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Jasmine is white in colour, has a romantic touch, looks pristine, and only blooms at night. A handful of Jasmine flowers can fill in 2 metres of its radius with its enchanting, romantic fragrance. Besides the fact that this flower looks, smells, and feels magical, it also holds many health benefits.
Jasmine essential oil and its therapeutic actions
- It uplifts mood and works as an anti-depressant
- Calms nerves and promotes positivity
- It is an incredible revitalizer and re-energizer for dull skin
- It heals respiratory tracts, cough, and laryngitis
- Soothes pains, inflammation, and burning sensation
- Helps in contractions in childbirth
- Helps lactation in mothers
- It is an incredible toner, and it balances oil production in skin
- Irons wrinkles and helps firming skin elasticity
- Eliminates marks, bruises, spots, acne scars, and stretch marks.
Jasmine Essential Oil uses and Benefits
Anti-septic: Jasmine oil is an excellent disinfectant and anti-septic. It has active germicidal, fungicidal, bactericidal, and anti-viral components. When applied on wounds it can heal them and prevent them from becoming sore or septic.
It also eliminates the chances of getting contaminated with infections. The best thing is that it can also be used for internal issues, such as when inhaled, it can reduce the infection present in the respiratory system. It can also be used to treat the flu, coughs, and viral stomach infections.
To use it for internal purpose inhale it, or dilute 2 drops in a glass of warm water, and drink.
Anti-depressant: The aroma of Jasmine oil can uplift anybody’s mood to a calmer environment. This essential oil is an incredible stress reliever and antidepressant. It can alleviate mood swings and depressions.
To use it as a stress reliever:
Diffuse 3 drops in a diffuser and continue your routine at work.
At the office, you can just rub a drop on the wrists and smell throughout the day.
If you happen to get into a fight or have a breakup going on, just go for a jasmine oil spa therapy. It can relieve you from the depression. Use this oil for a month for a smooth transition from a broken heart to a mended heart.
Aphrodisiac is the property that makes the jasmine fragrance feel so divine, dewy, dreamy, and romantic. This is an incredible oil to spur up your love life. It can bring your man or woman in the mood to groove. It certainly enhances your libido.
In India, people use Jasmine oil on the first wedding night so that a man and a woman can enjoy long connectivity with each other.
This oil is incredible in curing sexual problems, such as premature ejaculation. It also helps in attaining multiple orgasms, cures frigidity, impotency and other disorders of the kind
Cicatrisant: to cicatrize means to heal or get healed by means of the re-formation of scar tissue. Jasmine has Cicatrisant properties that can heal scars, spots, and wound marks. It works by reforming and healing the scar tissue. It is also known to eliminate fat cracks that often arise in pregnant women.
Expectorant: this property can help you sleep peacefully even when you are inflicted with a viral cough, flu, or stomach issues. The oil’s expectorant property helps you breathe easily. The respiratory tracts heal by inhaling of the oil. Various studies suggest that it eliminates snoring issues.
Sleep Aid: All people who have difficulty falling asleep and claim to have insomnia: try Jasmine Essential oil. It helps sleeping blissfully without too much hassle.
Just diffuse a few drops in a diffuser and there you will start yawning. Since it has calming and soothing properties, alongside the pleasant sleep one tends to feel like a baby in a cradle. It acts like a sedative.
Emmenagogue: This miraculous flower also aids women who suffer irregular periods or are undergoing painful menopause. The emmenagogue component in the oil will make periods regular and less painful.
The other issues while undergoing painful periods include feeling nauseated, tired, stressed, irritated and having mood swings. This oil will help in regulating all these issues alongside the main issue of regulating the periods. This method is natural and 100% side effect free.
Skin Health: Periodical massages of this oil will benefit the skin on a long-term basis. It keeps skin tight, brittle free, hydrated, and free of skin allergies and skin issues.
This oil is usually used to treat eczema and dermatitis. It is also effective on wounds, cracks, and dry skin.
Lactation: Jasmine oil’s uncountable properties help lactating mothers secrete milk easily. It also helps in opening pores and increasing milk secretion. Another benefit is that it also helps protect women from deadly ailments, such as breast tumor and cancer.
Uterine: Organic Jasmine oil promotes healthy secretion of hormones, that helps in proper functioning of the organs. It also tones the uterus, especially after menopause, and helps in restricting the flow of estrogen.
Anti-bacterial: jasmine’s rare properties also make it an antibacterial product. However, Jasmine is rarely used as anti-bacteria. According to an Indian Study conducted in 2008, Jasmine oil has traces of E Coli. However, it is not as powerful as other antibacterial oils, such as Clove, Cinnamon, and Lemon.
This means that Jasmine oil can work as a synergistic oil when blended with stronger oils.
Arthritis and gout: Last but not the least, jasmine oil’s anti-inflammatory properties soothe the inflammation caused by arthritis, bruises, gouts, and other muscular pains.
A few other benefits are that it can help in eradicating the addiction to drugs, narcotics, etc.
Before you Use this Oil read this….
Although this oil is healthy, a few precautionary measures need to be followed
- Pregnant women should avoid this oil because it contains sedating properties – that can harm both the mother and the child.
- People who are allergic to jasmine should avoid this potent oil.
- Always blend/dilute jasmine essential oil with a carrier oil.
- Jasmine essential oil blends well with Sandalwood oil, citrus oils, rose, and bergamot.
- Do a patch test before incorporating it into your daily schedule.
- Always apply on clean skin
- Keep out of reach of children
- Pregnant and lactating mothers are advised to consult a doctor prior to using this oil.
How To Use Jasmine Essential Oil
Topical usage: Add 3 drops of oil directly on the desired area. Dilution is usually not required for such a small quantity, but it is recommended that the beginners do the patch test.
Apply small quantities several times a day rather than a big quantity at a time.
Aromatherapy: You can diffuse this oil 3 times for 1 hour every day.
Bath: Use this fragrant oil to enhance your bathing experience. Add 3-4 drops in a bathtub and soak yourself to have a relaxed body, mind, and soul.
Inhaler: Use it as an inhaler by adding 2 drops in your handkerchief. A few drops goes a long way.
Body Mist: Use it as a body mist, a chemical free perfume. Add 5 drops of jasmine essential oil in 8 ounces or 10 ounces of water and use it as a mist.
Jasmine oil side effects
Jasmine oil is quite strong and can cause harm if used in inappropriate dosage.
This oil is 100% natural and side effects are nil. Nevertheless, excess usage can adversely affect the body. Especially pregnant women, who are treating the lactating issue with the usage of Jasmine oil, need to regulate their dosage and strictly follow doctor’s advice.
doTERRA jasmine oil
While purchasing Jasmine essential oil or absolute, one needs to read the label to understand the extraction method. It is important to ask for the extraction method if the label does not say it. Since Jasmine oil, unlike other oils, is not pressed or distilled, it has a certain procedure that should be trailed.
As I have mentioned above, jasmine flowers are soaked in odourless plant or animal fat. After completion of endorsed soaking, alcohol is added to separate the oil from the fat. Then the alcohol is let to evaporate – leaving the potent oil behind.
However, many companies do not follow the strict regime of alcohol evaporation and do not indicate this process on the label. When alcohol is not evaporated properly, it can give a mixed reaction when blended with a carrier oil.
doTERRA jasmine essential oil is extracted by monitoring a strict regime, and it contains no traces of alcohol. The company makes sure that all the alcohol is evaporated, and tests to see if it is safe to use.
Jasmine essential oil recipes
Basic aromatherapy bath recipe
To rejuvenate your skin, you can make this recipe in large amount, and store it up to a month.
Ingredients to make a large batch
- 3 cups of dead sea salt or any bath salt that you use
- 60 drops of organic jasmine oil
- Optional ingredients: dried jasmine flowers or lavender
Method: mix all ingredients in a ceramic bowl or stainless steel bowl; avoid wooden and plastic bowls and spoons, as plastic and wood is prone to absorb oil.
Once it is well mixed, store it in an airtight container.
For a single use, take a tbsp. of bathing salt and 6 drops of Jasmine oil; blend and use.
Uplifting mood massage recipe
Ingredients
- 15 drops of orange or grapefruit essential oil
- 10 drops of lemongrass oil
- 5 drops of Jasmine essential oil
- 40 drops of Carrier oil (almond preferred)
Method: mix all these oils in a steel bowl and warm a bit on the stove. Dip your fingers and massage it onto your skin, temples, hands, stomach, and feet. It is best to ask someone to give you a massage with this blend. Let it rest for an hour before you take a shower.
Recipe to treat arthritis
- 30 drops of Jasmine oil
- 10 drops of Peppermint oil
- 5 drops of Eucalyptus and Clove oil
Method: warm the mix and massage it on the desired areas for 30 minutes, and let it sit for another 30-60 minutes before you take a shower. It is recommended to follow this treatment before sleep, and let the oil stay overnight for better results.
Skin care recipe
For normal or combination skin
- 3 drops of Geranium oil,
- 3 drops of Jasmine and Lavender oil
- 4 drops of Rose oil
For Oily and acne-prone skin
- 3 drops of Jasmine and Bergamot oil
- 2 drops of each Orange, Lemon and Tea tree oil
For Dry or Mature skin
- 4 drops of Frankincense oil
- 3 drops of Jasmine, Rose and Chamomile oil
Although the ingredients differ for various skin types, the method remains the same.
You can use these blends to give yourself facial steam by adding a few drops of the blend to a hot water.
You can use the blend suitable for your skin type for facial massage.
Also, you can add these blends in your facial masks.
To create a Facial Mask you will need:
- 1 tbsp. of cosmetic clay
- 1 tsp yogurt
- ½ tsp. of honey
- 1 tsp of essential oil
Method: mix all the ingredients, except clay, until they are well blended.
Add ¼ tsp. of clay, mix, and repeat the process until all the clay has mixed well. If you add clay at one go, chances are the clay can form into lumps.
If you think the mixture is too stiff, add a few drops of water or milk until the mixture turnes into a spreadable consistency.
Apply it on clean face and let it rest for 15-20 minutes until the mixture runs dry.
Wash your face with cold water and then with hot water. Repeat the process of rinsing face with hot and cold water for at least 10 times.
This will promote blood circulation and will leave your face radiating for a week.
Using Jasmine Essential oil on daily basis will provide great results.
Sources and References
- PubMedHealth Essential Oils
