Verbena, Honey Essential Oil

An attractive addition to any apothecary for aromatherapy is this classy essential oil. This lovely pioneering plant easily acclimates to a wide range of climates and terrains and loves to thrive as a salve to disturbed soils. This perennial Australian herb has rich, creamy white flower heads that bloom freely, fragrant foliage, and a lemon scent that is evocative of a herbaceous lemon-meringue pie.

Botanical Name: Lippia javanica
Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Part of Plant Distilled: Flowers
Country of Origin: South Africa
Cultivation Method: Organic
Composition: 100% Lippia javanica
Consistency: Medium viscosity, pale green
Scent Description: Very fresh, verdant, fruity and lemony, and slightly honeyed.
Blends well with: Cilantro, Cardamom, Lavender, Lemon, Bergamot, Hyssop, Frankincense, Marjoram, Myrtle, Magnolia, Rose, Ylang, Geranium, Chamomile, Cape Chamomile, Neroli, Petitgrain, and Palmarosa

Uses: Top note in fragrances. Applying a dash topically to deter flying pests and keeping it in a cabinet or closet for freshness and pest control. To promote deep breathing, put a drop of coconut oil on the chest, or use it as a salve on irritated skin. For a taut tonic, dilute and use in stunning skincare applications.

Tropical Africa and Australia have long used the Honey Verbena plant as a medicinal plant. Popular regional concoctions made from the leaves, stems, blossoms, and roots of this aromatic plant include herbal drinks, tisanes, food enhancers, agitated skin ointments, and breathing balms.

Honey Verbena flowers are steam distilled to provide an essential oil rich in skin-beneficial linalool components and fresh-scented myrcene. In order to serve as a top note for perfume and protect you from airborne aversions, Honey Verbena Essential Oil is a clever plant that creates pleasant essences that people enjoy and flying pests avoid.

Size: 5 ml

The faint of the aroma of verbena surrounded her, floating gently from Eleanor Butler’s silk gown and silken hair. It was the fragrance that had always been part of Ellen O’Hara, the scent for Scarlett of comfort, of safety, of love, of life before the War.”
~ Alexandra Ripley, Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind Part Two

“It was lemon verbena day, so the house was filled with a sweet-tart scent that conjured images of picnic blankets and white clouds shaped like true-love hearts.”
~ Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost