Helichrysum Essential Oil, France

Helichrysum Essential Oil, France

Helichrysum Essential Oil, France (Helichrysum italicum) is Wildcrafted Therapeutic Quality Essential Oil is steam distilled from the flowers. Helichrysum Essential Oil France is also known as “Everlasting”, and “Immortelle”.

This EO from France is considered to be of excellent quality and aroma although it is somewhat less expensive that Helichrysum grown in Corsica. Some prefer French grown, while others prefer the Corsican grown.

Our French Helichrysum Oil is also referred to as Helichrysum Angustifolium. The high cost of this oil is due to the very  a low yield of oil, steam distilled from flowering tops. Most perfumers and aromatherapists would agree that the aroma of  is amazingly complex. Though expensive, it adds amazing notes to blends. Chamomile, Citrus, Geranium, Lavender, and Clary Sage produce very pleasing results when blended with French Helichrysum.

Helichrysum Essential Oil, France is considered to be very good, second only to our Corsican Helichrysum.

The aroma of Helichrysum oil is often described in many ways:

• intense
• pleasant
• sweet
• honey-like
• tea-like
• slightly fruity
• and slightly buttery

Helichrysum Essential Oil, France is a strong smelling oil – normally described as an “herbal smell” – a pleasant aroma that may dominate finer more fragile fragrances.

Helichrysum oil has a strongly straw-like, fruity smell, with a honey and tea undertone and the color is most often pale yellow. The viscosity is thin.

Helichrysum, The Plant

This evergreen aromatic herb grows up to 60 cm (24 in) and is also called Italian Everlasting or Immortelle. It has a branched stem, silver-green scented leaves and dark yellow daisy-like flowers, which become dry as the plant matures, yet retain their color. There are about 500 species but only a few produce essential oil. The petals were used throughout Europe as a strewing herb in Medieval times.

Quality & Experience

All our Artisan Aromatics pure essential oils, aromatherapy blends and oil products are therapeutic quality. Using our 20+ years of experience, we’ve gathered the finest quality oils from around the world. To ensure that our pure oils are as fresh and potent as possible, our oils are bottled by hand here in the USA only after we receive each order.

IMPORTANT: All issues that pertain to your physical or mental health should be discussed with and supervised by a licensed health care professional. Keep all essential oils away from and out of reach of children. We recommend you consult a trained aromatherapist before using essential oils with children under 16 years of age. Always follow the general safety guidelines for using essential oils; these can be accessed by clicking the link below.

Disclaimer: Information provided in this description is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be used in/for the treatment, cure, mitigation or diagnosis of any mental or physical disease or illness or as a substitute for consulting with a physician or other appropriately trained and licensed health care professional. Artisan Aromatics is not responsible for any adverse effects resulting from the improper use of any suggestions, products, preparations, or procedures mentioned or from attempts to follow historical reports of a plant’s uses.  Please note that essential oils do not necessarily have the same properties as other types of herbal preparations of the same plant and since essential oils are the most highly concentrated type of preparation made from plants, they can have toxicity issues not arising from use of other types of herbal preparations of a given plant.