Basil essential oil is steam-distilled from the leaves and flowering tips of the popular ‘basil’ herb. It has a fresh, sweet, spicy and peppery herbaceous aroma with a reminiscing scent of liquorice.

Basil oil has a cephalic action which means that it helps to stimulate and clear the mind. It is an excellent choice for preventing nervous disorders, intellectual fatigue, indecision and giving the mind strength, clarity and increasing alertness generally.

Basil essential oil has a variety of health benefits and is excellent for headaches and migraines and has anti-inflammatory properties which help to soothe muscle tension and pain. It also supports the respiratory system and makes a warming inhalation for chesty coughs, bronchitis, asthma and sinus infections and acts as a great tonic and improves the digestive system. Basil essential oil is considered to be very effective in treating menstrual problems in particular regulating periods and reducing peri –  menopausal symptoms Basil essential oil also acts as a natural cooling agent for the skin and helps to repel insects due to its high content level of linalol.

Basil has a stimulating effect and can counteract fatigue and enhance overall mood.