Honey Myrtle Essential Oil

Essential oil of the Honey myrtle is obtained from the marsh honey myrtle which has the scientific name of melaleuca teretifolia. This tree is typically found in the rain forested regions of Australia, and is indigenous to this region. This tree is not overly large growing to a height of about twenty feet. The honey myrtle is a cousin of to the other trees known as paper-barks.

Honey myrtle essential oil has an aroma that is slightly sweet with a hint of citrus which makes it rather hard to differentiate from the lemon myrtle essential oil. Essential oil the lemon myrtle has a more lemony scent with some spicy aspects. The official term used to describe the aroma of the honey myrtle essential oil is citral. Citral is the smell typically associated with lemongrass and is a combination of neral and geranial compounds. Both of these essential oils are used in comparable manners.

Honey Myrtle Has An Antibacterial Agent

Herbalists and other medicinal botanists believe that honey myrtle essential oil has some uses as an antibacterial agent. Indeed scientific studies have shown that essential oils can be very effective when topically applied; however, they may be toxic if actually consumed in the same concentrations. In the concentrated form this may be found to be correct, however, the honey myrtle essential oil hydrosol is itself subject to contamination, as it is a fresh product with a mild PH and should be kept refrigerated or it will break down.

As A Deodorizer

Honey myrtle essential oil can also be used to help brighten up the aroma of your home. Customarily used in aromatherapy burners, honey myrtle essential oil is also available now in a body and home spray as well. When used in a spray, several oils may be combined and are typically suspended in hydrosol. Hydrosol is a byproduct of the distillation process used to extract the essential oil. Essential oil sprays are typically much less intense smelling than the oil product itself.

Honey myrtle essential oil is usually made by using a steam distillation process that starts with elements of the marsh honey myrtle tree. Since essential oils are mostly insoluble in water they are easily separated out and collected as the vapors condense. The remaining distilled water has traces of the honey myrtle essential oil, as a very small amount will dissolve or remain suspended in solution. This remaining liquid is called hydrosol. The hydrosol is used in similar ways to flower water which is a byproduct from the making of perfumes. As the concentrations of honey myrtle oils in this liquid are very small they can be very gentle and soothing on the skin.