Nutmeg Oil 🧡

Nutmeg tree produces fruits that once ripe and opened, reveal an aril known as mace. Inside the aril are the nuts that we know as nutmeg.

Steam distilled

Nutmeg Essential Oil is a warming and it is a wonderful essential oil for use in helping to ease digestive complaints as well as muscular aches and pains so ideal for a massage blend. A little goes a long way.

Chemical compound.

It primarily contains monoterpenes, but also contains approximately 10% ethers including myristicine and safrole as well as the phenol methyeugenol. Although it is helpful for digestive complaints, it can make you feel nauseous if You use more than 1 to 2 drops so you need to use it sparingly and mix with a carrier oil if used on the skin as can irritate if not diluted.

Aromatically, Nutmeg Essential Oil is a warm, spicy essential oil that is sweet and somewhat woody. It blends beautifully with other essential oils in the spice family. It also blends well with floral, citrus and wood essential oils. It can add a beautiful, distinctive spicy characteristic to bland blends.

Nutmeg

Emotionally, Nutmeg Essential Oil can be a very stimulating essential oil that can revive you with it’s spicy aroma, Nutmeg can help with motivation and focus during challenging times. I you have feelings of heaviness, sluggishness, a feeling of being unable to face the tasks ahead, Nutmeg can boost energy with its warming smell.

Nutmeg Essential Oil information.

Botanical Name

Myristica fragrans

Common Method of Extraction

Steam Distilled

Plant Part Typically Used

Seeds

Color

Clear

Consistency

Thin

Perfumery Note

Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma

Medium - Strong

Aromatic Description

Nutmeg Essential Oil smells spicy, sweet and woody. It is similar in aroma to the cooking spice, but it is much more fragrant.

Nutmeg Essential Oil Uses idea for the following:

Gastrointestinal Spasm

Nausea

Upset Stomach

Rheumatism

Arthritis

Muscular Aches And Pains

Muscular Injury

Menstrual Cramps

Nervousness

Tension

You can use in a burner to fragrance your home with its warm, spicy aroma, you can mix 1 drop into a carrier oil with other aromatherapy oils. Remember I would call this a bully oil meaning it will over power other oils it is mixed or blended with so only use 1 drop if mixing with other oils and always dilute if using on your skin.

Safety and Guide to Diluting Essential Oils.

If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have cancer, or have any other medical problem, use oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Use extreme caution when using oils with children and be sure to first read the recommended dilution ratios for children. Consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children, the elderly, if you have medical issues or are taking medications. Before using this or any essential oils.