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Laurel essential oil is calming, stress-relieving, uplifting and grounding. Can be used to improve concentration and improve clarity of thought. Excellent first thing in the morning to help start the day more awake and alive. Makes an excellent antiseptic facial and skin cleanser when diluted with water.
Ingredient In: LeAspire, LeIQ, LeMariah
Therapeutic Properties: analgesic, anti-septic, lymphatic draining; promotes healthy sweating and discharging of toxins; stimulating
Application: apply to appropriate areas on the feet, diffuse
Aromatic: spicy fragrance that is calming but energizing, relaxing to the emotions while stimulating to the mind, uplifting
Cautions: pregnancy; do not apply undiluted to the skin
There is much confusion around the world surrounding the usage of common names for plants. A plant called pigweed on one continent is rarely the same plant that is called pigweed on another. This confusion of names can be true from one community to another even in the same country. Laurel is a prime example of this confusion!
Laurel leaf (Laurus nobilis) is often referred to as Sweet Bay Laurel, but it is not the same as Bay (Pimenta racemosa) which is sometimes referred to as Bay Laurel. Nor is Laurus nobilis the same as Bayberry (which is, itself, two different plants depending on whether you are European or American).
Bay (Pimenta racemosa) is a member of the Myrtle (Myrtaceae) family and Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a member of the Laurel (Lauraceae) family. Because they are from different families, their properties are quite different but there is so much confusion that it is difficult to tell which is which, especially when ‘surfing the web’. Many essential oils companies seem to be quite confused themselves. When working with plants always pay attention to the Latin names!
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