Rhododendron Essential Oil

Common Name: Rhododendron

Latin Name: Rhododendron anthopogan

Aroma: This oil has a slightly balsamic aroma that sweetly offers floral and herbaceous notes. This aroma is different than most floral essential oils and is best described as an exotic and delicate one that I find pleasant and not overpowering.

Blends with: Basil, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Cypress, Douglas-Fir, Eucalyptus Ironbark, Frankincense, Geranium, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Lime, Red Mandarin, Blood Orange, Sweet Orange, Scotch Pine, Rose absolute, Black Spruce, and Ylang Ylang. 

Energetic qualities: Refreshes and offers emotional protection, eases difficult emotional transitions, assists in release of emotional and energetic concerns, supportive of expansive and creative processes, aids in mental clarity and assists in meditation, supportive of sanctifying and purifying space. 

Recommended applications: Inhalation and topical application using safe dilution ratios.

Recipe idea: Try this oil in an emotionally supportive blend:

• 3 drops Rhododendron
• 1 drop Rose absolute
• 1 drop Sandalwood

Aromatherapist notes: I spent about six months really studying and working with this particular essential oil prior to offering it. It has some really amazing properties! I have utilized it with success in blends for transitions, grief, and also during colds. It is a very versatile oil that I have become quite attached to!

Extraction Method: Steam distilled Flowers and leaves

Shelf Life: About 4-5 years

Country of Origin: Nepal, wild crafted.

GC/MS:

RA1907 July 2019

RA0116 Jan 2016

SDS

Safety Data: This oil is prone to oxidation and should be stored in a cool, dark, and closed container.

Other information & considerations:

• This is a very spiritual oil and is collected and gathered by high Himalayan people as a sacred fragrant substance to be "burnt in offering to please and harmonize the earthly divine, especially local earth spirits." 
• It is known as Anthopogan in the Nepals and is also their National Flower.
• Do not place on broken skin.

California Prop 65 Statement: This product contains essential oil constituents on the CA Prop 65 list of toxic chemicals. This product conforms to the reporting requirements of California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986). We are conforming to the regulation by reporting the existence, or lack thereof, of ingredients deemed reportable by the above mentioned regulations via a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), in Section 15 "Regulatory Information." Ingredients from Natural Food Sources (NFS) are exempt from reporting in accordance with Title 27, § 25501(a).