Turmeric
Curcuma Longa
Turmeric Oil is a beautiful oil which is particularly popular in skincare. It can fade scars and blemishes as well as dry out pimples, without damaging your skin. It can be used on your scalp to eliminate dandruff and excess oil build up.
History of Turmeric Oil
Turmeric Oil is derived from the tuberous rhizome (underground stem) of the Curcuma longa plant, commonly known as turmeric. Turmeric is a perennial herb in the ginger or Zingiberaceae family. Native to southern India and Indonesia, this flowering plant is widely cultivated on the mainland and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.
The therapeutic power of turmeric was discovered thousands of years ago. Turmeric was used in Ayurvedic medicine - an old holistic healing system developed more than 3,000 years ago in India. Indians prized turmeric for its ability to strengthen the overall energy of the body, relieve gas, dispel worms, improve digestion, support the upper airways, regulate menstruation, and treat skin disorders. It’s believed that turmeric reached China by 700 A.D., East Africa by 800 A.D., West Africa by 1200 A.D., and Jamaica in the 18th century.
Today, turmeric powder is often referred to as the golden spice. It’s promoted as a dietary supplement for a variety of health conditions, including digestive disorders, respiratory infections, allergies, arthritis, liver disease, depression, and many others. Turmeric is also used in a popular Indian pre-wedding ceremony known as the ‘Haldi’ ceremony. This ritual involves applying turmeric to the couple’s face and hands. Turmeric is a part of this age-old tradition because it’s considered to be a symbol of blessing as well as because it promotes radiant skin.
Why should I give Turmeric Oil a try?
You might be wondering why you should use Turmeric Oil instead of or in addition to turmeric powder. Well, there are numerous reasons. Turmeric Essential Oil is a lot more concentrated than the powdered form. It’s packed with positive qualities, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiallergic, antiparasitic, anti-worm, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and photoprotective. Thanks to these, Turmeric Oil can help dry out pimples and prevent future breakouts, reduce blemishes, calm irritation and redness from sunburn, soften cracked heels, diminish fine lines, and improve skin elasticity.
Apart from your skin, your hair too can benefit from Turmeric Oil. This beautiful oil can help keep dandruff at bay, treat scalp conditions, and promote hair growth. When inhaled, Turmeric Oil can boost memory, cognitive function, and concentration. Inhaling or diffusing this oil is a great choice when dealing with the common cold, congestion, and bronchial infections. Additionally, Turmeric Oil can provide pain relief and mobility improvement for people with knee osteoarthritis, aid digestive health, and promote positive thinking.
Extracting Turmeric Oil
Turmeric Oil is extracted via steam distillation from the tuberous rhizome (underground stem) of the Curcuma longa plant, commonly known as turmeric.
Steam distillation is one of the most popular methods for extracting and isolating essential oils from plants. This process occurs when dry steam is passed through the plant material. The steam vaporises the plant material’s volatile compounds, which eventually go through a condensation and collection process. One of the most important advantages of steam distillation is that it generates organic solvent-free products.
Turmeric Oil possesses a warm, earthy, spicy, and woody scent. It’s classified as a base note with a medium aroma. Its colour is pale yellow to orange yellow. The major chemical components of Turmeric Essential Oil are: aromatic turmerone, alpha-turmerone, and curlone. Other significant constituents are: beta-turmerone, caryophyllene, eucalyptol, and alpha-phellandrene.
Can I make Turmeric Oil at home?
Since the equipment needed for steam distillation is relatively inexpensive, we believe that trying to extract essential oils at home is a good option. In case you don’t want to invest in steam distillation equipment, you might succeed using a large pot with a lid, distilled water, and, of course, fresh plant material to fill the pot about half full. However, this solution might be too time-consuming for some of you as you’ll need to do the necessary research on the steam distillation process. Plus, the quality of your product might not be as good as the one of its commercial counterparts. This is precisely why we suggest looking for 100% Pure Organic Turmeric Oil online or in a physical store.
Have you ever used Turmeric Oil? Have you ever tried to make it in the comfort of your home? Were you pleased with the result? As always, feel free to share your stories and experiences with us!
Turmeric Oil possesses a warm, earthy, spicy, and woody scent. It’s classified as a base note with a medium aroma. Its colour is pale yellow to orange yellow. The major chemical components of Turmeric Essential Oil are: aromatic turmerone, alpha-turmerone, and curlone. Other significant constituents are: beta-turmerone, caryophyllene, eucalyptol, and alpha-phellandrene.
Can I make Turmeric Oil at home?
Since the equipment needed for steam distillation is relatively inexpensive, we believe that trying to extract essential oils at home is a good option. In case you don’t want to invest in steam distillation equipment, you might succeed using a large pot with a lid, distilled water, and, of course, fresh plant material to fill the pot about half full. However, this solution might be too time-consuming for some of you as you’ll need to do the necessary research on the steam distillation process. Plus, the quality of your product might not be as good as the one of its commercial counterparts. This is precisely why we suggest looking for 100% Pure Organic Turmeric Oil online or in a physical store.
Have you ever used Turmeric Oil? Have you ever tried to make it in the comfort of your home? Were you pleased with the result? As always, feel free to share your stories and experiences with us!
Turmeric Oil Varieties
Turmeric Oil Varieties
The genus Curcuma consists of as many as 134 species. Most of them are used for various medicinal formulations and have common local names. Apart from regular yellow turmeric, there is white turmeric as well. Its botanical name is Curcuma zedoaria. White turmeric, also known as zedoary, is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, but is now naturalised in other places such as the US state of Florida. Just like regular yellow turmeric, white turmeric carries powerful antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. However, white turmeric is rarely used.
So, are there any Turmeric Oil varieties and how to make a smart choice?
As mentioned above, Turmeric Oil is extracted from the Curcuma longa species or regular yellow turmeric. White turmeric, a different Curcuma species, produces White Turmeric Oil. Since there is a large number of scientific studies on regular yellow turmeric and the essential oil derived from its underground stem, we firmly believe that Turmeric Essential Oil is the safer and better option. This oil is packed with positive qualities, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiallergic, antiparasitic, anti-worm, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and photoprotective. This means that Turmeric Oil can help with an impressive variety of health concerns.
To fully experience the beauty of Turmeric Essential Oil, we strongly advise you to opt for 100% Pure Organic Turmeric Oil. When shopping online or in a physical store, make sure the product you decide on isn’t an adulterated version of the oil or a blend (unless, of course, you’re looking for a specific combo). To be completely sure you’re buying real Turmeric Oil, look for the aforementioned botanical name on the label.
Have you ever used Turmeric Oil? What about White Turmeric Oil? Which one do you prefer? As always, feel free to start a conversation on any essential oil-inspired topic.
So, are there any Turmeric Oil varieties and how to make a smart choice?
As mentioned above, Turmeric Oil is extracted from the Curcuma longa species or regular yellow turmeric. White turmeric, a different Curcuma species, produces White Turmeric Oil. Since there is a large number of scientific studies on regular yellow turmeric and the essential oil derived from its underground stem, we firmly believe that Turmeric Essential Oil is the safer and better option. This oil is packed with positive qualities, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiallergic, antiparasitic, anti-worm, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and photoprotective. This means that Turmeric Oil can help with an impressive variety of health concerns.
To fully experience the beauty of Turmeric Essential Oil, we strongly advise you to opt for 100% Pure Organic Turmeric Oil. When shopping online or in a physical store, make sure the product you decide on isn’t an adulterated version of the oil or a blend (unless, of course, you’re looking for a specific combo). To be completely sure you’re buying real Turmeric Oil, look for the aforementioned botanical name on the label.
Have you ever used Turmeric Oil? What about White Turmeric Oil? Which one do you prefer? As always, feel free to start a conversation on any essential oil-inspired topic.
Benefits of Turmeric Oil
At Essentially Yours, we pride ourselves on doing the necessary research to enrich our understanding of aromatherapy and essential oils in general. This enables us to help you pick the best oils, blends, and methods of application for your wants and needs. We believe that familiarising you with each and every one of our products, the numerous benefits they offer, and the adverse side effects that occur when they aren’t properly used is the least we can do, hence these blog posts. In this particular blog, we are going to dive into some of the many amazing benefits of Turmeric Oil.
Turmeric Oil is a potent essential oil; It can:
Improve skin health
Thanks to its powerful antimicrobial, antiseptic, and antioxidant properties, Turmeric Oil is an effective natural remedy for acne, blemishes, and sunburns. Turmeric Oil can help dry out pimples and prevent future breakouts, diminish the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles, and provide protection against the harmful effects of the sun. When diluted and applied topically, Turmeric Oil can also assist with oily skin, moisturise dry skin, alleviate itchiness, soften cracked heels, and improve skin elasticity.
Promote hair and scalp health
Turmeric Oil can be a wonderful addition to your hair care routine because it can help you get rid of dandruff, treat scalp conditions (a great remedy for a red, itchy, irritated scalp caused by a fungal infection), and keep your hair healthy and strong.
Alleviate inflammation and pain
It’s reported that Turmeric Essential Oil can relieve inflammation linked to joint pain, muscle soreness, inflammation of the digestive tract, and other conditions. This makes Turmeric Oil an excellent post-workout massage oil. It goes without saying that it should be diluted with a quality carrier oil prior to use.
Treat cold symptoms and build immunity
Turmeric Oil boasts antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory qualities. Thanks to them, Turmeric Oil can help fight cold symptoms, relieve congestion, ward off invaders, and boost the immune system. The easiest way to reap this health benefit is to diffuse 5 drops of Turmeric Oil, but you can also add a few drops of the oil to hot water for steam inhalation.
Help with depression
Research has shown that Turmeric Oil can be helpful in coping with depression and anxiety by promoting positive thoughts and feelings. It can be diffused, inhaled directly from the bottle, or incorporated into an aromatherapy inhaler blend.
Before applying Turmeric Oil topically, or any other essential oil for that matter, please perform a small patch test on your arm or leg after diluting the essential oil with a carrier oil. This is how you’ll make sure you don’t have an adverse reaction to the oil.
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication, or being treated for any health condition, please consult with your doctor before using Turmeric Oil.
Turmeric Oil should be stored in a place that’s inaccessible to children, especially to those under the age of 7.
Uses of Turmeric Oil
We, the Essentially Yours team, take immense pleasure in learning and sharing our knowledge, tips, and tricks to help you deepen your understanding of aromatherapy and essential oils in general. Whether you are thinking about adding a certain oil or blend to your collection and want to learn its dos and don’ts or you are simply curious about the various methods of oil application - we’ve got you covered. In this blog post, we are going to explore some of the most popular ways of using Turmeric Oil - an essential oil we can’t get enough of.
Turmeric Oil can be used in a number of different ways, including:
In a diffuser
When diffused, Turmeric Oil can create an emotionally uplifting atmosphere, i.e. promote positive thoughts and feelings. Turmeric Oil is considered to be a strong relaxant and balancer, which means it can also alleviate stress and anxiety. Additionally, diffusing Turmeric Oil is a wonderful choice during the common cold season as Turmeric Oil can combat the symptoms of this disease, ward off invaders, and build immunity.
Via steam inhalation
This is another great way to harness Turmeric Oil’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties when battling a cold. This essential oil can help thin and drain stubborn phlegm, fight cold and flu germs, and soothe inflamed airways. All you need to do is add 5-6 drops of 100% Pure Organic Turmeric Oil to a bowl of hot water, place a towel over your head, and inhale the potent vapours for 5 to 10 minutes.
In massage blends
To treat minor wounds, rashes, and itchiness or relieve joint pain and menstrual discomfort, consider diluting a few drops of Turmeric Oil in 1 tablespoon of your favourite carrier oil (we recommend Coconut Oil) and massaging the affected areas with the mixture. This simple combo is an amazing post-workout massage blend.
In skincare
Turmeric Oil can easily become the star ingredient in your skincare routine because it can help dry out pimples and prevent future breakouts, reduce blemishes, calm irritation and redness from sunburn, soften cracked heels, diminish fine lines, and improve skin elasticity. To fight acne naturally, dilute 2-3 drops of Turmeric Oil with Jojoba Oil and apply the blend to the affected areas every day. To reduce blemishes or treat sunburn, dilute 1-2 drops of the oil. You can also enrich your face washes, face masks, skin lotions, and serums with a couple of drops of Turmeric Oil.
In hair care
Dealing with dandruff and/or an irritated scalp? Let Turmeric Oil save the day. Thanks to its powerful anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antioxidant qualities, Turmeric Oil can help keep dandruff at bay, treat scalp conditions caused by fungi, and promote hair growth. You can make a lovely hair mask with just 3 drops of Turmeric Oil and 4 tablespoons of Coconut Oil. If you leave it on for half an hour, this blend will moisturise, condition, and strengthen your hair as well as remove loose dandruff flakes.
Blends well with
Turmeric Oil is a potent essential oil. It’s viewed as a staple by many aromatherapy practitioners and essential oil lovers. This oil blends well with many beautiful carrier and essential oils, including Jojoba, Coconut, Cinnamon Bark, Ginger, Cardamom, Coriander, Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Clary Sage, Grapefruit, and Ylang Ylang. Let’s take a close look at some of these oils.
Jojoba Oil
Jojoba Oil is one of the most popular carrier oils. It’s derived from the seeds of the jojoba plant and has a delicate, nutty aroma. Jojoba Oil absorbs easily into the skin, doesn’t clog pores, and helps control sebum production. This is why Jojoba Oil is commonly used in massage blends and facial moisturisers.
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Fractionated Coconut Oil
This carrier oil is not whole and complete because it contains only the medium chain triglycerides of Coconut Oil. However, Fractionated Coconut Oil is highly stable, odourless, and colourless, which makes it a great option when a light and penetrating oil is needed. In case you prefer working with all-natural carrier oils, consider opting for Virgin Coconut Oil. Please keep in mind that this Coconut Oil variety’s strong scent may mask an essential oil’s aroma.
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Ginger Oil
Ginger Oil is an aromatically superior essential oil. This spicy oil is often used in blends and formulations intended to relieve muscle pains and aches. It can also help ease nausea and motion sickness.
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Coriander Oil
This spicy essential oil is cherished for its ability to assist with indigestion, nausea, aches, pains, abdominal spasms, abdominal discomfort, arthritis, muscular fatigue, minor skin irritations (sunburns, flaking skin, and chapped lips), wrinkles, acne, blackheads, and emotional exhaustion. Turmeric Oil and Coriander Oil pack quite a punch, especially when it comes to improving skin health.
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Clary Sage Oil
This essential oil is extracted from the leaves and flowers/buds of the clary sage plant (botanical name: Salvia sclarea). Its aroma is earthy, herbaceous, floral, and faintly fruity. Clary Sage Oil boasts many desirable therapeutic properties and can help reduce stress by promoting a sense of well-being, ease menstrual pain, alleviate menopause symptoms, and assist with acne, skin inflammation, and dry or mature skin.
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