Byron Bay Rose Oil
Byron Bay Rose essential oil is Australia’s newest essential oil straight from the Essentially Australia plantation situated in the Byron Bay hinterland. The aroma of Byron Bay Rose is a wonderful, lime and honeysuckle fruitiness, followed by beautiful, uplifting rose perfumed aromas. It is an essential oil from a very rare Australian plant, which we found and grew.
Byron Bay Rose will inspire, gently uplift, it evokes a playful, summery feeling, use Byron Bay Rose to feel positive, use as an alternative to traditional rose.
Botanical name Leptospermum petersonii Variety ‘B’ CT ‘Geranyl acetate’
Ingredients 100% v/v pure Byron Bay Rose essential oil.
Aroma
A wonderful, lime and honeysuckle fruitiness, followed by a beautiful rose perfume aroma, great for perfume lovers.
Benefits
Inspires, gently uplifts, use to feel positive, happy, it evokes playful, summery feeling, creates happiness, useful in anti-aging products.
Uses
Add a couple of drops to a diffuser, oil burner, air freshener, potpourri, bath, apply 1 drop to the skin, use in perfumes, cosmetics, skin creams and lotions, add to candle making.
Aromatherapy Oil
Apply 1 drop to the skin as a perfume, 2 to 4 drops in a diffuser, oil burner for an inspiring, uplifting, playful effect.
Blend with
Byron Bay Rose essential oil is powerful and excellent on its own or blend with woody, spicy, floral oils. Use Byron Bay Rose oil sparingly in blends to avoid overpowering. Try blending Byron Bay Rose oil with Lavender, Rosalina, Sandalwood or other Rose oils.
Main Actives
Contains geranyl acetate (fruity aroma), geraniol (rose aroma), gamma-terpinene, terpinolene, trans-beta-ocimene, linalool, alpha-pinene.
Precautions
Keep out of reach of children, patch test first om the skin, store away from direct sunlight, store below 30 degrees.
Other Common Names
Rose scented tea tree
Natural Occurrence in Australia
Byron Bay Rose trees naturally occurs in only a couple of hectares in lowland or floodplain country, in northern New South Wales. The tree is extremely rare, Byron Bay Rose grows to a maximum height of 10 metres in the wild where there is high and regular rainfall, in rocky and alluvial soils.
Characteristics
Clear to amber yellow colour, watery, rosy scent, fresh fruity notes.
Research
French aromatherapist Nina Bales has completed research on the aromatic, therapeutic and cosmetic potential of Byron Bay Rose oil, she sees great potential in the use for aromatherapy, cosmetic products, like body lotions and skin creams, there is also great potential for anti-aging, stress reduction and assisting with rest and relaxation.
Extraction and Farming Method
Byron Bay Rose oil started from small seedlings we collected from a special population of wild trees, we grew the plantation just out of Byron Bay. Byron Bay Rose essential oil is extracted via steam distillation of the leaves and green branchlets. Plantation trees are planted in rows, they are hand harvested and are then steam distilled immediately to maintain quality a very high quality perfume essential oil.
History
Traditional Usage
At present there is no knowledge of indigenous use of this plant, however it would be fair to assume, indigenous ladies would have grabbed leaves from the tree and rubbed them on the skin for a lovely perfume effect.
Early European Usage
There is no record of Byron Bay Rose oil being produced and sold previously.
Present Day Usage
Byron Bay Rose oil was exclusively launched by Essentially Australia on the 23rd of May 2018 from Byron Bay.
Chemical Profile of Byron Bay Rose Essential Oil 23rd May 2018
Available on request
Relative Density: @ 20C 0.873%
Refractive Index @ 20 C 1.469
Optical Rotation @ 20 C +1.02