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Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum Essential Oil
Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum essential oil is probably Australia’s most invigorating essential oil, it should be used very sparingly, as it is very powerful, lemony, fresh and invigorating. Use in an oil burner or vaporiser.
Botanical name Corymbia citriodora (formerly Eucalyptus citriodora)
Ingredients 100% v/v pure essential oil of Lemon Scented Gum.
Lemon Eucalyptus essential oil use for aromatherapy, Australia’s most invigorating essential oil.
Aroma
A very strong, fresh, invigorating lemon aroma.
Benefits
It is a good air purifier, deodoriser and can assist in insect repellents, known antiseptic, (also combine with Lemon Tea Tree for bugs in the air), sedating.
Uses
In an oil burner, vaporiser, air purifier, air freshener, potpourri, bath, vacuum cloth bag, sauna, good for easier breathing, add to insect repellents, scent draw liners to repel cockroaches and silverfish.
Aromatherapy Oil
1 to 3 drops in an oil burner or vaporiser, no more than 1 drop into a bath, add at a rate of no more than 1% to your own skin care products for an uplifting lemon aroma.
Blend with
Use Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum essential oil sparingly in blends as it is very overpowering to other essential oils.
Try blending with other Eucalyptus varieties, Kunzea, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Tea Tree, Rosalina and Tea Tree.
Massage
1 drop per 20ml of carrier oil.
Main Actives
citronellal, citronellol, limonene, pinene, iso-pulegol and traces of 1,8 cineole.
Precautions
Do not use Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum essential oil at a rate greater than 1% in body products, as skin sensitisation occurs. Keep out of reach of children, store away from direct sunlight, store below 30 degrees.
Other Common Names
Lemon Eucalyptus, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus, Lemon Gum, Lemon Scented Spotted Gum.
Natural Occurrence in Australia
Lemon Scented Gum trees naturally occur near and around the forests of Maryborough to Mackay in mid Queensland and again around Atherton in north Queensland.
Lemon Scented Gum grows to a maximum height of 40 metres in the wild, like most Eucalyptus it can grow on low nutrient soils. The trunk of the tree is quite smooth to touch, the fallen leaves have a distinct and very strong lemon odour when crushed.
Characteristics
Golden yellow colour, sometimes with a pink tinge, clear, watery, strong citrus, lemony scent.
Research
Lemon Scented Gum essential oil has proven bacteriostatic activity towards Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus
aureus is a very dangerous modern infection in hospitals and living rooms, it is very hard to control
due to its resistance to antibiotics.
Extraction and Farming Method
Lemon Scented Gum essential oil is extracted via steam distillation of the leaves and green branchlets. Lemon Scented Gum is grown in plantations.
History
Traditional Usage
The bark produced gum exudates (kino), it was believed to be antibiotic and was used as an astringent for treating diarrhoea.
Early European Usage
Early settlers also used the gum exudates for treating diarrhoea and used the leaves in sachets to keep silverfish and cockroaches out of clothing storage. It has a hard durable timber and was used for bridge construction, tool handles, framing, flooring and case manufacture
Present Day Usage
Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum essential oil is being used aromatherapy, in the perfume industry to manufacture other aromas, the citronellal is primarily used for this. The trees flowers produce a nice honey for beekeepers. The tree is popular as an attractive park or garden tree.
Typical Chemical Profile of Eucalyptus Lemon Scented Gum Essential Oil
| citronellal | 70-90% |
| citronellol | 4-12% |
| isopulegol | 1.5-18% |
Relative Density: @ 20 C 0.865-0.880
Refractive Index @ 20 C 1.450-1.460
Optical Rotation -1.0-+6.5 DG
FAQ, Shipping, Returns Bulk and Backorders
How long will delivery take?
Products are usually dispatched 1 business day after your order. Express orders placed before 2pm AEST will be dispatched the same day.
Delivery to NSW usually takes 1 or 2 days and up to 7 days for WA.
Regional Australia delivery can take up to 11 days.
International order may take up to 2—3 weeks.
Can I track my parcel?
Short answer: Yes
For Sendle
a tracking number is available on request.
Go to the Sendle website to track your shipment https://try.sendle.com/tracking
For Australia Post
a tracking number will be sent in your shipping confirmation email.
Go to the Australia Post website to track your shipment https://auspost.com.au/mypost/track/
Can I order Express Post?
Short answer: Yes
Simply select Express Post at checkout.
You can also order Express Post by phone, please give us a call on +61 2 9550 1345 during business hours.
Express Post orders must be placed before 2pm AEST to ship the same business day.
Please be aware that if your order contains a mix of products in Stock and on Backorder, by default your order will ship all at once when all products are available. If you would like the products in Stock to ship straight away, please place two separate orders, or contact us so we can charge you for two separate deliveries.
Can you deliver to PO BOX address or Parcel Locker?
Short answer: Yes
Please Select either Regular Post or Express Post at check out if you want your order to be delivered to a PO Box or Parcel Locker.
If your order is over $100 and has free delivery, please leave a note if you would prefer we use Australia Post for your parcel.
Unfortunately Sendle cannot deliver to PO Boxes.
Sendle cannot deliver to Australia Post owned properties. This includes post offices, PO boxes, locked bags, parcel lockers or parcel collect locations. This is because Australia Post restricts delivery to these locations.
What happens if no one is home?
Sendle
If a receiver is not home to sign for a parcel, Sendle will attempt to redeliver the item for free. If the parcel cannot be delivered again, it may be left at one of 1'400 local collection points. Collection points may include newsagents or service stations. It’s important to us that every parcel completes its Sendle journey safe and sound, but we appreciate that some locations may not have nearby collection points to make this possible. If this is the case, Sendle may opt to have these parcels returned to the sender. We cannot be held responsible for a parcel returned to us.
Australia Post
If a receiver is not home, Australia Post may decide to leave the parcel in a safe place, unless a signature is required.
Australia Post may opt to bring the parcel to the nearest collection point (Post Offices).
It’s important to us that every parcel completes its journey safe and sound, but we cannot be held responsible for a parcel returned to us, or lost when marked as delivered in a safe place by Australia Post.
Can I return my order?
Please choose carefully as we can not accept returns, nor refund or exchange for change of mind.
If you received the wrong products we will make it up to you as soon as we can. Please take pictures of your parcel as soon as you receive it. 48 hours after delivery we will consider that your order has arrived safely and cannot be held responsible for missing products.
Thank you for your understanding.
Receiving a damaged product
If any item received is damaged, please contact us via email within 48 hours of delivery. Beyond this, we or the freight contractors cannot be held liable for damages.
In an unlikely event that your items arrive damaged, please email us with your full name, description of item that was damaged and images of the damaged goods as received in its box within 48 hours of delivery. We will lodge an insurance claim on your behalf and will send a replacement out or give you a refund as soon as possible.
We will not acknowledge any messages or images sent to any of our social media messaging tools as all correspondence and images have to be sent to our email address. Without pictures, we cannot lodge an insurance claim on your behalf and therefore cannot offer you a replacement nor be held liable for damages.
Thank you for your understanding.
My order did not arrive, what can I do?
Please report the missing parcel to either Australia Post or Sendle depending on the courier that was used for your parcel. The tracking information is on your order confirmation email and you should have received tracking updates by emails directly from the courier. You will need to quote your tracking number in order to report a missing parcel.
If the carrier is unable to locate your items, please contact us and we will help lodge an enquiry for you.
Sendle will launch an investigation that should last about a week. During this time, unfortunately, we can not intervene. Depending on the outcome of the investigation, we may decide to send a replacement if the parcel is considered lost. Most parcels are recovered and delivered during this time though.
Read the information in these links before submitting an enquiry.
Sendle
https://support.sendle.com/hc/en-us/articles/205952747-Parcel-not-delivered
Australia Post
https://auspost.com.au/help-and-support/
Please be aware that if you gave authority to leave your parcel unattended, you waved any rights to a replacement or refund. Neither us nor the courier can be held liable for the loss of the parcel.
What is a Preorder or Backorder?
When you order a product on backorder, this means that we currently do not have the product in stock. We will endeavour to get it from our supplier as fast as possible. This will usually take a week, but can take up to 3–4 weeks.
If your order contains a mix of products in Stock and on Backorder, by default your order will ship all at once when all products are available. If you would like the products in Stock to ship straight away, please place two separate orders, or contact us so we can charge you for two separate deliveries.
Please bear in mind that herbs are seasonal, we cannot force nature. Therefore there may be a possibility that your product will not be available for some time. If this is the case, we will get in touch and find the best possible outcome. Please understand that no refund will be issued within the first month of an order being placed. Refunds for backorders will only be issued if we are unable to supply the goods within 90 days.
Thank you for your understanding.
Backorder is what is sometimes called display to order (ODO).
Can I order Bulk?
Most of our herbs and powders are also available in Bulk, usually in 250g, 500g or 1kg bags.
If you would like to order some herbs in Bulk, please contact us and we will get back to you with pricing and availability within a day or two.
Herbs are seasonal, so sometimes our suppliers can be out of stock for a while. That's why we'd rather take your bulk order manually, to really make sure we can fulfil it.
It usually takes between 2 to 4 weeks for a bulk order to be shipped out.
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