Fragonia Essential Oil
Fragonia essential oil is one of Australia’s newest and greatest essential oils, it is unique, with 3 distinct yet equal components, it is incredible to relax with, it is calming, great for emotional stress.
Fragonia essential oil is also good for tired joints or muscles, it is an essential oil you must have in your collection.
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Ingredientsย 100% v/v pure Fragonia essential oil.
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Aroma
Fragonia essential oil is unique with 3 aromas in equal amounts, These 3 oil components in balance are argued to help balance people’s emotions and mind. Fragonia essential oil consists of a delicate aroma, a pleasant perfume aroma and a fresh aroma are the three aromas provide the balance.
Benefits
Fragonia essential oil has powerful balancing properties, calming, freeing of stress, freeing past emotional problems and blockages, makes peace on the inside, lifting of grief, tranquillity, decrease anxiety, the calming qualities can also assist tired muscles.
Fragonia essential oil is gentle on the skin, can help overcome jet lag or shift work body clock issues.
Fragonia essential oil also freshens the air in a room or environment. Fragonia essential oil is also prised for its anti-bacterial qualities.
Usesย
In an oil burner, vaporiser, potpourri, meditation, room freshener, massage oil, baths, use as an attractive perfume odour.
Aromatherapy Oil
2 to 4 drops in an oil burner, 5-10 drops in an aroma mist, a couple of drops in a vaporiser, 1 to 2 drops into a bath.
Blend with
Eucalyptus Australiana,ย Kunzea,ย Lemon Tea Tree,ย Australian Sandalwood,ย Tea Tree.
Massage
10 to 25 drops per 100ml of carrier oil.
Characteristics
Fresh, delicate, watery, clear liquid.
Main Actives
1,8 cineole, hydrocarbons (pinenes) and monoterpenols (linalool, geraniol, terpinene-4-ol, terpineol).
Precautions
Fragonia essential oil is non toxic, non irritant and non sensitising. Keep out of reach of children, store away from direct sunlight, store below 30 degrees.
Other Common Names
Coarse Tea Tree.
Natural Occurrence in Australia
Fragonia (Agonis fragrans) has limited distribution in south west Western Australia.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Research
University of Western Australia โย Demonstrated Fragonia essential oil to have significant anti-microbial activity, similar to Tea Tree. The University also demonstrated Fragonia essential oil has anti-inflammatory properties.
Dr Daniel Penoelย โ In 2005 he found Fragonia essential oil was anti-inflammatory, fights common respiratory infections, strengthens the immune system, has excellent analgesic properties.
Extraction and Farming Method
Fragonia essential oil is extracted via steam distillation of the stems and branches. Fragonia is grown in plantations around south west Western Australia.
The harvesting is done mechanically, the branchlets and leaves are cut, the leaves are collected and then placed into a stainless steel boiler. The trees are harvested and are then steam distilled for around 1 to 1.5 hours.
History
Traditional Usage
Traditional knowledge on Fragonia has never been recorded and remains unexplored, attempts have been made to contact the local people who live in the same region as Fragonia but no information has been exchanged to date.
Early European Usage
There is no recorded use of the Fragonia plant by early settlers.
Present Day Usage
A husband and wife team, heard about the local plant and explored the plants potential, they began selecting superior genetic varieties, they then established small plantations of Fragonia on their property in south west Western Australia in 2001.
The couple continue to harvest the Fragonia plant for its essential oil. It is from this farm, Essentially Australia secures its Fragonia essential oil.
Fragonia essential oil is a new oil to the aromatherapy industry and has the potential to be a unique, new aroma with many unique properties. Dr Daniel Peneol was introduced to the oil in 2005 by Mark Webb.
Dr Peneol conducted several emotional and psychological trials with the oil and developed the theory of the oils balancing properties. He is a leading international advocate of Fragonia essential oil.
The flower is also cut and used in the florist industry.
Constitution Ranges of Fragonia Essential Oil
alpha-pinene | 22-27% |
beta-pinene | 1-2% |
limonene | 2-3% |
para-cymene | 2-4% |
1,8 cineole | 27-33% |
linalool | 7-13% |
terpinene-4-ol | 2-5% |
alpha-terpineol | 5-8% |
myrtenol | 3-5% |
Optical rotation@ 20C: +12.5
Relative Density@ 20C: 0.900
Refractive index @ 20C: 1.469