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Most Gardenia Absolutes are solvent extracted using harsh chemicals. Make a better choice and choose our 100% pure all natural organic Gardenia Absolute (Gardenia jasminoides), extracted by the ancient method of Enfleurage.
Our organic Gardenia Absolute is pure undiluted Gardenia Oil extracted by the ancient method of Enfleurage. Our organic Gardenia Oil is most rare, coming from a small grower/extractor in South America who extracts the gardenia oil by enfleurage, using only organic palm oil and organic alcohol derived from locally grown organic sugar cane. The complete process of extracting the gardenia oil is done by hand using no heat and no harsh chemical solvents, yielding a very pure and fragrant organic Gardenia Absolute / a therapeutic quality oil.
As part of the organic Enfleurage process, pure local organic palm oil is used to absorb the aromatic oils from the gardenia flower petals. Once the palm oil is completely saturated with the essence of the gardenia flower then the palm oil is separated from the organic Gardenia jasminoides oil by the addition of cane sugar alcohol. The molecules of gardenia essential oil migrate from the palm oil and attach to the alcohol. Then the palm oil is poured off so only the alcohol and gardenia essential oils remain. Lastly, the alcohol is evaporated to leave only the Gardenia oil, i.e. Gardenia Absolute. The process for producing the Gardenia Absolute by Enfleurage is quite labor intensive and requires many pounds of gardenia flower petals per ml of oil but the results are astounding. If you close your eyes and sniff the aroma of the oil, gardenia absolute cannot be differentiated from the actual gardenia flower. For a more complete description of the organic enfleurage extraction process, visit our web page: Enfleurage
More Info: Gardenia jasminoides / Gardenia Absolute is one of the most precious oils in the world and known for its heavenly aroma and fragrance.
Gardenia oil cannot be distilled like most essential oils due to the delicate nature of the flowers. Enfleurage was the traditional method of extraction used in the 18th and 19th centuries and into the early 20th century but solvent extraction using hexane has virtually replaced enfleurage, except, of course, for our own Gardenia Absolute. Solvent extracted Gardenia oil, called an "absolute", is used extensively by the perfume industry but, not by us (no chemicals other than organic alcohol) are used to extract the Gardenia Oil that we sell). Either method (enfleurage or solvent extraction) is time consuming and oil yields are quite small for the amount of materials used. Today, the most commonly found Gardenia used by the perfume industry is entirely synthetic and has no healing properties at all. Natural gardenia perfume is often enjoyed as a single-flower oil since the rich, warm, heady floral aroma produced from the flowers is considered osmically balanced (like Carnation and Lavender).
The Gardenia jasminoides species is the most common of these fragile plants and material from dried Gardenia flower petals is commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine. Its Chinese name is zhi zi. The traditional medicinal actions attributed to gardenia include calming irritability; cooling blood and clearing away heat (a yin/yang imbalance often characterized by deficient yin); reducing swelling; and moving stagnant blood that has congealed in one place, usually following trauma. Gardenia is considered to be very effective as a hemostatic agent, which means that it stops bleeding; and also effective in treating injuries to the muscles, joints, and tendons. Gardenia is commonly used in Chinese herbal formulas to treat infections, particularly bladder infections; abscesses; jaundice; and blood in the urine, sputum, or stool. Because of its perceived ability to ease agitation or irritability, gardenia absolute is also used in formulas to treat anxiety or insomnia. It is also helpful in correcting menopausal imbalances.
The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service phytochemical and ethnobotanical database lists Gardenia jasminoides as having specific medicinal properties. This gardenia has been found to be helpful in the treatment of pain, nose bleeds, fever, and influenza; in healing wounds and reducing swelling; and in treating mastitis, hepatitis and the hematuria that accompanies bladder infection.
Parts of the above "More Info" was gathered from an online article: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Apr 06, 2001 by Joan Schonbeck.
Safety Considerations:"Artisan Essential Oils" means essential oils obtained directly from small, "boutique" distillers/producers specifically for the therapeutic and aromatic properties of the oils.
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