Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil

Description

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil

Botanical name:  Eucalyptus polybractea                                                            

Ingredients: 100% v/v pure essential oil of Eucalyptus Blue Mallee.

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil Aroma

Typical, clinical Eucalyptus, a very traditional, mainstream Eucalyptus oil.

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil Benefits

Known for its anti-bacterial ability. Use in massage for the relief of tired muscles. Create clean, fresh air and surfaces throughout the home and overcome bad odours.

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil Uses

In a bath, footbath, sauna, vacuum cloth bag, floor washing water, add to clothes washing, bathroom cleaning, stainless steel cleaner, remove stains, use neat to remove sticker residue from glass, or bandaid residue from the skin. Biro/texta and grease marks from clothing, assist in removing chewing gum.

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee

MORE INFO on Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil

Directions and More Uses

Aromatherapy Oil 2 to 4 drops in an oil burner or vaporiser, 2-5 drops into a bath.

Blend Eucalyptus Blue Mallee essential oil with

Essentially Australia Oils: Eucalyptus Australiana Essential Oil, Fragonia Essential Oil, Kunzea Essential Oil, Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Rosalina Essential Oil, Tea Tree Essential Oil

Massage

10 to 25 drops per 100ml of carrier oil.

Main Actives

Contains up to 90% cineole. Also contains beta-pinene, alpha-pinene, limonene.

Precautions

Do not ingest.
Keep out of reach of children.
Store below 30 degrees and away from sunlight.

Other Common Names

Eucalyptus.

Natural Occurrence in Australia                   

Blue Mallee occurs in 2 distinct areas. One is near Bendigo in Victoria. The other consists of extensive stands around the West Wyalong region, 400 kilometres west of Sydney. The area is semi arid Mallee and woodland country.

Mallee trees have a massive and extensive root ball system that lies just under the surface of the soil. This acts as a defensive system for fire and  as a reservoir for moisture and nutrients. This is essential for the tree in what is a very low nutrient soil system.

Blue Mallee trees are typically shorter trees and grow to around 8 metres.

The tree tends to flower in autumn and early winter. Mallee trees have multiple stems, with some suggesting the tree is upside down in the ground.

Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil Characteristics

Clear and colourless; watery consistency; true clinical Eucalyptus aroma, with some vegetative, spicy back notes.

Research

Research was championed by pre-eminent Australian botanist Ferdinand Von Mueller for many decades from the 1850’s. It was further promoted and developed by a number of Australian pharmacists, going on to win many awards in both Australia and London in the late 1800’s. Australian Eucalyptus had been born.

Extraction and Farming Method

Blue Mallee essential oil is extracted via steam distillation of the leaves and green branchlets. Eucalyptus Blue Mallee is sustainably wild harvested by Australian farmers in central New South Wales, plantation trees have also been established, in these regions. The trees respond well to harvesting.

They are harvested and are then steam distilled immediately to maintain a quality Eucalyptus Blue Mallee essential oil.

History –Blue Mallee Eucalyptus

Traditional Usage

Indigenous people made use of this oil for cuts by wrapping the leaves around the wound. The leaves were boiled or smoked on a fire and the oil vapours inhaled for treating colds and flus.

Early European Usage

Settlers found the root ball an excellent source of long burning firewood. Sadly a lot of Mallee woodland and countryside was cleared to make way for wheat, barley and sheep. Initially done with bullock teams, tractors were later used to tow large chains (tractor ripping) which rapidly cleared the land. As a result of this clearing process, soil erosion became an issue.

Present Day Usage

Today the trees are largely left intact and some areas around the West Wyalong region sustainably harvest the tree for its essential oil content. We only source Australian grown and harvested Eucalyptus Blue Mallee essential oil.

Typical Chemical Profile of Eucalyptus Blue Mallee Essential Oil

1,8-cineole,                         70-90%
alpha-pinene                        1-9%
limonene                               1-10%
beta-pinene                         to 1.5%
terpineol                               to 1%

Relative Density: @ 20 C 0.920 to 0.940
Refractive Index @ 20 C 1.464
Optical Rotation +0.3