Jasmine Oil

What is Jasmine Essential Oil?

If you're new to aromatherapy, you may not have heard of jasmine essential oil. But don't be fooled; far from being a more recent kid on the block, jasmine oil has been used in ceremonies and rituals throughout India for centuries. Indeed, jasmine may not be as well known as the more common staple oils like lavender, peppermint, and frankincense, but it is worth discovering for its impressive medicinal properties. 

Jasmine oil is extracted from the flower petals of the jasmine plant (Jasminum officinale). Day-blooming Royal Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) and night-blooming Arabian Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) are the two main species used to make jasmine essential oil. While both have a similar intense floral scent and offer comparable medicinal benefits, the night-blooming variety produces a more musky, deep fragrance. In aromatherapy, jasmine promotes a relaxed, sensual mood and acts as an aphrodisiac.

Jasmine has long been a treasured fragrance and is prized in the perfume industry for its rich, sweet, fruity, and sensual scent. Jasmine also has a slightly animalistic edge that is both tenacious and musky, making it perfect for blending with other robust fragrances like frankincense, sandalwood, lemongrass, geranium, helichrysum, melissa, wild orange, rose, and spearmint.

Benefits of Jasmine Essential Oil

• Boosts Energy
• Natural Aphrodisiac
• Helps Lift Moods & Temper The Symptoms Of Stress & Anxiety
• Helps Tame PMS & Menopause Symptoms
• Promotes Healthy Sleep Patterns

Therapeutic Properties of Jasmine Essential Oil

Beyond its well-established place in perfumery, jasmine essential oil is known to help stimulate and support the body’s ability to detoxify and relieve respiratory conditions and liver disorders. Jasmine is also frequently used for its phytoestrogenic properties to address hormone-based symptoms and imbalances. The oil is also recommended to help improve one's ability to handle stress, reduce anxiety symptoms, improve alertness, and boost energy—especially in those dealing with chronic fatigue. Of course, it’s important to mention that jasmine essential oil is a classic aphrodisiac and is often added to massage oils and aromatherapy blends to boost sexual desire and performance.  

Using Essential Oils

Jasmine oil can be inhaled via a diffuser, directly from the bottle, or diluted in a carrier oil and applied to the skin via massage therapy. This oil is highly versatile and can be added seamlessly to skin care products like creams, lotions, soaps, and others to impart its characteristic, seductive, and enveloping scent.

Jasmine is generally considered safe and well-tolerated, but hypersensitivity is possible. A skin patch test before using the oil (diluted in a carrier such as olive, jojoba, or coconut) is recommended.