LE COMPTOIR AROMA
Essential oil of helichrysum
Helichrysum italicum
5ml
Botanical family: Asteraceae
plant used: flowering tops
Chemotype: neryl acetate, italidiones, gamma curcumene
The Italian Helichryse, also known as the Immortelle of Corsica, is a sub-shrub that looks like a small bush. This pretty plant with yellow flowers grows wild in Corsica. Be careful not to confuse helichrysum italicum ssp serotino, the true Immortelle of Corsica and helichrysum italicum ssp italicum that one finds in the Balkans or in Italy. Their compositions and therefore their properties are different. The quality of the essential oil of the Corsican Immortelles is superior to the other origins by a lower content of terpenes, which can be irritating and a high concentration of neryl acetate.
