Geranium Essential Oil
(Pelargonium Graveolens)
“In my own worst seasons I’ve come back from the colorless world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium outside my bedroom window. And then another: my daughter in a yellow dress. And another: the perfect outline of a full, dark sphere behind the crescent moon. Until I learned to be in love with my life again. Like a stroke victim retraining new parts of the brain to grasp lost skills, I have taught myself joy, over and over again.”
- Barbara Kingsolver from High Tide in Tucson
A middle note with a stronger aroma, Geranium essential oil has a soft rosy floral aroma.
Found in these Essential Tonic Blends:
Therapeutic Properties:
antidepressant, anti-infectious, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, febrifuge, hypertensive, nervine, sedative, stimulating
Therapeutic Uses:
menstrual problems, menopausal symptoms, infertility, insomnia, nervous depression, fatigue, skin conditions — irritation, soreness, problematic skin
Blends well with...
basil linalol, basil tulsi, bay laurel, carrot seed, chamomile german, clary sage, cypress, hyssop decumbens, juniper berry, lavandin, lavender, lavender (spike), marjoram (sweet), myrtle, oregano, rosemary, sage (Greek), thyme linalol, valerian, yarrow
Precautionary advice:
No contraindications known