Palmarosa isn’t a new retirement community!

While the name might lend itself nicely to a retirement community in Florida,  Palmarosa is actually an essential oil is that is extracted from Cymbopogon martini of the Gramineae family and is also known as East Indian and Turkish geranium, as well as Indian rosha and motia.

This particular essential oil is quickly becoming a favorite amongst aromatherapists, as it has excellent skin care properties, can cool fevers, help to ease the pain and discomfort associated with infections, colds, and flus, hasten recovery from colds and flus, and can be calming to the mind and uplifting and invigorating for the spirits.

Palmarosa oil has a sweet floral, with a hint of rose fragrance and is pale yellow in color with a nearly watery viscosity.  It often used to dilute costly rose essential oil.  It is a wild growing, green and straw-colored grass, with long slender stems, flowering tops and fragrant grassy leaves. It is harvested before the flowers appear. There are two varieties of grass from which the oil can be extracted - motia and sofia.

The therapeutic properties of Palmarosa oil are antiseptic, antiviral, bactericide, cytophylactic, digestive, febrifuge and hydrating.  Palmarosa oil is known to speed up the healing of cuts and wounds, balance the production of sebum, promote cell regeneration, fade old scars, minimize broken capillaries, and help the body restore healthy intestinal flora.  It is also used to counter physical and nervous exhaustion, stress-related problems and nervousness.  Palmarosa oil has no known side effects and is considered a safe, non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing essential oil.

Use Palmarosa oil in the bath, a  diffuser or  blended massage oil during convalescence to relieve fatigue, nervousness, exhaustion and stress.  It can be used in a facial steam  lotion or cream to help clear up infections, prevent scarring, accelerate healing, fight wrinkles by attracting moisture to the skin and to balance the production of sebum, which helps keep the skin supple and elastic.  Palmarosa oil can be found in Mystic Chick’s Healing Synergy and is blended with Eucalyptus oil, Niaouli oil, and  Spearmint oil for a truly uplifting experience.