Description
Melissa blend essential oil is a crafted blend designed to provide the characteristic fresh, lemony, and herbaceous aroma of true melissa (lemon balm) essential oil at a more accessible price point. True melissa (Melissa officinalis) essential oil is among the most expensive essential oils available due to the exceptionally low yield from lemon balm leaves, requiring vast quantities of plant material to produce even a small amount of oil.
This melissa blend captures the fresh, clean, lemony, and slightly herbal character of true melissa using other lemon-scented essential oils with similar aromatic profiles. The resulting blend has a bright, uplifting lemon-herb character that is highly effective in aromatherapy applications. Common components in melissa blends include lemon, lemongrass, citronella, and melissa-type aroma compounds.
In aromatherapy, melissa is valued for its calming, uplifting, and emotionally soothing properties. It is used in blends for anxiety, depression, and nervous tension, and has a long history of association with lifting the spirits. True melissa and melissa blends are used in diffusers, personal inhalers, and diluted massage preparations. The blend version provides the aromatic and atmospheric qualities of melissa at a fraction of the cost of the pure oil.
This 10ml melissa blend is suitable for use in diffusers, oil burners, and diluted aromatherapy preparations. Always dilute before skin application. Citral-containing oils in the blend may sensitise the skin; use at appropriate concentrations. Not for internal use.
