I continue a series of reviews of favourite oils from Aromatics. Today I want to tell and acquaint with surprising oil with which aroma practically all women are familiar, but perhaps not all know that it is the Ylang-ylang which is got from yellow petals of surprising flowers of a kanangovy tree, still so call ilang, unusual on beauty, and aroma of these flowers you will feel 30-40 meters at distance. The bizzare tape shape flowers which change the color from the beginning of blossoming from green till saturated yellow color and is costed by such aroma, especially at night which excites and bewitches.
The tree of an ilang grows on Philippines, in Indonesia and Polynesian islands. Very high tree with the branchy branches reminding branches of fir-trees. Very beautiful legend of the name of this tree. One married couple had no children and once in a dream to the husband magic spirits which brought it a good news that they will have a daughter came, but any man will not have to touch it, otherwise spirits will take away it to themselves. The girl was called by Ilang that means a flower of all flowers. Parents preserved the beauty, but once the girl met the young man who fell in love with her and offered the heart and a hand. Spirits kept the promise, turned the girl into a tree. Her beloved came to this tree, embraced him and called Ilang, and she answered it, embracing the lowered branches and caressed it the fragrant petals. Girls of Philippines decorate the hair these wonderful with flowers, a wedding bed of young people shower with petals of an ilang which is considered the strongest Afro-zodiac. Perhaps therefore from these petals the best perfumers of the whole world create soy masterpieces. The best aromas of Coco Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, NinaRicci, Christian Dior, Guerlain.
From hundred kilograms of flowers receive only 2-3 liters of oil which is famous not only in perfumery, but also has application both in medicine, and in cosmetology. Than this so surprising oil?
The ylang-ylang is the elixir of passion received by distillation of petals of Love through the Life coil;
Structure at oil very difficult. It Monoterpena, Monoterpenola, Esters, Simple air, Oxides, Seskviterpenola, Aldehydes. In each of these groups still the not less complex subgroups which we will not sort, and we will stop on useful properties of this oil and we will talk about its application.
Packing of Aromatics is recognized, it is a light brown oblong cardboard box in which there is a glass bubble from dark brown glass. The white lid with a logo of the company crowns a small bottle.
The volume of a small bottle is 5 milliliters.
On packing the oil period of storage, data of the producer is specified.
Ylang-ylang oil light yellow liquid with a characteristic smell, reminds jasmine notes.
I will not list all medical properties and use of this surprising oil not to tire you, my dear, and I will touch only cosmetic. This oil approaches all-type skin. Oil removes inflammations, rejuvenates, irritations, especially after solar reddenings of skin, humidifies, eliminates unpleasant smells.
How to apply this oil?
Enrichment of creams.
Add couple of droplets of oil to the favourite cream and you receive additional moistening, it is only necessary to remember that cream has to consist of maximum and natural components as oil strengthens penetration into more deep skin layers, will pull for itself everything that is your cream.
Cosmetic ice.
We add two drops of oil on 100 milliliters of mineral water and we freeze. Ice tones up skin, reduces enlarged pores. It is especially good to use before drawing a make-up. Levels tone of the person. We do not forget about area of a decollete and a neck. Ice instantly puts skin in order.
Aromavanna
Add 5 drops of oil on a glass of milk, 2 tablespoons of honey, this magic mix to a bathtub with warm water and lie down 15-20 minutes. The bathtub calms, reduces stress, wonderfully affects skin, gives it elasticity and extraordinary silkiness.
Mask for dry skin
1 solovy spoon of white clay, 1 teaspoon of oil of seeds of sesame, 2 drops of essential oil of an ilang to add water to a condition of dense gruel and to apply to skin for 15-20 minutes, to wash away water. The mask cleans, tones up, gives elasticity, humidifies.
Mask for oily skin
1 tablespoon of green clay, 1 teaspoon of grape seed oil, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 2 drops of oil of an ilang to add 2-3 tablespoons of water and to apply to skin for 15-20 minutes. The mask removes a greasy luster, cleans, tones up skin.
Nutritious mask
1 egg yolk, 2 - 3 drops of essential oil of an ilang, 1 teaspoon of honey, everything to stir and to put a thin layer on a face, in process of drying to put a new layer, 3-4 times. To wash away, to apply with pokhlopypayushchy movements favourite cream. The mask very well softens skin, feeds, improves complexion.
If you have oily skin, instead of a yolk use protein.
Strengthening of nails.
Add 2 droplets of oil to 1 teaspoon of olive oil and rub in nails, a cuticle. Oil very well affects the exfoliating nails. eliminates fragility. Feeds and strengthens, adds them gloss, softens a cuticle.
Masks for hair.
Add 5 drops of oil to the favourite mask or hair shampoo and you will feel surprising aroma with which your hair will become impregnated, oil stimulates growth of hair, strengthens and restores the damaged keratin layer.
Make a house mask for the splitting and brittle hair.
2 tablespoons of burdock oil, 5 drops of oil of an ilang to rub in roots of hair, to warm and in half an hour to wash away.
Oil is suitable for all types of hair. It is possible to apply couple of drops of oil on a hairbrush and to make to itself an aromaraschesyvaniye.
Massage for a body.
On 15 milliliters of base oil, we add 5 drops of oil of an ilang. Oil removes stress, increases elasticity of skin, grinds it.
Aromatherapy
Oil facilitates breath, removes fears, reduces thirst for food, saves from a hiccups, kills a headache and migraine.
I want to sum up the result of the review a phrase which will very correctly finish my thoughts
: It is easy to be familiar with ilangy, it is impossible to understand ilang
