Thyme Red Essential Oil
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Description
Thyme Red Essential Oil has a hot herbaceous aroma with sharp thyme leaf, phenolic spice, bitter warmth, and a strong medicinal edge. It does not behave like a soft culinary herb. Red Thyme is much more concentrated, more forceful, and far less forgiving than dried thyme.
The first impression is immediate and hot, then the scent settles into bitter herb and dry medicinal spice. This makes Red Thyme useful only in very careful low-dose work for soaps, cleansing-style blends, foot products, herbal accords, experimental perfumery, and formulas with rosemary, oregano, savory, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemon, cedarwood, pine, or spice.
Red Thyme needs serious restraint. Used lightly, it gives powerful herbal structure. Used heavily, it can become harsh, burning, bitter, medicinal, and overwhelming.
Essential oils can be applied topically once diluted with a carrier oil. They are widely used in cosmetic goods and handmade crafts.
Details
| Botanical Name | Thymus vulgaris |
| Origin | India |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Plant Part | Leaves |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Middle |
| Colour | Reddish yellow clear liquid. |
| Consistency | Thin |
| Scent | Red Thyme Essential Oil has a fresh, herbaceous, medicinal scent. It has often been described as sharp and warming. |
| Blends With | Citrus, herby, minty and woodsy oils. |
| Group | Herby |
Cautions
Never use pure oils on the skin without diluting, never use internally, keep away from children and eyes, always check if there are any medical issues which could cause a problem. Seek help if you have any doubts.
