Botanical Name: Melissa officinalisBotanical Name: Melissa officinalis

Method of Extraction : Steam Distillation

Chemical Composition: Citral, citronellol (responsible for lemony smell), geraniol, citronellal, linalool, limonene, pinene.

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Melissa Oil comes from plants just before first flowers appear as aroma is less interesting when plant is in full bloom. The oil is steam distilled from melissa leaves & tops and is pale yellow in color with agreeable & subtle, warm, lemony aroma. Rare oil, it is very expensive as 7 tonnes of leaves and tops are needed to produce 1 kg (21/4 lb) of oil. Having therapeutic properties, it is used for nerve calming applications.

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