- 100% pure Fennel essential oil.
- Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare
- Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
- Part Typically Used: Seeds
- Color: Clear with a Faint Yellow Tinge
- Consistency: Thin
- Perfumery Note: Top/Middle
- Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium - Strong
- Aromatic Description: Sweet, somewhat spicy, licorice-like (Anise) aroma
- Fennel Oil Uses: Bruises, cellulites, flatulence, gums, halitosis, mouth, nausea, obesity, toxin build-up, water retention. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: 1995), 56-66.]
- Major Constituents: (E)-Anethole (+)-Limonene Fenchone Estragole a-Pinene
Safety Information: Tisserand and Young indicate that Fennel Oil may interact with medication, and that it may inhibit blood clotting. They precaution to avoid use of the oil topically if it has oxidized as skin sensitization is more likely. Their contraindications include pregnancy, breastfeeding, endometriosis, estrogen-dependent cancers, and children under 5. Their dermal maximum is 2.5%. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 277.]
