Essential Oil Gift Set

Essential Oil Gift Set with essential oils made in New Zealand

The 3 x 10ml NZ essential oils in this great essential oil gift set are organic and are amazingly versatile.

The essential oils set comes in this beautiful pine box as a special gift.

Below some more information on the individual essential oils included in this aromatherapy gift set.

Organic Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender is native to the regions of France and Tasmania but is grown right around the world now.

You may also know it as garden, common or English lavender.

There are many other species of lavender which yield essential oils.

Used by the ancient Greeks, lavender essential oil was used to treat common ailments like throat infections and sleep disorders.

The Romans added it to their bath water.

Lavender has a sweet, floral-herbaceous scent.

Not only a beautiful flower, lavender essential oil is is a multi-purpose essential oil for pain, headaches and stress.

It is highly regarded for its relaxing effect on the nervous system.

Lavender essential oil is the essential oil most commonly associated with burns and healing of the skin.

It also has antiseptic and analgesic properties that will ease the pain of a burn and prevent infection. The scent of lavender is said to have a calming effect on the body and it can be used to reduce anxiety, stress and promote sleep.

Besides being extremely versatile, it’s lightly floral and soothing scent is one that many people enjoy.

Organic Kanuka Essential Oil

kunzea ericoides

Kanuka is a bush plant growing in NZ. The native Maori people have used Kanuka in teas and infusions for its healing properties, mainly to combat pain and inflammation, heal wounds and skin irritations. Kanuka was also used to alleviate fevers and promote sleep.

Kanuka oil has a soft woody balsamic slightly floral scent

Kanuka essential oil is a powerful anti-inflammatory, as well as anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral agent.

It is skin healing due to its anti-bacterial property (fights acne-causing bacteria).

Therefore it may relieve mild skin ailments including burns, insect bites, cuts and dermatitis.

Kanuka essential oil is helpful with chronic inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, sore muscles, back pain, intestinal complaints.

Wild grown Manuka Essential Oil

Leptospermum scoparium

This manuka essential oil is extracted from the tree with the botanical name Leptospermum scoparium. Historically the Maori people used all of the plant in their medicinal practices.

Manuka oil has a sweet, woody aroma.

If you don’t like tea tree oil because of it’s strong medicinal smell, why not try manuka instead.

Manuka oil with it’s antiseptic properties is good to use on scratches, scrapes, boils and spots.

It works well as an insect repellent as well as being an effective treatment for insect bites and stings.

It can also be used to combat stress, fatigue and anxiety.

As well as its antiseptic qualities, it is useful as an anti-inflammatory, helpful with muscular aches and pains.