Basil oil

Boost your concentration and clear your mind with basil essential oil. This oil is extracted from the leaves of Ocimum basilicum, an aromatic variety of basil native to India and other warm regions. Its fresh, herbaceous and slightly sweet scent stimulates clear thinking, promotes alertness and brings energy to your surroundings.

Basil thrives best in sunny, well-drained soil, where it develops its powerful fragrance and stimulating properties. By diffusing or vaporising the oil, you create a fresh, clear atmosphere that revitalises both your mind and your energy. The scent encourages focus, creativity and mental clarity, and supports you during meditation, when setting intentions, or simply at times when you want to be extra alert.

Steam distillation of the leaves brings out the characteristic herbal aroma, which is fresh, warm and slightly spicy. Basil essential oil actively infuses your space with energy, clarity and vitality, whilst refreshing and invigorating both yourself and your surroundings.

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The Basil type magnifies emotions beyond their true extent through negative, ruminative thoughts. This is a type that tends to live very much in their head and struggles to express their emotions. For the Basil type, it is important to stop the flow of thoughts and express their emotions in a loving way. You can buy basil essential oil from De Groene Linde.

Mental

Basil comes from the Greek word ‘Basilicos’, which means ‘royal’. Traditionally, the oil is placed by the front door to keep negative energy out and attract good luck. It helps to sharpen mental alertness and relieve fatigue, as basil has a naturally stimulating effect. This essential oil is the ideal oil if you feel mentally stuck. Basil sheds light on confusing circumstances and complex situations. Basil essential oil helps you stop thinking negatively and start seeing the brighter side of life again. Furthermore, basil essential oil is particularly suitable for people suffering from exam nerves: inhaling it quickly clears a ‘foggy mind’.

Spiritual

Basil helps you to connect with your spirit guides and angels, including Archangel Michael. It helps you to access memories from past lives, enabling you to trace the origins of emotional pain in the here and now and resolve it. Basil attracts happiness and prosperity.

Affirmation: ""I express my personal strength in a loving way"

Physical

Basil helps to support muscle health and maintain supple joints. Basil oil helps to maintain healthy skin and keeps it clean.

In addition, basil oil contributes to normal digestion and helps to relieve flatulence. The oil supports a normal menstrual cycle and helps to alleviate discomfort before and during menstruation.

Tip

Make a mixture of 100 ml base oil. Add ten drops of basil oil and twenty drops of Chamomile oil. Finally, add ten drops Ginger oil . Gently massage the lower abdomen and lower back with this.

Mixes well with

Chamomile, Ginger, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus radiata, Spar, Atlas cedar

Chakras

Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, Third Eye Chakra

Crystals

Smoky quartz, Charoite

Contraindication

Please take care when using basil oil. Do not use during pregnancy. The oil may also cause skin irritation in those with sensitive skin.

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