{"id":79961,"date":"2022-06-16T14:15:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T12:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/?p=79961"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:47:14","slug":"cananga-essential-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/etherische-olie-cananga","title":{"rendered":"Cananga essential oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cananga is a tropical tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. Cananga essential oil is distilled from the tree\u2019s beautiful yellow flowers. These wonderfully fragrant flowers are borne by the tree all year round. These trees are native to the Philippines and Indonesia. The best-quality Cananga comes from Java. It takes as much as 100 kilos of flowers to produce 1 kilo of essential oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cananga has a wonderfully spicy, sweet scent. Cananga is also known as Wild Ylang Ylang. It is often thought that Cananga is a by-product of the distillation process for Ylang Ylang essential oil. Nothing could be further from the truth! Cananga is a complete oil distilled from the flowers of the Cananga odorata var. macrophylla<\/em> whilst ylang-ylang is distilled from the flowers of the Cananga odorata var. genuina<\/em>. Actually, Cananga is a little lower down the botanical hierarchy in the plant kingdom \ud83d\ude09 The difference between the two is very subtle, which is why some manufacturers even confuse Cananga oil with Ylang Ylang and therefore sell it as such. The scent of Cananga is slightly more herbal than that of Ylang Ylang. Do you find the scent of Ylang Ylang too heavy? If so, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll appreciate the scent of Cananga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you use the oil for?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The oil is widely used in cosmetic products because of its sweet, woody scent. The perfume industry also likes to make use of this delightful sweet scent. For example, Cananga is an ingredient in the world-famous Chanel No. 5. Cananga flowers are also steeped in coconut oil to create wonderful skin and hair care products. In Tahiti, this oil is monoi motoi <\/em>mentioned and traditionally used for skin and hair care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Use this oil as a skincare treatment for irritated and oily skin. Cananga has a soothing effect and helps regulate sebum production. It\u2019s also brilliant for treating spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cananga heeft een fijne vrouwelijke, romantische geur. Hiervan wordt gezegd dat deze afrodiserend en zinnenprikkelend werkt. Het werkt ontspannend en helpt je om eventuele angsten los te laten. In Indonesi\u00eb worden de bloemen van de Cananga en de Ylang Ylang op het bed van pas getrouwde stellen gelegd… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling tense? Let it all go with the scent of Cananga. The sweet fragrance helps you release tension and stress and gives you a sense of security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cananga oil has traditionally been used to treat infectious diseases. It boosts the immune system and also helps with fever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do you use the oil?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Diffuser or aroma burner<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cananga is ideal for use in a diffuser<\/a> or little burner<\/a>. Mix it yourself with some citrus scents and floral jasmine for a wonderfully relaxing experience. It helps to dispel feelings of depression.. Would you like to have the scent with you all night long for a restful night\u2019s sleep? Then put a few drops of Cananga oil on a cotton pad or tissue and place it next to your pillow in bed. That way, you\u2019ll sleep soundly and wake up feeling refreshed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Massages and baths<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Make a wonderfully fragrant massage oil<\/a> made from a base oil containing Cananga, Roos<\/a> and Bergamot Reggio<\/a> and treat yourself to a lovely massage from your partner for a bit of extra romance. The scent helps you open your heart more to your partner and lets love flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a bit of extra relaxation, run a bath with Cananga oils, Sandelhout West<\/a> and Orange<\/a>. A dash of base oil and a scoop Epsom salt<\/a> ensures a soothing and relaxing bath \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skin care<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do you suffer from blemished and oily skin? If so, try using some Calendula<\/a> base oil with a few drops of Cananga essential oil to apply to your face. Calendula has antimicrobial properties and is anti-inflammatory. You can add 5\u201310 drops to 10 ml of Calendula. Also Jojoba oil<\/a> is a lovely base oil for your face. It is said that, as well as its anti-inflammatory properties, jojoba also has a natural SPF of 4, giving your skin a bit of extra protection. Rosehip seed oil<\/a> helps to balance oily skin. Combined with Cananga oil, it makes for a lovely, wonderfully fragrant facial oil. If you like, you can also add a few drops of lavender for a soothing effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is said that, as well as its anti-inflammatory properties, jojoba also has a natural sun protection factor of 4, giving your skin a bit of extra protection. Rosehip seed oil<\/a> helps to balance oily skin. Combined with Cananga oil, this creates a lovely, wonderfully fragrant facial oil. If you like, you can also add a few drops of lavender for a soothing effect. Apply it to your face and massage the skin with special facial crystals to boost blood circulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Some final information about Cananga<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u21a0 Cananga is a safe oil, but do use it with care. This is because it is an essential oil and, if used undiluted on sensitive skin, it may cause a reaction. The oil is non-toxic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21a0 Use the oil not<\/strong> during pregnancy and in cases of low blood pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21a0 Use the oil not<\/strong> in children under 2 years of age<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21a0 Cananga<\/a> It goes well with the following oils:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copaiba<\/a>, Ho magazine, Jasmine<\/a>, Calamus, Lavender<\/a>, Neroli<\/a>, Palmarosa<\/a>, Patchouli<\/a>, Roos<\/a>, Rosewood<\/a> and Sandelhout West<\/a>. Cananga also blends beautifully with the various citrus oils. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De Cananga is een tropische boom die wel 30 meter hoog kan worden. De etherische olie Cananga wordt gedestilleerd uit de prachtige gele bloemen van deze boom. Deze heerlijk geurende…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":157115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1796],"tags":[1776],"class_list":["post-79961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enkelvoudige-olien","tag-etherische-olie"],"acf":[],"meta_all":{"access_roles_list":""},"meta_all_flat":{"access_roles_list":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79961"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297981,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79961\/revisions\/297981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/degroenelinde.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}