Carrot Seed essential oil has a dry, musty, earthy aroma with woody notes as it evaporates. It has a purifying effect on the liver and gall bladder and is a good treatment for jaundice and other complaints. It is also extremely good at replenishing dry or mature skin.
- Latin Name
- Daucus Carota
- Family
- Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
- Note
- Mid-Base
- Extraction
- Steam distillation
- Constituents
- Pinene, Carotol, Daucol, Limonene.
- Origin
- France
History
High in many Vitamins, the roots have a tonic action, historically used for urinary, liver and kidney complaints.