Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)

Characteristics / Use in Cold Saponification

Ylang-Ylang essential oil is perfect for cold saponification. However, used on its own, it can go rancid quite quickly and its odor becomes unpleasant. That's why I never use it alone in my homemade soap recipes. I mix it with Niaouli, Lavender or Mandarin essential oils for the perfect synergy.

Properties of Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil

• Soothing and Relaxing: Reduces stress, anxiety and mental tension, promoting relaxation and general well-being.
• Mood regulator: Helps balance emotions, soothe mood swings and promote a feeling of joy and positivity.
• Purifying and sanitizing: Helps sanitize minor wounds and prevent skin infections.
• Moisturizing and regenerating: Maintains skin hydration, improves elasticity and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
• Aphrodisiac: Stimulates libido and promotes a romantic atmosphere.

Tips

• Incorporation: 3% of the total weight of your oils and butters (example: 300 g oils = 9 g EO).
• Scent prolongation: Add 5% white clay to the total weight of your oils to prolong the scent of your soap. Dilute the clay in the pre-heated oils, blending to ensure even distribution of the clay. Next, add your soda solution. This will prevent lumps in your soap paste and make it easier to manage the trace.
• This EO does not accelerate the soap paste's traceability.

Use in Solid Shampoo

Ylang-Ylang essential oil brings several significant benefits when incorporated into our solid shampoo recipe (SCI Solid Shampoo Kit).

Add 20 drops for a 100-gram soap (total weight of SCI solid shampoo).

Unlike cold saponification, Ylang-Ylang EO, used as a unique fragrance in solid shampoo, melt and pour, or in an SCI base, will retain its sublime scent and give your hair a sunny Madagascar wink.

• Balancing for the scalp: Ylang-Ylang essential oil helps balance sebum production, which is beneficial for dry, oily scalps. It regulates moisture levels and prevents unbalanced scalp problems.
• Fortifying : It strengthens the hair fiber, making hair more resistant and less prone to breakage. Regular use can contribute to thicker, fuller hair.
• Growth stimulant: Thanks to its stimulating properties, Ylang-Ylang essential oil can promote hair growth by improving blood circulation to the scalp, enabling hair follicles to receive more nutrients.
• Moisturizing: Ylang-Ylang essential oil is known for its moisturizing properties that help keep hair soft and supple. It prevents dryness and frizz, and is particularly suitable for dry, damaged hair.
• Anti-dandruff: By balancing the scalp and soothing irritation, it helps reduce dandruff and maintain a healthy scalp.
• Shine and Softness: Adds natural shine and softness to hair, improving overall appearance and texture.
• Prevention of split ends: By moisturizing and strengthening hair, it helps prevent split ends and brittle hair.

Conservation :

Our essential oil is packaged in a dark glass bottle with an airtight cap to preserve all its natural properties and guarantee optimum quality. Store between 5° and 30° away from light and moisture.

Precautions for use :

• Specific contraindications: Do not use this essential oil during pregnancy, while breast-feeding or on children under 3 years of age. Not recommended for people with epilepsy or those at risk of epileptic seizures.
• Allergy risk: This oil contains natural compounds, notably linalool and limonene, which may trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, in accordance with the 7th Amendment of the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC). Caution is advised when using in cosmetics.
• Pre-test: Before extensive use, perform a skin test by applying your preparation to the crease of the elbow, then wait at least 48 hours to observe any reaction.
• Safety precautions: Keep this essential oil out of the reach of children to prevent accidental or inappropriate use.
• Advice for cosmetics users: If used as an ingredient in cosmetics, be sure to observe the precautions specific to this type of use.

The indications and advice given above are provided for information only, based on reputable sources in aromatherapy, soap-making and phytotherapy. Under no circumstances should they be considered as medical advice. This information is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It is essential to consult a health professional before using essential oils or any other product mentioned. In addition, please note that the product discussed in this context is not intended for consumption