Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) essential oil

Use in Cold Saponification

This essential oil is perfect for soaps made in winter. It gives an air of freshness and revitalizes during those cold spells.

Invigorating, with its forest fragrance, it restores energy and vitality.

This essential oil stands out for its ideal behavior during saponification, without excessively accelerating the trace, while offering exceptional skin care properties, essential in a quality soap.

Tips :

As a passionate soap-maker, I love working with the synergy of Scots Pine Essential Oil and Clove Essential Oil. This combination allows me to create soaps with a masculine scent, perfect for use in the shower. Ideal for men, this blend provides a revitalizing and toning experience. What's more, these essential oils offer a gentle decongestant effect, perfect for bathing and washing. The freshness of pine and the spicy warmth of clove blend harmoniously, making every use a moment of incomparable well-being.

Incorporation: 3% of the total weight of your oils and butters (example: 300 g oils = 9 g EO).

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.

Properties :

Purifying action : clears the respiratory tract (a hot shower with soap clears the respiratory tract);

Anti-infectious: Scots Pine essential oil has anti-infectious properties, meaning it is effective in preventing and fighting infections. It helps eliminate pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, helping to maintain healthy skin and respiratory tracts.

Antiseptic: As an antiseptic, Scots Pine essential oil is used to clean and disinfect wounds and cuts. It prevents the proliferation of germs on the skin, reducing the risk of infection. It is also beneficial in skin care products for its purifying qualities.

Immune stimulant: This essential oil is known for its stimulating properties on the immune system. It helps strengthen the body's natural defenses, providing greater resistance to disease and infection. Used regularly, it can help maintain optimal health in times of stress or fatigue.

Anti-allergic: Scots Pine essential oil has anti-allergic properties, helping to reduce allergic reactions. It can help soothe allergy symptoms such as itching, redness and inflammation. It also helps calm respiratory allergy attacks by reducing inflammation of the airways.

Venous and lymphatic decongestant: This essential oil has venous and lymphatic decongestant properties, which means it helps improve blood and lymph circulation. It can be used to relieve feelings of heavy legs, varicose veins and other circulatory problems. By promoting better circulation, it helps reduce water retention and detoxify the body.

Use in Solid Shampoo

Scots Pine essential oil can bring several significant benefits when incorporated into our solid shampoo recipe.

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

• Oxygenating: Promotes oxygenation of the scalp, improving blood circulation.
• Scalp irrigation: Helps improve scalp irrigation, essential for healthy hair.
• Stronger hair: Helps make hair stronger and more resistant.
• Growth stimulation: By improving blood circulation, it can stimulate hair growth.
• Purifying properties: Helps purify the scalp, reducing dandruff and excess sebum problems.

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 :

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Safety precautions: Keep this essential oil out of the reach of children to prevent accidental or inappropriate use.
5. 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