Pure Benzoin Essential Oil (Styrax Benzoin) Steam Distilled Natural Therapeutic Grade 30ml (1 oz)

I've started getting a skin problem round my finger tips from my UV nail stuff and regular nail polish remover but I don't want to stop using it because I don't want bare nails, they break too easily. The skin at the base of my nails, just below my cuticles gets all red, swollen and itchy whenever I do my nails. Frankincense cream helps so I was on the lookout for some oil as well when I came across this Benzoin oil on Vine. I'd never heard of it before so I Googled it and found out that it was good for skin irritations and was an anti-inflammatory so I thought I'd give it a go. The bottle comes with a top that keeps it sealed and another one that you can pop in with a hole in it for when you want to use it. So as I was taking the top off I ended up with a little bit of the oil on my fingers so I thought I'd just rub it into my cuticle area and below so as not to waste the precious oil and the itching stopped almost instantly. I then read that you weren't supposed to put undiluted oil on your skin, oops, so I put some of my argan oil that I've been using on my cuticles over the top and rubbed it in. This worked really well so I wanted to pop a few drops into my bottle and mix it but unfortunately the benzoin oil is so thick that it won't actually pour out of the stopper with the hole in, so I had to remove that and get it all over my hands again (exaggerated for effect, lol) so I put it on my cuticles again and popped my argan oil over the top. You can mix this with any carrier oil, sweet almond oil would probably be ideal, but I like argan oil for my hair and nails anyway so that's what I will use. I think jojoba would also be a good choice if, like me, you want this specifically for your cuticles and nails. I've heard good things about jojoba for the nails and I was intending getting some when my current oil runs out. Whatever oil you decide to mix this benzoin oil with I'm sure you won't be disappointed. This is my new favourite thing, anything that stops that awful itching on my fingers is a winner in my book, it even wakes me up at night sometimes, so I'll be applying more last thing at night, mixed with my brush on cuticle oil that I always apply at night just because I have it. I don't think I would ever want to be without this benzoin oil now, love it.

Botanical name: Styrax Benzoin. Family: Styracaceae. Common names: Gum Benzoin, Gum Benjamin Origin: Sumatra, Java and Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, and Thailand. There are many different varieties within the Styrax family which produce Benzoin resin. The natural gum is collected from the tree by making deep incisions in the tree trunk. The sap dribbles slowly out and hardens on exposure to the air. Benzoin is a resinoid solid and cannot be obtained as a pure essential oil from the tree, but has to undergo distillation of the resin to obtain the essential oil.Benzoin has been used in religious ceremonies and medicines in some of the world's oldest civilizations for thousands of years. Benzoin has been used for millennia in the East as a medicine and incense; the fumigations were believed to drive away evil spirits. It was used by the Chinese herbalists for its heating and drying qualities, as a good urinary antiseptic and as an aid in digestion. In the West, it is best known in the form of a compound tincture of Benzoin called: Friars Balsam, which has been used for respiratory problems.Benzoin is a common ingredient in incense-making and perfumery because of its sweet vanilla-like aroma and fixative properties. Gum Benzoin is a major component of the type of church incense used in Russia and some other Eastern Orthodox Christian sects, as well as Western Catholic Churches. Benzoin is used in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and India, where it is burned on charcoal as an incense. It is also used in the production of Bakhoor scented wood chips, as well as in various mixed resin incenses in the Arab countries and the Horn of Africa. Benzoin is also used in blended types of Japanese incense, Indian incense, Chinese incense, where it is known as Anxi xiang and Papier d'Arménie, as well as other types of incense sticks.Benzoin smells lovely, with a sweet, warm, rich, vanilla-like aroma, but can be challenging to work with, because it can become very thick and even solidify !Chemical AnalysisThe two types of Benzoin have slightly different chemical compositions: (1) Sumatra Benzoin: consists mainly of coniferyl cinnamate and suma-resinolic acid, with benzoic acid 18%, cinnamic acid 20%, and traces of styrene, vanillin 1 %, and benzaldehyde. (2) Siam Benzoin: consists mainly of coniferyl benzoate (65-75 %), with benzoic acid 32%, vanillin 2 %, siaresinolic acid and cinnamyl benzoate. Because Siam Benzoin contains no cinnamic acid this makes it considered to be superior by perfumers.Is Benzoin good for skin? Yes. Some people apply it directly to the skin to kill germs, reduce swelling, and to stop the bleeding from small cuts. Benzoin is also used topically for skin ulcers, bedsores, and cracked skin.What is Benzoin essential oil good for? The therapeutic properties of Benzoin oil include: Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antiseptic and astringent. It is soothing, warming and stimulating. It possesses the antidepressant property which helps to relieve tension, anxiety, stress and nervousness. It uplifts the mood and particularly eliminates anxiety as well as stress. Its warming properties make it a valuable oil for use to help fend off winter ailments. It is also useful for helping people get through various life crises.It is therapeutic for the respiratory system: Benzoin works as a mild expectorant and is useful with conditions such as bronchitis, cold & flu symptoms, and sore throats. It also helps with asthma in conjunction with Frankincense and Bergamot.

Benzoin oil has been used spiritually for millennia and is burnt in many temples and used in rites and ceremonies,it is used in incense and anyone who has ever burnt an incense stick will recognise the sweet but woody smell.I use oils primarily to anoint candles but also to burn or in salves and balms.Benzoin oil is used to help skin complaints as has mild antiseptic qualities but it is also used for relaxation and to help with anxiety and depression.This arrives in box and inside is small bottle of oil the bottle is amber glass which helps preserve oil as protects from light.It comes with small dropper and this is my only negative as you must place dropper in top of bottle then remove to close but I use rubber serum style dropper so doesn’t matter to me but is a bit of faffing if had to do.This is a very thick oil when cool so I would recommend warming the oil before use, I do this by placing bottle in warm water but some people put in microwave.As with all oils Always mix with carrier oil if applying to skin but as this oil can irritate skin I also recommend doing patch test.Good oil at reasonable price

I discovered this oil through research in trying to find something to help preserve my homemade Aloe Oil. This stuff works great and is good for your skin. Will purchase this again in the future.

Produit excellent et de superbe qualité , très rare à trouvé en général sur le marché. Bravo

Ich investiere viel Zeit und Mühe, um sicherzustellen, dass ich ein hochwertiges Originalprodukt erhalte, und ich bin froh, dass ich das bekommen habe.

Me ha encantado. Muy buena calidad

più che un olio, è una resina che si ammorbidisce con il caldo. E' molto difficile usare il contagocce senza scaldarla notevolmente e non credo che sia l'ideale per la qualità della resina. Io uso uno stuzzicadenti e vado ad occhio per decidere una/due gocce ecc. E' estremamente gradevole all'olfatto e, aggiunta con parsimonia alle creme da viso/corpo, aiuta molto a lenire/ritardare rughe varie e opacizzare le macchie della pelle.