Rosemary Oil Uses and Benefits

Rosemary Oil Product Description

The fresh and dried rosemary herb is best known for its uses in the kitchen. However, once steam distillation transforms this famous herb into Rosemary essential oil, it unlocks a range of incredible uses far beyond the culinary world. Rosemary essential oil is a versatile essential oil that can be used in everyday life for promoting healthy-looking hair, creating a relaxing aroma during a massage, and offering a cool and soothing sensation to the skin and scalp. You can also diffuse Rosemary essential oil to invite its stimulating aroma into your home and create a positive atmosphere.  Of course, it can still be used in cooking to add a distinct herbal flavour to your favourite dishes, but Rosemary essential oil is so much more.

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How do I use Rosemary Oil?

1. Cooking: Like the rosemary herb, Rosemary essential oil has a delicious sage-like, slightly minty, herbaceous flavour. If you have a favorite recipe that calls for rosemary, you can easily add one to two drops of Rosemary oil to substitute the fresh or dried herb for a comforting taste. Need some ideas for what to make? Try this recipe for Rosemary oil mashed-potato bites.
2. Bath: After a long day, enjoy some time alone in a nice, warm bath infused with Rosemary essential oil. By adding one to two drops of Rosemary essential oil with Epsom salts to your bath, you can create a rejuvenating atmosphere with Rosemary oil’s soothing and stimulating aroma while you soak–just the right choice for your personal time.
3. Hair Care: Rosemary essential oil can be helpful for promoting full, healthy-looking hair. To take advantage of these benefits, try adding one to two drops of Rosemary oil to your shampoo before lathering in the shower. Alternatively, treat your scalp to some pleasant soothing by adding a drop of Rosemary oil to your scalp, and give your head a massage for an invigorating sensation. To show your ends some love using Rosemary oil, give this Herbal Essential Oil Hairspray a try!
4. Massage: Rosemary oil is a great choice for a massage because of its rejuvenating and comforting scent, and because it provides a cooling, soothing sensation to the skin when used topically. Enrich your next massage by combining two drops of Rosemary oil with Fractionated Coconut Oil and rubbing into areas like the neck and shoulders. Once done, just sit back and enjoy the pleasant fragrance.
5. Diffuse: Rosemary essential oil has a refreshing aroma when diffused. Whenever your space could use an energizing, delightful aroma, consider adding two to three drops of Rosemary oil to your diffuser.

Fun Fact

The name Rosemary has nothing to do with a beautiful flower or a woman named Mary. It comes from the Latin word, ros marinus, which means, “dew of the sea.”

Plant Description

Rosemary essential oil comes from a member of the mint family that is native to the Mediterranean, Rosmarinus officinalis. This herbaceous evergreen shrub is commonly used for flavouring dishes like potatoes, stuffing, lamb, pork, and poultry. Ancient Egyptians, Romans, Hebrews, and Greeks considered rosemary to be sacred and used it for holistic purposes. The plant is easily distinguished by its thin, green, brush-like leaves, which are delightfully fragrant. These leaves are steam distilled to produce Rosemary essential oil. 

What Essential Oils blend well with Rosemary?

Blend Rosemary oil with citrus oils such as Wild Orange oil, and Lemon oil, or with Lavender oil for more of a floral note. Pair Rosemary oil with Cedarwood oil or Frankincense oil for a warm, woody scent, or Wintergreen oil for an especially invigorating aroma.

Cautions 

Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.