Eucalyptus essential oil

[orangetree71]

New Directions Aromatics offers 8 different kinds of eucalyptus: blue mallee, dives, globulus, lemon eucalyptus, radiata, red, smithii and staigeriana. Does anyone know which one is best for soaps and which is the most common type of eucalyptus?

 

[IanT]

New Directions Aromatics offers 8 different kinds of eucalyptus: blue mallee, dives, globulus, lemon eucalyptus, radiata, red, smithii and staigeriana. Does anyone know which one is best for soaps and which is the most common type of eucalyptus?

I would say the ones I have seen most frequently used in therapeutic products and soaps etc is either Radiata or Globulus respectively.

I love them all though... My best advice would be to go to one of those shops locally that may carry different varieties of the Eucalyptus oils, they are quite unique...

I love Eucalyptus soooo very much

 

[orangetree71]

Thank you Ian, that helps. As a eucalyptus lover, what's your favorite variety?

 

[Zenobiah]

Globulus is the most common and I think I have read that it is the strongest as well.

We're planting E. globulus here this spring!

 

[IanT]

You mean I have to choose ONE!?!?!?

lol what about all of the above??!!! lol

 

[Zenobiah]

Of course you don't have to choose just one! You can walk around with your eyes tearing from all the different Eucalyptus in your house if you want to, I won't tell!

 

[IanT]

lol sounds good to me I wont tell if you wont tell