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Hops Absolute Oil

[VRI/AB/06-025]

Extraction Method - Steam Distillation

Certificate - GMP

Source - Flowers

$ 142.89

Botanical Name: Humulus lupulus Common name: Hops Plant famil Read More

Botanical Name:	Humulus lupulus
Common name:	Hops
Plant family:	Cannabaceae
Genus:	Humulus
Appearance/Color:	A fine liquid with a yellow golden consistency.
Odor:	Spicy Aroma
Blends With:	Valerian Oil, Cinnamon, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Lime, Pine, Lemon verbena, Hyacinth, Nutmeg, Copaiba, Clove, Citrus, Balsalm Fir, Mandarin Oil
Origin:	Germany
Source:	Flowers & Leaves
Method of Extraction:	Steam Distillation

Absolute oils are the essential oils which are highly concentrated and have high potency. These Concentrated absolute oils have high aromatic properties thus they are majorly preferred in cosmetics, perfumery, and aromatherapy. During the postproduction processes these oils are further concentrated to make their absolute.

Humulus lupulus L. (Cannabinaceae) is a dioecious twining perennial plant, widely cultivated throughout the temperate regions of the world. The female inflorescences (hop cones or “hops”). made up of membranaceous bracts contain a resinous yellow substance named lupulin. Hops are collected in the late summer and used in the brewing industry to add bitterness, flavor and aroma to beer. Hops (Humulus lupulus) is plant from which the strobiles (female flower) are used for a variety of purposes including as a sleep aid. Hops is rarely available in single-herb preparations and is usually combined with valerian, lemon balm, passion flower, skullcap, and/or kava. The main constituents of hops are the bitter acids, lupulone, and humulone.

Most commonly known for its use in crafting beers, "hops" as they're commonly called, are the female flowers (cones) of Humulus lupulus, a climbing plant most commonly grown in Europe. Aromatically, Hop Essential Oil to be a bit too bitter/sharp liking when used alone, but it is a wonderful aromatic when blending at low dilutions with other oils for either therapeutic or fragrance blending. Aromatically, it blends particularly well with most other categories of essential oils including the woods, florals, citrus, spice and herbaceous oils. Emotionally, Hops Essential Oil is considered to be sedating and can be potentially helpful in instances of anxiety, stress and insomnia. It is used in natural deodorants, particularly at very low dilutions. Within his Tisserand Institute Complete Skin Series course, Robert Tisserand suggests its use in a natural deodorant formulation at 0.2%.

The oil is extensively used in traditional healing practices such as Chinese herbal medicine and Ayurveda, India’s holistic healing system. Its wonderful fragrance, and calming and grounding yet uplifting effect make it much-admired oil in aromatherapy circles. Apart from that it is expansively used in manufacturing medicines. It is also used as a natural herbal remedy to treat anxiety, tension, insomnia, sleeping disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), high cholesterol, bladder infections and to prevent cancer. Hop essential oil is known to help ease sleeping problems by way of steam inhalation, baths, or aromatherapy techniques. Hop oil is often combined with valerian root oil in order to treat insomnia and anxiety. In fact, researches have proven the efficacy of the hops-valerian combination as a remedy for sleep disturbances.

COMMON USAGE

· Antiseptic

· Sleep Aid

· Cosmetics

· Sedative

· Anxiety

· Stress

· Nervousness

· Insomnia

· Neuralgia

· Bruising

· Menstrual Issues