Turmeric
⭐ Highlights
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✅ 100% pure, cosmetic grade
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🔥 Complete steam distillation (rhizomes)
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🌰 Spicy, earthy, comforting aroma
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🧴 Ideal for facial care for combination to oily skin (adapted dilution)
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🟠 Yellow-orange color rich in aromatic compounds
🧘 Traditional uses in aromatherapy*
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🧼 Skin: helps purify the epidermis and unify the appearance of the complexion (well diluted).
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🤝 Comfort: blends synergistically with warming massage oils.
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🕯️ Ambiance: creates a warm atmosphere when diffused (spice/citrus blends).
🤝 Synergy ideas
Tea tree, True lavender, Rose geranium, Black pepper, Lemon, Ginger. 🌿
📋 Technical sheet
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Botanical name: Curcuma longa
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Distilled part: rhizomes
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Method: Complete steam distillation
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Origin: India 🇮🇳
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Appearance/Color: Yellow to orange liquid
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Aroma: warm, earthy, slightly spicy
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Packaging: 11 ml, amber glass with dropper
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Brand / Manufacture: Biocos Canada, 5130 rue Beaubien, Montréal QC
🧪 Instructions for use (cosmetic)
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Face: 0.2% to 0.8% (2 to 8 drops/100 ml) 💧
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Body / local massage: 0.5% to 1.5% (5 to 15 drops/100 ml) 🤲
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Hair/scalp: 0.2% to 0.5% 💆
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Diffusion: 3 to 6 drops in a suitable diffuser, often in a mixture 🌬️
💡 Tip: Color may tint preparations. Start low and gradually increase.
⚠️ Precautions
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For external use only. Do not ingest.
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Always dilute before application. 24-hour skin test on the crease of the elbow.
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May discolor skin, textiles and some plastics.
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Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.
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Not recommended for pregnant/breastfeeding women and children < 6 years old.
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In case of medical condition or treatment, seek professional advice.