Cosmic Love Oil

• Night-blooming jasmine, neroli, and geranium oils from Egypt
• rose & lavender oils from france
• ylang ylang oil from madagascar
• listea from China
• clove bud from indonesia
• jojoba carrier oil

Night-blooming jasmin absolute

• globally considered to be the "king of flowers"- must exotic oil in perfumery, aphrodisiac
• cleopatra soaked the sails of her ship with a blend of essential oils that contained jasmin that influenced marc antony to leaving his throne to join her in alexandria
• kamadeva, the indian love god, dips his arrows to ensure piercing his target's heart by appealing to their senses
• in hinduism & islam, jasmin is also considered the perfume of love
• ayurvedic treatment for soothing the nerves, headaches, & menstrual cramps
• harvested in the night time- typically between midnight & 7am- because flowers are at peak fragrance

lavender oil

• spread to europe from the mediterranean, cultivated in monasteries for medicinal and visual effects
• widely used for treating burns, wounds, scars, & other skin disorders
• affects digestive, respiratory, & nervous systems
  promotes relaxation, sound sleep, muscle & joint pain remedy

Ylang ylang oil

• one of only three delicate flowers that produce an essential oil by steam distillation- the other two are rose & bitter orange
• fragrant flowers sometimes embedded in women's hair or strewn on the beds of newlyweds for a sweet-smelling decoration, aphrodisiac
• treats malaria & asthma, leaves used to alleviate itching
  

geranium oil

• the ancient egyptians used geranium oil for growths & tumors
• north american native people used it for healing ulcers & dysentery
• there are two harvests of geranium each year- the first is between may & august and the second between october & mid-november depending on the conditions

clove bud oil

• has been used for centuries as an antiseptic & anesthetic, as an expectorant, upset stomach
  helps matters related to the teeth- tooth aches, bad breath, reducing inflammation
• used to help with mental fatigue, exhaustion. it is cleansing & stimulating.

neroli oil

• one of the oils that cleopatra soaked her sails in prior to approaching rome- aphrodisiac, stimulant, circulatory tonic, uplifting, balancing
  
• used for emotional shock, grief, depression, insomnia, stress, tension
• good for oily or dry skin
• relaxing effect on the body and mind, soothing palpitations, & rejuvenating spirit as well as the skin

Rose absolute

• greeks called rose the "queen of flowers", long history of medicinal and cosmetic use
• rose petals & wreaths found in ancient egyptian tombs
• cleopatra used rose petals in her milk baths for relaxation & therapeutic properties
• aphrodisiac, hormone-balancing, emotional shock, frigidity, grief, stress, tension

listea