Black pepper oil · ease the muscles · calm
Black Pepper Oil
Size 10ml · traditional cultivation
HK$ 69
Aroma Profile
✦ Botanical ID
Botanical Name
Piper nigrum
Family
Piperaceae / Piperaceae
Origin
France
France
Cultivation
traditional cultivation
Extraction
distillation
Note
heart note, spicy
Key Constituents
Chemotype (CT): Beta-Caryophyllene
*Main role: warm / ease
*Main role: lift / fresh
*Main role: clear / breath
Safety Guide
Skin irritant in high dose. Dilute < 1%. Can irritate skin. Always dilute to a low level (below 1%) before use. Use with care during pregnancy.
✦Benefits
Warming Energy · warm circulation
An oil that carries its own warmth. Black pepper’s spice brings a clear heat on the skin, helps warm cold hands and feet, and is a fitting companion in winter or after a chill.
Muscle Release · let the muscles go
A “release” after exercise. With massage, it eases muscle tightness and ache in depth and helps the body return to a soft, supple state.
Mind Awakening · thinking, lit
When thinking stalls or you feel stuck and drained, pepper’s sharp scent can light the mind like a spark and sharpen focus and the will to act.
✦Daily Rituals
Pre-Workout · before movement
before exercise,1 dropDilute black pepper oil and apply it to the joints, to warm the body before movement and ready it.
Cold Day Bath · a warm bath on a cold day
on a cold, damp day,2 dropsDrop black pepper into the bath (it must be mixed with milk). A warmth like being wrapped in a hot towel.
✦Aromatherapy Applications
Warm Up · a warming massage
2 drops black pepper + 2 drops ginger + 20ml sweet almond oil
For cold hands and feet. Massage the ends of the limbs; the warmth of pepper and ginger brings heat quickly and eases a chill-prone body.
Muscle Ease · ease the muscles
2 drops black pepper + 2 drops lavender + 15ml carrier oil
After too much movement, or when you are worn out. Black pepper helps circulation, lavender lets the muscles rest, and the body sets a heavy load down.
Brain Storm · a busy mind
1 drop black pepper + 1 drop lemon + a diffuser stone
For when ideas run dry. Spice meeting fruit can wake a thought and let dullness and distance go.