An essential oil obtained from the above-ground parts of wild geranium. It mainly consists of volatile fragrant compounds that give it its characteristic rose-like scent.
Functions
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Geranium maculatum oil is an essential oil obtained from the above-ground parts of the Geranium maculatum, also known as the wild geranium. It is a wild-growing species that is very common in North America.
The essential oil distilled from this plant should not be confused with Rose Geranium essential oil – the one is distilled from Pelargonium graveolens. Geranium maculatum oil consists mainly of citronellol, geraniol, citronellyl formate, and linalool - which give it its characteristic, rose-like scent. It is used as a fragrance in skincare products.
The biological activities of Geranium maculatum have not yet been researched, but it seems that the essential oil is a very good insect repellent.
Science
1
A. Gallardo, et al. Insecticidal Activity of Individual and Mixed Monoterpenoids of Geranium Essential Oil Against Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), Journal of Medical Entomology 2012, 49, 2, 332–335,
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