Myrrh Spotlight
Myrrh essential oil is a treasure for sure. This versatile oil beautifies, cleanses, and moisturizes the skin, making it a great addition to your skin care routine. It also has a sweet, earthy aroma that can be used to enhance yoga, meditation, and spiritual practices.
JUST A DROP OF MYRRH
- Has a soft, earthy aroma reminiscent of Frankincense
- Helps improve the appearance and feel of dry skin
- Helps reduce the appearance of blemishes
- Soothes damaged skin and supports the body's natural healing process
- Can enhance meditation or spiritual practices
BACKGROUND A relative of Frankincense with similar properties and benefits, Myrrh was one of the gifts brought to the Christ child at his birth. Native to the Arabian Peninsula, the Myrrh tree produces an aromatic sap that hardens to a red-brown resin. Myrrh essential oil is steam distilled from this resin, yielding an oil with an earthy, sweet aroma that brings a deeper sense of spirituality to practices such as yoga and meditation
KEY CONSTITUENTS Constituents are naturally occurring compounds in plants (and therefore essential oils) that give them specific health-supporting properties.
- Furanoeudesma-1,3-diene: some studies show this constituent to speed wound healing and improve skin elasticity. It may also act on opiod receptors to help the body's response to pain
- Curzerene: a sesquiterpene that promotes healthy skin and may act on opiod receptors to help the body's response to pain
- Lindestrene: a sesquiterpene that has cleansing properties and is soothing to the skin
MYRRH & EMOTIONS High in sesquiterpenes, Myrrh can stimulate the limbic system, the seat of memory, so it's a wonderful oil to use to work on past stored emotional trauma that is yours or that you could have inherited. This oil is helpful when you are working to deprogram miswritten information at a cellular level. To use for emotions release, tub a drop of Myrrh around the belly button daily. This practice works best when paired with strong affirmations, verses or other spoken and written words.
PRODUCT OPTIONS
- Myrrh essential oil Myrrh is also found in many products including Boswellia Wrinkle Cream, ClaraDerm, Essential Beauty Serum and Abundance, Gratitude, Hope and Humility essential oils.
DAILY HABITS WITH MYRRH
- Aromatically, Myrrh encourages spiritual awareness and is uplifting, making it a wonderful addition to morning prayer, meditation or other mindfulness practices.
- Diffuse with Frankincense and Tangerine.
- Apply a drop to the wrists and over the heart.
- Apply a drop to the crown of the head.
- Make a Meditation Roller to use during spiritual practices or even to help focus the mind:
- Meditation Roller:
- To a 10mL roller bottle add:
- 15 drops Myrrh
- 10 drops Cedarwood
- 5 drops Peppermint
- Fill with carrier of choice. Apply over the heart, back of the neck, on the wrists liberally and frequently.
- Add to your favorite skincare products! Myrrh is an incredible skin oil.
- Add to your Orange Blossom, Bloom or Art Light moisturizer.
- Use Myrrh as a low note in perfume and cologne blends:
- Myrrh, Jasmine, Neroli
- Myrrh, Tangerine, Joy or Geranium
- Myrrh, Vetiver, Frankincense, Lavender
- Myrrh, Vetiver, Vanilla
- Myrrh, Pine, Sandalwood, Bergamot
- Make a seasonal skin serum to protect against dry skin and keep your skin glowing all season long:
- Winter Skin Serum
- To a 2oz glass dropper bottle add
- 10 drops Myrrh
- 10 drops Frankincense
- 5 drops Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood or Sacred Sandalwood (Cedarwood will work as well but Sandalwood is ideal)
- Optional (and incredible): 3 droppersful CBD Beauty Boost
- Fill with carrier of choice (jojoba is good for most skin types)
- Add Myrrh to your on-the-go wellness kit for the literal bumps in the road and make this simple, but effective ‘Pavement Spray'. The best part about this is that you don't have to rub it in onto tender skin!:
- Pavement Spray:
- To a 2oz glass or stainless steel spray bottle add:
- 10 drops Lavender
- 10 drops Myrrh
- 5 drops Tea Tree or Melrose
- Fill with fractionated coconut oil
- Spray onto knees, elbows, any skin that needs some TLC.
- Make and gift (or keep and use!) this incredible Gardener's Hand Salve for anyone who works with their hands.
- DIY Gardener's Hand Salve
- ½ cup cold pressed organic olive oil (or 1 cup if not using arnica oil)
- ½ cup organic arnica oil
- 1 Tbsp shea butter
- 2 Tbsp unrefined extra virgin coconut oil
- 3-4 Tbsp beeswax pastilles
- 30 drops essential oils: Myrrh, Frankincense, Lavender, Patchouli, Pine
- Using a double boiler, place several inches of water in the bottom and place a bowl or pan on top. Turn the heat to low-medium and add the olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil & beeswax and allow it to melt, stirring gently.
- Remove the bowl from the double boiler. Add Vitamin E oil and essential oils.
- Allow the mixture to sit for a few minutes to cool but not harden, then pour into the small containers.
- Essential oils to add for a masculine scent: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Idaho Blue Spruce
- Make a simple cuticle oil! This also makes a great gift and pairs well with the Gardener's Hand Salve:
- DIY Roll-on Cuticle Oil
- 1½ teaspoons V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex
- 4 drops Frankincense essential oil
- 2 drops Myrrh essential oil
- Add all the above to an empty 15 ml essential oil bottle and add an AromaGlide Roller Fitment. Roll onto your cuticles anytime, anywhere.
- Whether your winter skin needs some TLC or you have a more acute need, make this ‘Ultimate Skin Healing Balm' and use it frequently and liberally!
- Ultimate Skin Healing Balm
- To about 1/4 jar of Rose ointment add:
- 8 drops Helichrysum
- 8 drops Myrrh
- 4 drops Sacred frankincense or Frankincense
- 4 drops Lavender
- Apply to needed area(s) 2-5 times a day. Frequency and consistency are crucial for these big needs!
- There is a reason Myrrh was given to Jesus (and Mary!) upon His birth. Myrrh is an incredible oil for supporting skin and tissue during times of injury, and such a gift to new mamas. Use Myrrh for a relaxing and healing bath (or sitz bath). Note: this is a great practice for the postpartum mamas!
- Healing Bath Soak
- To about ¼ cup epsom salt add:
- 3 drops Frankincense
- 3 drops Myrrh
- 1 drop Helichrysum
- Optional: 1 Tbsp organic arnica oil
- Sit and soak for 30 minutes or as long as desired
- Add a drop of Myrrh to Thieves Mouthwash for excellent oral health or add a drop of Myrrh to 1 Tbsp of organic coconut oil for oil pulling.
DIFFUSE Diffusing is a wonderful health habit! Our diffusers are running 24/7 to purify the air, support our immune and respiratory systems, support emotional health and make our homes smell amazing - all at the same time. Try these blends below to enjoy the calming aroma of Myrrh whenever you need it!
- Peaceful Easy Feeling: 5 drops Tangerine, 4 drops Frankincense, 3 drops Myrrh
- Seaside Sunset: 4 drops Lemon, 3 drops each Lavender and Myrrh, 2 drops Spearmint
- Herbal Apothecary: 4 drops Copaiba, 3 drops Myrrh, 3 drops Ravintsara
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