What is Birch Essential Oil?

It might smell a bit like the pharmacy, but the menthol-like scent of Birch Essential Oil is your lifesaver for tired muscles and joints. Inhale the scent after an intensive workout to promote your circulation and help your muscles recover.

The essential oil from Betula Pendula (the official name of the silver birch) has a light yellow color and is obtained by distilling the bark of the birch.

What are the benefits of birch?

Muscles & joints

Birch has a rejuvenating effect, the essential oil promotes blood circulation and soothes tired muscles and joints. A fantastic oil to have at home with an active lifestyle or when age-related ailments come around the corner.

Clarity

The cool fresh scent of birch awakens the confused and tired mind. Ideal to have on your desk during a busy week, or when you could use some extra clarity! The refreshing scent also helps break heavy clouds of sadness, lethargy and anxiety, so the sun can slowly come through again.

Self-healing ability & skincare

When you inhale the cleansing, uplifting scent of birch you not only awaken the mind, but also the body's self-healing ability. The body springs into action to purify unwanted substances. Birch has therefore also been used for centuries to strengthen the skin. In Scandinavian tradition, birch twigs are bundled together to beat the skin with in the sauna.

How do you use it?

Prevent sweat odors

Put a few drops of the oil on a cotton pad and store it in your sports bag. This prevents your bag from carrying a stench of sweat odor in no time!

Relaxing bath

Fill your bath with warm water, mix 1 tablespoon Jojoba Oil with 2 drops Birch Essential Oil and add. Enjoy!

In the diffuser

Add 1 drop to your aroma diffuser to relieve heavy emotions and find clarity in the chaos.

Did you already know this about Birch Essential Oil?

Birch has been used as a healing remedy for ages.

Besides essential oil, syrup is also tapped from the birch, comparable to very strong maple syrup, but stronger!

Please note: birch essential oil must always be diluted with a carrier oil. Not intended for ingestion, use on open wounds or in the eyes. Always consult with your doctor before use, especially in case of pregnancy, breastfeeding or use of medication. Keep out of reach of children.