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Botanica Gaia Bio Sweet Mugwort Essential Oil | Artemisia Annua | For Aromatherapy and Skincare

Botanica Gaia Bio Sweet Mugwort Essential Oil | Artemisia Annua | For Aromatherapy and Skincare

Artemisia annua essential oil offers purifying and calming properties for skin, body, and mind. A rare essence of clarity and renewal.

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Botanical Name: Artemisia Annua.
Family Name: Asteraceae.
Common Name: Sweet wormwood, Chinese Wormwood, Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Mugwort, Annual Wormwood.
INCI: Artemisia Annua (Sweet Mugwort) Leaves Oil.
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled.
Parts Used: Leaves.
Odor: Rich, resinous undertone green.
Appearance: Light Gold.
Country of Origin: Bulgaria.

Artemisia annua essential oil is one of nature’s most powerful botanical treasures—an aromatic distillation of a plant revered for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine under the name Qing Hao. Historically celebrated for its purifying and fever-reducing properties, this oil carries a rich legacy of healing and balance. Modern science has also explored Artemisia annua for its natural compound artemisinin, discovered by Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, which has contributed to lifesaving antimalarial therapies.

Beyond medicine, the essential oil extracted from the leaves and flowering tops embodies the plant’s energetic vitality: bright, herbaceous, camphoraceous, and profoundly cleansing. It is often regarded as a “guardian oil,” symbolizing clarity, protection, and renewal.


The Essence and Aroma

Artemisia annua essential oil reveals a fresh, penetrating, and complex aroma, combining the crisp greenness of herbs with the subtle sweetness of camphor and hints of balsamic undertones. The scent profile sits between eucalyptus and sage but with a distinctly green and almost citrus-resin brightness.

Top Notes: green, sharp, slightly citrusy

Heart Notes: camphoraceous, resinous, herbaceous

Base Notes: earthy, balsamic, dry


Its fragrance is invigorating yet meditative — excellent for aromatherapy blends that clear the mind, purify the atmosphere, or bring energetic balance.

 

Chemical Composition

The essential oil contains a unique synergy of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and oxygenated compounds, typically including:

-Artemisia ketone
-1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol)
-Camphor
-β-Pinene
-Germacrene D
-Caryophyllene
-Artemisia alcohol
-α-Thujone (in trace amounts)

This composition grants the oil its strong antimicrobial, antifungal, and purifying properties, as well as its ability to stimulate circulation and refresh the respiratory system.

Therapeutic Benefits

-Antimicrobial & Antifungal Helps purify air and surfaces, combats skin impurities and scalp imbalance.
-Anti-inflammatory Reduces localized redness, swelling, and joint discomfort.
-Respiratory Support Opens airways, supports breathing during seasonal congestion.
-Detoxifying & Circulatory Stimulant Encourages lymphatic drainage and detoxification.
-Calming to the Nervous System Eases fatigue, clears mental fog, restores focus and emotional stability.
-Insect-repellent Natural deterrent against mosquitoes and mites.

Skincare and Cosmetic Applications

Despite its potency, Artemisia annua essential oil, when used in low dilutions, becomes a remarkable ally in skincare formulations.
It is ideal for oily, impure, or acne-prone skin due to its clarifying and balancing action. In body oils, it stimulates microcirculation and helps relieve the feeling of heaviness in legs. In scalp or hair blends, it purifies and refreshes, restoring comfort to irritated skin.

Recommended concentration: 0.2–1% in leave-on skincare; up to 2% in rinse-off products.
Always dilute in a carrier oil such as Meadowfoam, Jojoba, or Grapeseed.

Aromatherapy and Emotional Use

In aromatherapy, Artemisia annua essential oil is associated with mental clarity, energetic cleansing, and protection from negativity. It clears stagnant energy and strengthens the spirit during periods of exhaustion or emotional confusion. Diffused in the room, it purifies air and creates a space of mental freshness and calm focus.

Energetically, Artemisia connects with the solar plexus and crown chakras, symbolizing the light of awareness that cuts through fog — both physical and emotional.

Suggested diffusion blends:

-With Lemon and Rosemary for focus and alertness.

-With Frankincense and Cedarwood for grounding meditation.

-With Eucalyptus and Peppermint for respiratory support.

Safety Guidelines: 

-Always patch test before topical use.
-Use in dilutions no greater than 2% in leave-on skin care.
-Use Amber, Cobalt or Miron violet glass bottles to protect from light degradation.
-Avoid ingestion unless under expert supervision.
-Pregnancy, young children, or sensitive skin users should consult a qualified practitioner.



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The information presented here is for educating our customers about the traditional uses of essential oils and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. You are responsible for understanding the safe application of these products.