Thyme

With a specific chemistry that supports a healthy immune system, Thyme is a potent, warm essential oil that holds powerful cleansing and purifying properties.

Description

Thought to impart courage to its bearer, Thyme was given to knights and warriors before they went into battle by ladies of the Middle Ages. During this same period, Thyme was often placed beneath pillows to help promote a peaceful sleep and to ward off nightmares. The ancient Greeks used Thyme in their baths and burned it as an incense in their temples while the Egyptians used it in their embalming rites.

Today, Thyme is commonly used as a seasoning, but it also produces a potent essential oil that has cleansing and purifying effects for the skin; however, due to its high thymol content, Thyme should be diluted with doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil before application. Thyme has specific chemistry that supports a healthy immune system.

Primary Benefits

• Provides powerful antioxidants
• Supports a healthy immune system
• Naturally repels insects

Uses

• Add to shampoo for youthful looking hair.
• Add five drops to a warm footbath to improve feet’s appearance. 
• Combine with four ounces of water and gargle to freshen breathe. 
• Incorporate with Fractionated Coconut Oil for a soothing chest massage.
• Dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil then apply to targeted areas on the skin to clean skin
• Add two to three drops as a flavoring in marinades
• Use in an all-purpose spray to cleanse and purify surfaces.

Directions for Use

Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of your choice.
Internal use: Dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid.
Topical use: Dilute one to two drops with doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil then apply to desired area.

Plant Part

Leaf from Thymus zygis and vulgaris

Extraction Method

Steam distillation

Aromatic Description

Warm, herbaceous, flowery