Coffea arabica L. Cold pressed from the roasted seeds, from El Salvador. Common names: Arabica coffee

Aroma: Coffee Essential Oil smells just like a fresh brewed pot of coffee. It is both warming and invigorating.

History: Coffee enjoys a long history. Documented as being used in Persian medicine in the 10th century, and it was drunk by Sufi monks in the 15th century to drive away fatigue and lethargy. From Persia, it spread throughout the known world. All the coffee now grown in the Americas originated from one tree in a Dutch botanical garden. The name Coffee may come from Caffa, an Abyssinian province.

Description: Coffea arabica is a species of Coffea originally indigenous to the mountains of Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name, and also from the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan.

Coffea Arabica is the earliest cultivated species of the coffee tree and still the most widely grown. The trees produce approximately 70% of the world's coffee, and are dramatically superior in cup quality to the other principal commercial coffee species, Coffea canephora or Robusta. All fine, specialty, and fancy coffees come from Coffea arabica trees.

Colour: Dark brown viscous liquid.

Consistency: Medium

Note: Medium

Strength of Aroma: Medium

Blends well with: Some say that Coffee Essential Oil is best appreciated when used independently, however, food-y, nutty and spicy scents such as vanilla, turmeric, tobacco and citrus may be enjoyed.

Common Uses: Coffee is used medicinally and traditionally as a powerful stimulant, and to combat depression, respiratory issues, stings, fevers, and general nausea. It can be burned like incense as a room deodorizer, and is known to be loaded with flavonoids and antioxidants.

Usage Directions: Since this essential oil has a slightly thick consistency, We would recommend placing the bottle in a very hot water bath, changing the water frequently and once it is back to the liquid state be sure to shake before use.

Main Constituents: Oleic acid: 79.2%, linoleic, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, sterols

Cautions: Coffee Essential Oil and ALL caffeine containing substances should be avoided during the first 5 months of pregnancy. It may also cause heart palpitations in some individuals.

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