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You’re not likely to find helichrysum oil <\/strong>in your local supermarket. Also known as “Immortelle Oil”, it’s described by some essential oil enthusiasts as “miraculous” and one of the most powerful healing plants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maybe you recently had an injury that required stitches. So you’re doing some research about natural things that help get rid of scars. Or maybe you’ve lost a lot of weight and now you have stretch marks. What gets rid of them naturally?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two concerns, stretch marks and scars, are usually how someone finds out about helichrysum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as you’re about to discover, its benefits and uses are quite diverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s dive in and discover more about this precious essential oil….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Helichrysum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Call it “immortelle.” Or “the ever-lasting flower.” These two are far easier to pronounce than helichrysum, right? Well ‘heli-cry-some’ as it’s pronounced, is actually 600 or so different species of sunflower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the kind you’ll likely see for sale online or in natural health stores is: H. italicum. <\/em>This type of helichrysum is so-named because it grows in Italy (and other parts of the Mediterranean).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helichrysum oil is the essential oil from H. italicum<\/em> which is produced from its flowers. It requires a ton of flowers to extract the therapeutic compounds. This is true of all essential oils (which can also be derived from any part of the plant, i.e. leaves, stems, bark, roots, seeds, etc.). But it’s even more so with H. italicum. <\/em>That’s why it costs more than popular oils such as lavender, eucalyptus, and peppermint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But is the cost worth it? Does research suggest it’s a good idea to keep it in your natural medicine cabinet<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helichrysum essential oil uses and benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This self-described “therapeutic perfumer”<\/a> sells Immortelle oil. She says it “instills deep peace and tranquility and provides support in releasing emotional trauma.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The perfumer adds, “It is also a useful tool to help us reconnect with the spiritual realm and opens the heart and mind to new experiences and practices.” Keep it close by as a nurturing tool whenever you need a little extra aromatic love and support, she advises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Age-speak aside, what are its more therapeutic uses? Well, the majority of its folk uses are for skin care, like healing stretch mark and scars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Updated & Revised Essential Oils Expanded guide, here’s the full list of uses and benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n