Updated 17 January 2024
Botanical characteristics
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Myrtales
- Family: Myrtaceae
- Genus: Eucalyptus
- Part used: Leaves
- Country of origin: Australia
Precautions for use
Very flexible, unlike other eucalyptus essential oils, eucalyptus radiata essential oil is very well tolerated by all except pregnant women under 3 months and infants under 3 months.
All routes of administration are acceptable, but it must be diluted when applied to the skin due to its irritating nature.
Other precautions
Warning:
- Seek medical advice before use in people with asthma.
- Consult a doctor before use in people with epilepsy (epileptogenic risk at high doses).
Cutaneous use:
- For cutaneous application, it is preferable to dilute 20% eucalyptus radiata essential oil in vegetable oil (20% essential oil and 80% vegetable oil).
Diffusion:
- For pregnant women and babies, it is possible to use Eucalyptus radiata essential oil in atmospheric diffusion, diluted up to 30% in other essential oils.
Allergenic components:
Eucalyptus radiata essential oil contains few allergenic biochemicals:
- Limonene (≤ 7.00%)
- Citral (geranial + neral) (≤ 2.00%)
- Geraniol (≤ 2.00%)
- Linalool (≤ 1.00%)
- Linalool (≤ 1.00%)
Note: It is best to test the essential oil before use (two drops on the crease of the elbow for at least 24 hours to check for a reaction).
Authorised users
How to use
Risks of use
Properties
- Air Antiseptic
- Expectorant and mucolytic
- Respiratory decongestant
- Immune stimulant
- Paediatric EO
- Supportive antibacterial
- Antiviral
- Anti-inflammatory
- Insect repellent
Indications
- Bronchitis
- Rhinitis
- Allergic rhinitis
- Cold
- Wet cough
- Sinusitis
- Laryngitis
- Stuffy nose
- Fever
- Flu
- Angina
- Sore throat
- Otitis
- Asthenia, Fatigue
- Acne
- Immune deficiencies
- Viral infections
- Insect repellent
Directions for use/usual dosage
- Respiratory and ENT disorders (colds, rhinitis, otitis, coughs, pharyngitis, bronchitis): topical applications pure or slightly diluted in vegetable oil on infected and sensitive areas and/or 2 drops of Eucalyptus radiata essential oil diluted orally in vegetable oil 3 times a day.
- Contagious viral epidemics: local applications pure or slightly diluted on the chest and back or on the soles of the feet.
- Otitis: local applications around the ear 3 times a day for 8 to 10 days, pure or slightly diluted (dilution recommended for children over 3 years of age).
- Inflammation (acute or chronic) of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity, such as rhinitis and sinusitis: diffusely several times a day for a week.
- Fear and anxiety, nervousness, fixation (recurring ideas): by olfaction, diffusion or inhalation.
- Lack of concentration, shyness, physical and mental fatigue: by olfaction, diffusion, inhalation or bath diluted in Solubol.
Cosmetic
- Ideal for cleansing combination and oily skin prone to acne
- Tackles dull hair, dandruff and itchy scalp
Cooking
- Dilute 1 drop in a tablespoon of honey to flavour herbal tea or in a tablespoon of olive oil to liven up a vinaigrette.
Interior use
- Atmospheric diffusion to purify the air and combat germs and viruses.
Find out more
- It takes 100kg of plant to make 2kg of Eucalyptus radiata essential oil.
- In general, Eucalyptus radiata essential oil is more effective when applied to the skin and vaporised than when taken orally.