Maui Oregano, photo by Bobbi Misiti
Ingredients
- Oregano essential oil
- Eucalyptus globulus essential oil
- tea tree essential oil
- Coconut oil
- Sesame oil
- Sacha Inchi Oil
Instructions
Cost $15.00 Contact Bobbi to order.
Make this in a 10% dilution that is safe and effective on the skin, it is appropriate for adults who do not have sensitive skin. If you have sensitive skin or are over the age of 60 I can make a gentler version upon request.
Oregano, Origanum vulgare has potent antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. The following about the chemistry of oregano oil is from AARM (Assoc. for the advancement of Restorative Medicine):
The oregano extracts of thymol and carvacrol chemistry have shown significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in vitro, leading to the destruction or growth inhibition of a broad spectrum of microorganisms such followed by thymol (an isomer of carvacrol), p-cymene, and γ-terpinene. as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus (10,11), Listeria innocua and L. monocytogenes, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger, Bacillus cereus (12, 13, 14), Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, and Eimeria tenella (15,16)
Tea Tree is a powerful anti-septic and has been used by the Australian Aborigines for skin infections. Today tea tree essential oil is used as an antiseptic in skin care products, and in soaps and mouthwashes. The oil is effective against bacterial, fungal and viral infections, and is used in products to treat such conditions as athlete’s foot, warts, acne and vaginal infections, and many skin infections.
Eucalyptus globulus also has a strong anti-bacterial chemistry, as well as anti-septic, anti-viral, anti-fungal activities, and it is anti-inflammatory.
Sacha Inchi oil is not well known, it originated from Peru and is a skin ally –it is highly anti-bacterial, in studies it blocked staph from sticking to the skin. It is also a remedy for aging or damaged skin promoting an even skin tone while calming irritation and inflammation and relieving itch.
Coconut oil is anti-bacterial as long as it is NOT fractionated. This recipe uses whole coconut oil (as always in my products). It reduces chronic skin inflammation and soothes skin rashes.
Sesame oil reinforces the skin’s integrity due to its skin restructuring and emollient properties. It is a free radical scavenger helping to heal injured skin. It penetrates deep into the skin tissues carrying the medicine into the deeper layers of skin.
10 Toxicol Mech Methods. 2005;15(4):279–85. Effects of essential oils and monolaurin on Staphylococcus aureus: in vitro and in vivo studies. Preuss H, et al.
11 Braz J Microbiol. 2012;43(3):1120–7. Combination of Origanum vulgare L. essential oil and lactic acid to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus in meat broth and meat model. De Barros J, et al.
12 J Sci Food Agric. 2013;93(11):2707–14. Chemical composition and bioactivity of different oregano (Origanum vulgare) extracts and essential oil. Teixeira B, et al.
13 Nat Prod Res. 2011;25(20):1993–8. Terpenoid composition and antifungal activity of three commercially important essential oils against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger. Bisht D, et al.
14 Molecules. 2013;18(12):14948–60. Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L. under different growth conditions. De Falco E, et al.
15 J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2012;42(1):245–50. The efficacy of Origanum vulgare on Eimeria tenella. Toulah F, et al.
16 Medicines (Basel). 2017;4(2). Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oils against pathogens responsible for otitis externa in dogs and cats. Ebani V, et al.
Gonzales-Aspajo, G., Belkhelfa, H., Haddioui-Hbabi, L., Bourdy, G., & Deharo, E., (2015). Sacha inchi oil (Plukenetia volubilis L.), effect on adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human skin explant and keratinocytes in vitro. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 171, 330-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.00
Soimee, W., Nakyai, W., Charoensit, P., Grandmottet, F., Worasakwutiphong, S., Phimnuan, P., & Viyoch, J. (2019). Evaluation of moisturizing and irritation potential of sacha inchi oil. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 19(4), 915-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.13099