Manuka Essential Oil: Everything You Need To Know

The Manuka plant has been deeply admired for its therapeutic properties by the Maori community for centuries. These native communities of New Zealand have been harnessing the healing power of this miraculous plant for treating wounds, cuts, sores, and infections.

It’s only recently that its health benefits were scientifically validated. Now, it’s looked up as one of the most powerful essential oils with immense restorative properties. In this article, let’s peep into the use and benefits of this potent essential oil.

How is Manuka essential oil made?

Manuka essential oil is made from steam distillation of various parts of Manuka plants like flowers, leaves, and stems. This process gently opens up the plant vesicles in which powerful volatile aromatic oils are and efficiently extracts them with the steam.

The oil thus obtained has nothing but jam-packed bioactive compounds that impart the oil with unparalleled curative properties. Sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, and triketones are among the predominant biomolecules in it.

The essential oil extracted from Manuka trees of the East Cape region has a hundred times more triketones in it, making it the strongest Manuka oil. East Cape Manuka essential oil is 1000x more powerful than Manuka honey and 30x more efficient than Australian tea tree oil.

Uses and benefits of Manuka essential oil

● One of the most notable properties of Manuka essential oil is its wound-healing ability. It has significant tissue repairing and regenerating capacity which speeds up wound healing.

● It can effectively treat fungal infections even stubborn infections like Candida and trichosporon that too without any side effects.

● This essential oil, especially East Cape Manuka essential oil, has strong antibacterial activity against a wide range of bacteria and thus prevents infection.

●  It has good anti-inflammatory as well as antioxidant properties that helps with body pains and swellings as in arthritis or injury.

●  It can effectively protect your skin from harmful UV-B rays of the sun and reduces the loss of collagen fibers giving you an even-toned skin

● It enhances skin health by keeping acne, blemishes, and skin infections at bay. Manuka essential oil for skin proves to be less irritating than other oils.

● It helps with stubborn dandruff by balancing the oil production on the scalp, nourishing it, and destroying all the harmful bacteria responsible for dandruff.

●   It has a calming and relaxing effect on our mind and body

●  Organic Manuka essential oil can alleviate symptoms of cold and cough owing to its anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties.

●  It naturally eliminates all the undesirable bacteria on the body which causes body odor. Thus, it can be used as a natural deodorant.

Now that you know its uses and benefits, go ahead and take advantage!