Organic Ylang Ylang Complete Essential Oil

Ylang ylang has grown in popularity after inclusion in products like Chanel no. 5 and increasingly recognized health benefits. The plant is famous in the Philippines, where its name (pronounced “EE-lang EE-lang”) translates as “flower of flowers”. Area folklore tells of a couple who prayed to the gods for a child and received a baby girl, but were told she should never be touched by a man. After becoming a beautiful woman named Ilang, she was surprised by a suitor who grabbed her hand, turning her into a flowering tree. He cried out “Ilang! Ilang!”, forever naming the cherished flower. Filipino girls sometimes decorate themselves with these blossoms – which almost resemble banana peels with their long, curving yellow petals – or sell them in garlands to tourists. In early uses healers applied ylang ylang to cuts, burns, and animal bites. It was a principal component in ‘Macassar oil’, an early commercial hair product popular in Victorian England. Part of ylang ylang’s initial spread is