Violet Leaf Oil - Calm Your Mind, Ease Anxiety, Sleep Deeply

Violet Leaf Oil

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Overthinking
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Anxiety
Inflamed skin

$39.9930 ml

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Why Violet Leaf Oil?

Violet Leaf Oil is a versatile, pure oil steam-distilled from the leaves of the violet plant.

Reach for it when you feel wound up, your mind will not switch off, your joints feel stiff or your skin needs extra care.

Violet leaves naturally contain salicylate compounds, including methyl salicylate, which are associated with soothing, anti-inflammatory and natural pain-relieving properties. This helps explain why violet has traditionally been used for aching joints, headaches and irritated skin.

Known as banafsaj, violet also has a long history in Islamic medicine for calming and soothing the body. Body Scription's Violet Leaf Oil contains no fillers, synthetics or alcohol.

Is this you?

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–You lie down exhausted, but your mind keeps thinking.
–You struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep.
–You feel restless and cannot sit still.
–You get hot, heavy headaches.

–Your joints ache and you want a natural option for pain relief.
–Your skin feels dry, hot or irritated.

Worth knowing

Violet oil has been studied in people with chronic insomnia.

In a controlled trial, people using traditional violet oil nasal drops reported improved sleep compared with almond oil and placebo.

What it helps with

Racing thoughts and feeling wound up

When your thoughts race and you feel tense or restless, use violet leaf oil. Apply a few drops to your scalp, temples or chest and breathe in its scent as you rub it in.

Day or night, reach for it whenever you feel wound up.

Trouble falling or staying asleep

When you are tired but cannot switch off, apply violet leaf oil to your scalp as part of your evening routine. Breathe in its scent and rub any oil left on your hands across your chest or temples.

Hot, heavy headaches

Violet leaf oil is a natural way to soothe hot headaches. Rub a few drops across your forehead and temples, keeping clear of your eyes.

Aching, stiff joints

Violet leaf contains naturally occurring salicylate-like compounds, plant relatives of well-known pain-relieving compounds. Violet oil has long been massaged into stiff, aching joints.

Dry, irritated skin

Violet leaf's naturally occurring salicylate-like compounds also make this a soothing oil for dry, irritated skin. Apply a few drops directly to the area, or mix it with your usual facial or body oil if you prefer.

How to use

Use Violet Leaf Oil on the scalp, temples, joints or skin depending on what you need.

01

Racing thoughts, anxiety & sleep
Apply about ¼ of a dropper to the centre of the scalp and massage in. Rub any remaining oil across the temples, chest or behind the ears.
02

Hot headaches
Massage a few drops across the forehead and temples, avoiding the eye area.
Optional: Follow with around 5 sprays of magnesium oil over the same area and massage in.
03

Aching joints
Massage directly into the affected joint or blend with a little olive oil before applying.
04

Face & body
Apply a few drops directly to the skin, or add a few drops to a cotton pad and gently wipe over the face. Avoid the eye area.

The tradition

Violet (Banafsaj) in Islamic medicine

Long before violet became associated with perfume, Banafsaj was valued as a medicinal plant across Persian and Islamic medicine.

Its leaves and flowers were infused into oils and other preparations for the head and body and violet leaf oil became especially associated with headaches, heat, dryness, restlessness and sleep.

Ibn al-Qayyim, one of Islam's best known scholars to write extensively on Prophetic medicine, described violet in detail:

“Essence of violet, which helps relieve hot headaches and brings sleep to the eyes. It also moisturizes the brain, supports healing from cracks, and combats excessive dryness of the skin. It is a beneficial ointment for mange and dry rashes, and it aids in joint flexibility.”

That description is exactly why violet remained such a valued topical remedy: for the head, for rest, for dryness and for physical tension.

Today, that tradition continues through Violet Leaf Oil, used topically around the head and body as a calming part of a nighttime routine.

The research

What has been studied

SleepA randomised, double-blind clinical trial found improvements in sleep measures in people with chronic insomnia using violet oil nasal drops nightly for 30 days.
Naturally occurring salicylatesChemical analysis of Viola odorata leaves has identified methyl salicylate, a naturally occurring compound associated with soothing and pain-relieving properties.

What you receive

Ingredients: 100% pure steam-distilled violet leaf oil (Viola odorata)
Volume: 30 ml
Part used: Heart-shaped leaves
Extraction: Steam-distilled
Additives: No fillers, no synthetics, no alcohol

For external use only. Patch test before first use and stop if irritation occurs. Keep away from the eyes. Do not use if you have a known allergy to violet.