Despite being used by native cultures for centuries, the wide-ranging health benefits of Australian Kunzea Oil have been kept a secret from most people. It has only been in recent years that the therapeutic uses of Kunzea Oil have begun to emerge. In this article, we go into detail about the medicinal properties of Kunzea Oil and how it can be used to promote health and vitality in your daily life.
Kunzea Essential Oil is distilled from the leaves, twigs and green branchlets of the Kunzea plant. Scientifically classified as Kunzea ambigua, other common names include Tasmanian Kunzea, Tick Bush, Poverty Bush, White Kunzea, and White Cloud.
The Kunzea Ambigua plant is part of the Myrtle Family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Australia and primarily grows abundantly in North-East Tasmania. Though many parts of Australia produce Kunzea Oil in small quantities, the primary source of Kunzea Oil for the world is still Tasmania.
Aromatically, Kunzea Oil has a pleasant scent with clean, fresh, invigorating undertones. The aroma is often compared to the scent of the Australian Bush.
The pure essential oil has a pale yellow tinge that has comparable properties and uses to Tea Tree. There are three notable benefits of Kunzea Oil over Tea Tree:
- A higher content of active compounds
- An aroma often considered more pleasant
- A non-irritant that is safer to apply topically
Kunzea has been relatively unknown as an aromatherapy essential oil because little was known about it until recent years. The numerous therapeutic benefits of Kunzea oil has begun to attract the attention of health and wellness professionals throughout the world, and it has stimulated a great deal of exploration into its usage in aromatherapy as well as in conventional medicine.
You can read more about the benefits of Kunzea Oil here:
https://www.zea.com.au/blogs/news/benefits-of-kunzea