Eucalyptus Essential Oils | How to Choose the Best Species for Your Formulation

Find out more about the Unique Uses Benefits of 9 Eucalypt Species, and how to choose the right one for your medicinal, cosmetic or therapeutic formulation in our blog post: DIFFERENTIATING SPECIES - TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE EUCALYPTOL . . . We at Naturally Australian Products (NAP) source 9 unique species of Eucalyptus Essential Oils, which all have varying compound constituents that offer something unique. To help you choose the right one, we’ve started by organizing them into two groups – 1. Eucalypts that HAVE 1,8-cineol (aka Eucalyptol, cineole, 470-82-6 or 1,8-Cineole) Eucalyptol is a potent compound, shown to relieve respiratory issues, act as an anti-inflammatory, inhibit candida growth and show bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity. Most medicinal applications seek over 70% cineole, thus requiring species with high eucalyptol content. Insect repellants, bio-pesticides, and pharmaceutical preparations (suc