Originally native to the Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia, lemon balm is an herbaceous plant that has spread throughout the world since antiquity. This small green plant has many applications: as a food flavor, in herbal teas, to attract bees, to produce an essential oil for perfumery and even as a decorative plant.
Melissa officinalis L.
France
Code B625
CAS TSCA 8014-71-9
CAS EINECS 84082-61-1
Originally native to the Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia, lemon balm is an herbaceous plant that has spread throughout the world since antiquity. This small green plant has many applications: as a food flavor, in herbal teas, to attract bees, to produce an essential oil for perfumery and even as a decorative plant.
Aerial part
organic
In cosmetics, lemon balm extracts are used in products for sensitive skin, problem skin, dry skin, irritated skin and infantile eczema, in formulas to treat sunburn and insect bites, and in eye care.
Main components: Cineol 1,8 (Eucalyptol) (40,00 to 60,00%), Linalool (4,00 to 26,00%), Beta pinene (<= 6,00%), Alpha terpineol (<= 6,00%)