Complete Guide to Essential Oils/A to Z of essential oils/Tagetes
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Tagetes flowers
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- Tagetes (Tagetes minuta)
Tagetes oil comes from the flowers and leaves of the Tagetes minuta (Mexican marigold) plant. It has antiseptic and anti-infectious effects.
Properties
[edit | edit source]Immunological
[edit | edit source]Helps fight parasitic and fungal infections.
Respiratory
[edit | edit source]Eases catarrh and coughs.
Skin
[edit | edit source]Helps skin infections and promotes wound healing. Improves athlete's foot.
Other uses
[edit | edit source]Repels insects.
Caution
[edit | edit source]- Don't use tagetes oil during pregnancy.
- Don't expose skin to sunlight after using tagetes oil.
- Tagetes oil may irritate sensitive skin