Hyptis suaveolens oil (inci)

Hyptis suaveolens oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the leaves of the badland lavender. Hyptis suaveolens is an annual herbaceous plant from the Lamiaceae family.

Hyptis suaveolens oil is an oil used in cosmetic formulations. The oil contains sabines, limonene, biclyclogermacrene, beta-phellandrene and 1,8-cineol. In cosmetics the oil is used as an emollient (makes the skin smooth and supple).

Folk medicine uses extracts from the seeds of the plant to treat disorders of the digestive tract.

1. Azevedo NR et al (2001) Chemical variability in the essential oil of Hyptis suaveolens. Phytochemistry 57:733-736.