Complete Ylang Ylang Essential Oil | Organic 15 ml

The Anima Mundi Complete Ylang Ylang Essential Oil is steam-distilled from the fragrant yellow flowers of Cananga odorata. Ylang-ylang has a lush, tropical-floral fragrance with creamy sweetness, slight fruitiness, and delicate spicy nuances. In aromatherapy, the scent is traditionally associated with calm, emotional warmth, sensuality, and an uplifted mood.

• Botanical name: Cananga odorata
• Fragrance: Intensely sweet, creamy-floral, tropical, slightly fruity & delicately spicy
• Fragrance note: Middle to base note
• Aromatherapy: Traditionally associated with calm, sensuality & emotional warmth
• Complete quality: Combines the different distillation phases of ylang-ylang
• Beauty: Traditionally used for skin, hair, and body care
• Extraction: Steam distillation of organic flowers in Madagascar & South Africa
• Contents: 15 ml
  

The designation “Complete” is particularly significant: Ylang-ylang distillation produces different fractions with distinct fragrance profiles. While the early “Superior” fraction is especially sweet and popular in perfumery, Ylang-ylang Complete combines the different distillation phases. This creates a rounder, more complex oil with the flower’s complete aromatic spectrum.

Ylang-ylang has also long been used in botanical skin and hair care. The oil is traditionally valued for its balancing character, especially for combination and rather oily skin; hair and scalp oils also benefit from its intense floral fragrance. For use on the skin, the pure essential oil must always be diluted.

Fragrance & Aromatherapy

Ylang-ylang is one of the most sensual floral fragrances in aromatherapy. The intense scent initially seems lush and exotic, but develops a soft, warm depth. Traditionally, it is especially appreciated for moments centered on relaxation, creativity, closeness, and emotional warmth.

Ylang-ylang is also closely associated with sensuality culturally: In Indonesia, the intensely fragrant flowers traditionally play a role in wedding ceremonies and are associated with love and intimacy.

Ylang-ylang harmonizes beautifully with bergamot, grapefruit, and sweet orange, as well as with lavender, patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver.

Anima Mundi Essential Oils

With its essential oil collection, Anima Mundi continues the work of Floracopeia—the brand co-founded by aromatherapy expert David Crow, which for many years stood for exceptionally high-quality essential oils and distinctive botanical sourcing. David Crow now supports the collection as Chief Aromatic Officer.

The oils come from organic cultivation, sustainable farming, or responsible wild harvesting and are distilled in small batches. A particular focus lies on direct collaboration with small farms, distilleries, and eco-projects, as well as on purity, origin, and artisanal distillation quality. An exceptionally carefully curated line for everyone who wants no compromises when it comes to essential oils.

You can find more selected plant essences in our essential oil collection.

How to use

• Add a few drops to a diffuser or a suitable aroma stone.
• Always dilute sufficiently with a suitable carrier oil for massage or body oils.
• Use only very sparingly and well diluted for the face and hair care.
• For an aromatic bath, first mix with a suitable carrier oil or bath additive.
• Store protected from heat and direct light.

Do not apply undiluted ylang-ylang essential oil to the skin. Avoid contact with the eyes and mucous membranes. If you have sensitive skin, test on a small area first. Do not ingest. Keep out of reach of children.

Ingredients

100 % Pure Complete Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)*

*from organic cultivation

Steam-distilled from the flowers in Madagascar and South Africa.

FAQ

What does “Complete” mean for ylang-ylang?
During distillation, ylang-ylang is divided into different fractions. “Complete” recombines these distillation phases into a particularly balanced and complex overall profile. Aromatically, it is rounder than individual fractions such as Ylang-Ylang Superior.

What does Ylang-Ylang Complete smell like?
Intensely sweet and tropical-floral, with creamy, slightly fruity, and subtly spicy nuances. Despite its presence, Complete feels somewhat more balanced and less exclusively sweet than the particularly early Superior fraction.

What is ylang-ylang used for in aromatherapy?
The scent is traditionally associated with calm, emotional warmth, sensuality, and a positive atmosphere. This makes it especially well suited to evening rituals, meditation, massage, or relaxing moments for two.

Why is ylang-ylang also used in skin and hair care?
Ylang-ylang has a long history of use in botanical beauty rituals. It is traditionally valued for its balancing character, especially for combination and rather oily skin, as well as in hair and scalp oils. The pure essential oil should always be sufficiently diluted.

Which essential oils can it be combined with?
It pairs especially well with bergamot, grapefruit, sweet orange, and lavender, as well as deeper notes such as patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver.