What is Wintergreen Essential Oil? Wintergreen essential oil is a yellow or pale pink liquid, with a particular sweet-woody, camphorated and hot aroma, which possesses multiple medicinal properties for our health. This oil is obtained by steam distillation of wintergreen (Gaultheria Procumbens) leaves, after being macerated in hot water. The Gaultheria or Wintergreen is a small shrub, only 5-6 inches (15 centimeters) tall, and belongs to the Ericaceae family. It has little pale pink bell-shaped flowers, and its slightly toothed […]
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