Tagetes essential oil is extracted from Tagetes minuta (also known as Tagetes glandulifera) of the Compositae family and is also known as marigold, Mexican marigold and tagetette. It is often confused with calendula oil, which is Calendula officinalis, also known as "true marigold"
Tagetes oil has a wild, sweet, fruity almost citrus-like smell and is yellow to reddish-amber in color. It is of medium viscosity that can turn thick and even gel-like if exposed to the air for a long time.
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Specification of Tagetes Oil
Product Code
LJP/TO
Name
Tagetes Oil
Botanical Name
Tagetes Minuta
Obtain
By steam distillation from the flowering herbs.
Appearance
yellow to reddish-amber
Known in Africa as 'Khaki bush', it is now also grown in France and North America and is a weed with deeply divided deep-green feathery leaves and numerous yellowish-orange carnation-like flowers.
The leaves and flowers are a good insect repellent and are often seen hanging from native huts to deter swarms of flies and mosquitoes. In a 5% dilution, tagetes oil has been used to kill maggots in open wounds, while the roots and seeds have been found to help rid the body of poisons.
After the Boer war in South Africa, Australian troops brought plants to their native land where it grew profusely. It is an ingredient of many foot treatment preparations and is also used in some perfumes.
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Benefits / Uses
Tagetes oil is valuable in keeping insects at bay, and can help with parasitic and fungal infestation.
It is used for chest infections, coughs and catarrh, dilating the bronchi, facilitating the flow of mucus and dislodging congestion and can be used in cases of skin infections. It has a healing effect on wounds, cuts, calluses and bunions.Might help in corns, fungal infections, bunions etc.
Safety Data
"Tagetone", the main constituent, is harmful to the human organism, Use in moderation & care. Possibly toxic. Use only in moderation. Do not use if the area of application will be exposed to sunlight for 24 hour due to its photo toxicity.Tagetes oil is a very powerful oil and should be used sparingly and should be avoided during pregnancy. Not to be used on a sensitive skin and may cause photosensitivity. Cases of dermatitis have been reported
