The health benefits of myrtle essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an antiseptic, astringent, deodorant, expectorant and sedative substance. Myrtle essential oil is obtained through the steam distillation of the myrtle plants flowers, leaves and stem, which is called myrtus communis in the botanical world. Its main constituents are cineol, myrtenol, pinene, myrtenyl acetate, geraniol, linalool, camphene and borneol.
