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Hygeia oil blend (E 143)

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Hygeia essential oil blend, 5 ml bottle
Product photo.
Product code
E 143
Brand
Vivasan
Country of manufacture
Switzerland
Packaging markings
GMP
Halal
Shelf life
36 months after opening
Product type
Oil blend
Pack
5 ml
Name on packaging
ENHYGEIA — IMMUNITY OIL
Hygeia is a blend of six essential oils: spruce needle, rosemary, lavender, peppermint, stone pine and wintergreen; it is named after Hygeia, the goddess of health. It is intended for scenting rooms, inhalation, massage, the car diffuser and the bath.[1]

Composition

Spruce needle oil, rosemary oil, lavender oil, peppermint oil, stone pine oil, wintergreen oil.

The plants and the oils

Spruce needle oil is steam-distilled from the needles and twigs of spruces and related conifers.[2]

Rosemary oil comes in chemotypes of different composition: the camphor type smells much more camphorous than others.[3]

Lavender oil comes from lavender: its freshly cut flowering tops are distilled with steam.[2]

Peppermint oil is distilled in the same way from the partly dried, flowering herb of peppermint (Mentha × piperita), a cultivated hybrid.[2] It contains menthol;[4] its taste is strong and cooling, and even its scent gives an impression of coolness.[2]

Wintergreen oil is distilled from the leaves of Gaultheria procumbens. The leaves are soaked in warm water first, and methyl salicylate forms from a compound in the leaves; it makes up more than 95% of the oil.[2]

Scent

What it smells like:
  • Spruce: very pleasant, balsamic-fresh, with a sweet-oily and slightly fruity undertone.[2]
  • Rosemary: fresh, herbaceous, sweet and slightly medicinal.[3]
  • Lavender: floral, fresh, sweet and herbal.[5]
  • Peppermint: natural peppermint oil smells fresh, strong and somewhat grassy-minty, with a balsamic-sweet undertone.[2]
  • Wintergreen: crisp, fresh, woody and sweet, like birch.[6]

How to use

Scent a room, inhale the scent, or use the blend in the Vivasan car diffuser.

Massage. Add 3 to 5 drops to a massage oil.

Bath. Add 8 to 10 drops to a little milk and stir it into the bath water.

Precautions

For external use only:
  • do not swallow the oil;[7]
  • keep it away from the eyes;[8]
  • keep the bottle out of the reach of children.[8]
Poisoning:
  • There have been numerous reports of poisoning with wintergreen oil.[6]
Pregnancy, children and medicines:
  • Wintergreen oil can be toxic, can interact with medicines and inhibit blood clotting, and in high doses can harm an unborn child. It should not be used with children, in pregnancy and while breastfeeding, or by people taking anticoagulant medicines, and at most 2.4% is recommended on the skin.[6]
  • Wintergreen oil is one of the essential oils to avoid throughout pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding.[8]
  • Menthol, which is in peppermint oil, should not be inhaled by an infant or small child or put on their face, because it may affect their breathing.[4]
Breathing:
  • People with asthma should try the scent carefully at first: fragrances, natural ones included, can make the condition worse.[9]
Fire:
  • The oil burns easily: keep it away from candles and flames.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Vivasan, product packaging of Hygeia (E 143).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Steffen Arctander, Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, Elizabeth, NJ, 1960: Lavender Oil; Peppermint Oil; Spruce Oils; Wintergreen Oil.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 AromaWeb, Rosemary Essential Oil. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Peppermint Oil. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  5. ↑ AromaWeb, Lavender Essential Oil. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 AromaWeb, Wintergreen Essential Oil. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  7. ↑ International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA), Statement on Internal and Undiluted Use of Essential Oils. November 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), Safety. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  9. ↑ Robert Tisserand, Proof of Safety: Challenges Facing Essential Oil Therapy. AIA Conference 2007.
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