Ylang ylang oil is made from the star shaped flowers of the herb Cananga odorata genuina. It has intensive sweet floral aroma with certain similarities to jasmine, with medicinal top notes. the essential oil is widely used in aromatherapy and perfumery industries. Ylang Ylang Essential Oil is produced using steam distillated flowers of the Cananga odorata plant. Ylang Ylang Essential Oil can be categorized in 5 major types which are Ylang Ylang Extra, Ylang Ylang I, II III, and Ylang Ylang Complete. Each type refers to the number how many times Ylang Ylang Essential Oil has gone under distillation process through fractionation.
