Special Precautions and Safety of Elemi
Tisserand and Young state that Elemi Oil may contain methyleugenol. Their dermal maximum recommendation based on the possibility of 0.3% methyleugenol content is 6.7%. They warn about avoiding use of the oil altogether if it has oxidized. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 272.]
Benefits and uses of Elemi
Bronchitis, catarrh, extreme coughing, mature skin, scars, stress, wounds.