What are the differences between helichrysum italicum and angustifolium essential oils?

Helichrysum Essential Oil (Helichrysum angustifolium)healing, balancingUse for healing wounds and bruises. Can also be used for headaches, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and whooping cough.Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil (Helichrysum italicum)regenerative, purifyingUse for faster healing of wounds and bruises, and for diminishing scars and stretch marks when diluted in rose hip seed as a carrier oil. Can also be used to detoxify from the use of drugs or nicotine products.Note: The word Helichrysum is derived from the Greek word ‘helios’ meaning sun and ‘chrysos’ meaning gold.

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Helichrysum oil is extracted from Helichrysum angustifolium, of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family and is commonly known as everlasting oil, Immortelle and St. John’s herb (not to be confused with St. John’s Wort which is known as Hypericum perforatum).