Essential Oils - (A-Z)

Fennel  Botanical Name: Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce Botany and Origins: Fennel is a perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves, indigenous to Mediterranean shores but now widely cultivated in many parts of the world...

Cypress  Botanical Name: Cupressus Sempervirens Botany and Origins: Cypress is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the eastern Mediterranean and can be found along coastal lines of north Africa, Italy, Spain and the...

Cinnamon Bark  Botanical Name: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Botany and Origins: Cinnamon Bark rolls itself into cinnamon sticks or quills when the bark is cut away from the Cinnamomum Zeylanicum tree and dried. The evergreen tree grows up...

Black Pepper  Botanical Name: Piper Nigrum Botany and Origins: Black Pepper is a fruit from the Piperaceae family, also known as the pepper family, and is a flowering vine which has been traded & prized for centuries. It grows...

Aniseed Botanical Name: Pimpinella Anisum Botany and Origins: Aniseed is a flowering annual herb in the parsley family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) and grows to .6m high. It's small ribbed seeds are reddish-brown with a potent, liquorice-like...

Peppermint  Botanical Name: Mentha Piperita Botany and Origins: Peppermint is a flowering plant with green, serrated leaves and belongs to the mint family. Native to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now cultivated around the...

Lavender  Botanical Name: Lavendula Angustifolia History: Lavender is an evergreen woody shrub with beautiful purple-blue flowers. The name is derived from the Latin word 'lavera' meaning 'to wash’. It grows wild in the...

Clove Bud Botanical Name: Eugenia Caryophyllata Botany and Origins: Clove Bud comes from an evergreen tree with large leaves, crimson flowers and is productive up to 150 years. It comes from the Myrtaceae (Myrtle) family and...

Citronella Botanical Name: Cymbopogon Nardus Botany and Origins: Citronella is a tall-tufted long-life perennial grass with narrow, highly aromatic leaves. It comes from the Poaceae family which are a group of flowering grasses...

Chamomile - German Blue - 3% Pure Organic Essential Oil Dilution Ingredients: Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil. Chamomila Recutita Flower Oil Aromatic Scent: Herbaceous, sweet and soothing. Chamomile German is a daisy-like plant native to Europe,...

Lemongrass Botanical Name: Cymbopogon Flexuosus Botany and Origins: Lemongrass is a fast growing aromatic grass native to and commercially grown in India. Growing up to 1.5m high, this plant prefers warm temperate to tropical areas. Its...

Frankincense Botanical Name: Boswellia Carterii Botany and Origins: Frankincense is an arid tree native to Africa and the Middle East. Its essential oil contains over 200 molecular compounds which gives it a deep intoxicating scent that blends...

Ylang Ylang  Botanical Name: Cananga Odorata Botany and Origins: Ylang-Ylang is a tropical tree from Indonesia with large, fragrant flowers, harvested in the early morning hours and immediately distilled for maximum aromatic benefit. This...

Tea Tree  Botanical Name: Malaleuca Alternifolia Botany and Origins: Tea Tree is a native Australian tree with needle-like leaves and heads of flowers. Named by Captain Cook after observing Indigenous people using the leaves to brew tea,...

Rose Geranium  Botanical Name: Pelargonium Roseum Botany and Origins: Rose Geranium is a perennial plant with pointed, serrated leaves and pinkish/white flowers. It is native to Africa but is now widely grown around the world. This soothing...

Rosemary  Botanical Name: Rosmarinus Officinalis Botany and Origins: Rosemary is a flowering plant with narrow fragrant leaves and blue-white flowers. It is commercially grown in Mediterranean countries and its invigorating essential oil...

Peppermint  Botanical Name: Mentha Piperita Botany and Origins: Peppermint is a perennial herbaceous plant with green, serrated leaves and belongs to the mint family. This fresh, menthol scented essential oil is stimulating and blends well...

Patchouli  Botanical Name: Pogostemon Cablin Botany and Origins: Patchouli is a shrub with aromatic green leaves that are the source of the essential oil. Native to Malaysia and India, its deep scent holds to the skin for long periods and...