Essential Oil Topical Dilutions
I often get asked what percentage of essential oil should be diluted in carrier oil. With the amount of recipes posted on social media by essential oil reps, it’s no wonder that people are confused. Not a day goes by…
Clove : Essential Oil Spotlight
Clove Essential Oil Family Name: Myrtaceae Common Name: Clove Botanical Name: Syzgium aromaticum ( Eugenia aromatic, E. caryophyllata) Extraction method: Water distilled from the dried flower buds (buds are comminuted prior to distilling).Odour: A strong, sweet and spicy odour General Description…
Rose: Essential Oil Spotlight
Rose Essential Oil Family Name: Rosaceae Common Name: Rose Botanical Name: Rosa damascena / R. centifolia Extraction method: Rose otto is generally regarded as oil distilled from R. damascena.Rose absolute is obtained by solvent extraction.Odour: ‘Rose absolute from R. centifolia is an orange-yellow to…
Ylang Ylang : Essential Oil Spotlight
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Family Name: Annonaceae Common Name: Ylang Ylang Botanical Name: Cananga odorata Extraction method: Water or steam distillation of the freshly picked flowers.Odour: ‘A pale yellow oil with a powerful floral and intensely sweet odour’. General Description Ylang Ylang is a tropical evergreen tree,…
Thyme: Essential Oil Spotlight
Thyme Essential Oil Family Name: Lamiaceae Common Name: Thyme Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris. Extraction method: Steam distillation of the dried or partially dried leaves and flowering tops.Odour: ‘Intense warm herbaceous odour, distinctly aromatic’ General Description Thyme is a hardy perennial sub-shrub, growing to a height of 10 to…
Tea Tree: Essential Oil Spotlight
Tea Tree Essential Oil Family Name: Myrtaceae Common Name: Tea Tree Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifolia Extraction method: Steam distillation of the leaves or aerial parts.Odour: ‘Warm, spicy aromatic odour’. General Description Tea tree is a small tree, growing to a height of seven metres with narrow, soft,…
Rosemary: Essential Oil Spotlight
Rosemary Essential Oil Family Name: Lamiaceae Common Name: Rosemary Botanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalis Extraction method: Steam distillation of the leaves, flowers and twigs.Odour: ‘Strong, fresh, woody herbaceous scent’. General Description: Rosemary is an evergreen perennial shrub, growing to a height of 80 to 180 centimetres, with leathery,…
Peppermint: Essential Oil Spotlight
Peppermint Essential Oil Family Name: Lamiaceae Common Name: Peppermint Botanical Name: Mentha x piperita Extraction method: Steam distillation from the partially dried herb.Odour: ‘Fresh, strong grassy-minty odour with a deep balsamic-sweet undertone and a sweet, clean dry-out note.’ General Description A perennial herb up to 1 metre…
Lemon: Essential Oil Spotlight
Lemon Essential Oil Family Name: Rutaceae Common Name: Lemon Botanical Name: Citrus limon / C. limonum Extraction method: Cold expression of the outer peel.Odour: Yellow to greenish-yellow or pale-yellow mobile liquid of a very light, fresh and sweet odour, truly reminiscent of the ripe peel. General Description…