Rosemary: Essential Oil Spotlight
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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: â€˜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
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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:  â€˜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…

Lavender: Essential Oil Spotlight
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Lavender: Essential Oil Spotlight

Lavender Essential Oil Family Name: Lamiaceae Common Name: True Lavender Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia; Lavandula officinalis  Extraction method: Steam distillation from fresh flowering plant parts, from cultivated or wild harvested plants.Odour: â€˜Sweet, floral-herbaceous scent’. General Description Lavender is a hardy fragrant shrub, growing to a height of…

Frankincense: Essential Oil Spotlight
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Frankincense: Essential Oil Spotlight

Frankincense Essential Oil Family: Burseraceae Common Name: Frankincense (also known as Olibanum) Botanical Name: Boswellia carterii, Boswellia serrata Extraction method: Steam distillation of the oleo gum resin.Odour: Frankincense oil is a pale-yellow or pale-amber greenish mobile liquid with a strongly diffusive odour. The odour is…

Eucalyptus: Essential Oil Spotlight
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Eucalyptus: Essential Oil Spotlight

Eucalyptus Essential Oil Family: Myrtaceae Common Name: Eucalyptus  Botanical Name: Eucalyptus globulus; E. radiata Extraction method: Steam distillation from fresh or partially dried leaves.Odour: E. globulus is a cineole rich oil with a refreshing, slightly camphoraceous but typical eucalyptus odour. General Description Eucalyptus is an…