Essential Oils
Thyme Red Spanish (Thymus vulgaris)
Thyme is derived via the steam distillation of the flowering herb
Tangerine USA (Citrus reticulata var. tangerine)
The tangerine tree, Citrus Reticulata, grows in California, Florida and Texas and is actually the American variety of the East Asian Mandarin
Spearmint USA (Mentha spicata)
Spearmint is a hardy perennial herb that reaches about 1 meter in height
Sandalwood West Indian (Amyris balsamifera)
Amyris is also known as West Indian sandalwood, although unrelated to the true Indian sandalwood
Sandalwood East Indian (Santalum album)
Sandalwood is one of the oldest known perfume materials
Sage Dalmatian Yugoslavia (Salvia officinalis)
An evergreen shrubby herb that grows up to 80 cms tall and a mass of deep blue or violet flowers
Rosewood Brazilian (Aniba roseodora)
Rosewood is a tropical tree growing wild in the Amazon basin
Rose Otto, Bulgarian (Rosa damascena)
Rose essential oilis one of the most expensive oils in the world
Petitgrain Bigarade Paraguay (Citrus aurantium ssp. amara)
The difference between Petitgrain and Neroli oil is the part of the bitter orange tree that is distilled
Patchouli Javanese (Pogostemon cablin)
Patchouli oil is extracted via steam distillation from its leaves and flowers
Parsley Seed France (Petroselinum crispum)
The parsley plant is very nutritious in vitamins A and C
Orange Bitter Brazil (Citrus aurantium ssp amara)
A tree with hardy branches and beautiful white flowers
Nutmeg Javanese (Myristica fragrans)
The nutmeg tree is usually seven years old before it bears fruit, and after 30 years the quality is at it best
Niaouli Pacific Islands (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Niaouli oil is produced by the steam distillation of its leaves
Neroli Bigarade France (Citrus aurantium ssp amara)
A tree with dark green leaves and fragrant white flowersThe Bitter Orange (Citrus aurantiumvar
Myrtle Dalmation Yugoslavia (Myrtus communis)
Evergreen bush that can grow up to 4-5 metres high with glossy green leaves, white flowers and small deep blue berries
Myrrh France (Commiphora molmol)
This oil is thick and golden yellow in color with a sweet balsamic, earthy scent
May Chang China (Litsea Cubeba)
A tree, which grows up to 10 metres, with bright green, lance shaped leaves on slender branches which bear fluffy, white flowers and small, round, green fruit about the size of a peppercorn
Litsea Cubeba is sometimes called May Chang or Chinese pepper
Marjoram Spanish (Thymus mastichina)
Wild Marjoram (Thymus mastichina) comes mostly from Spain
Lemon Eucalyptus Australia (Eucalyptus citriodora)
The oil has a sweet, lemony, fresh, with a woody hint
Lemon Cold Pressed Australian (Citrus limon)
Lemon oilis produced from the cold expression of its rind