Essential Oils

Spearmint  Botanical Name: Mentha Spicata Botany and Origins: Spearmint is a hardy perennial herb with bright green, lance-shaped leaves and pink or lilac coloured flowers. Native to most of Europe and Asia, this warm and minty essential oil...

Sage  Botanical Name: Salvia Officinalis Botany and Origins: Sage is an evergreen herb with grey leaves and purplish flowers. Native to the Mediterranean region its name is derived from the Latin word 'salvare' which means 'save'. This...

Pine (Needle) Botanical Name: Pinus Sylvestris Botany and Origins: Pine is an evergreen tree that grows up to 40 metres high and is extensively cultivated for its wood, pitch, turpentine and essential oil. This fresh scent blends well with...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Palmarosa  Botanical Name: Cymbopogon Martinii Botany and Origins: Palmarosa is a fragrant grass found growing wild throughout India and is related to Lemongrass and Citronella, although it has a grassy, rose-like aroma. This essential oil...

May Chang  Botanical Name: Litsea Cubeba Botany and Origins: May Chang is a tropical tree native to south-east Asia with lemon-scented flowers and small pepper shaped fruits. This uplifting essential oil blends well with Basil, Bergamot,...

Mandarin  Botanical Name: Citrus Reticulata Botany and Origins: Mandarins are a sweet citrus fruit from an evergreen tree that originates from China but is now cultivated in Australia. This sweet, cheerful essential oil blends well with...

Lemon  Botanical Name: Citrus Limonum Botany and Origins: Lemon grows on a small evergreen tree with green oval leaves and highly perfumed pink/white flowers. This mouth-watering fruit ripens yellow and its zesty essential oil blends...

Orange  Botanical Name: Citrus Sinensis Botany and Origins: Orange fruit is from an evergreen tree with dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers. It originates from China and is now grown in Australia. This stimulating essential...

Lime Botanical Name: Citrus Aurantifolia Botany and Origins: Lime is a citrus that grows on an evergreen tree with beautiful white blossoms. Originally from Asia it is now cultivated in most warm climates including Italy. This crisp and...

Grapefruit Pink Botanical Name: Citrus Paradisi Botany and Origins: Grapefruit Pink is an evergreen tree with fragrant white flowers and is a hybrid of pummelo and sweet orange. The fruit ranges from 10-15 cm and its pulp is pink. This...

Eucalyptus Botanical Name: Eucalyptus Globulus Botany and Origins: Eucalyptus is a widely cultivated tree native to Australia, in which koalas live. The essential oil has a cooling and refreshing menthol scent which blends well with...

Basil Botanical Name: Ocimum Basilicum  Botany and Origins: Basil is an aromatic annual herb with white to pink flowers that grows up to .5m high. It comes from the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family which are a family of flowering plants...

Cedarwood Botanical Name: Juniperus Virginiana Botany and Origins: Cedarwood is a slow growing evergreen tree, that can grow to 900 years. It is from the Cupressaceae coniferous family and is native to eastern North America, from the central...