Essential Oils

Scientific Name: Juniperus virginiana

     Also known as Eastern Red Cedar, Red Cedar, Virginian Juniper, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper. Native to Eastern North America, Southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and East of the Great Plains. It is an Evergreen Tree with an aromatic trunk and angleded or butteressed at the base and a narrow, compact and columnar crown.

Sometimes becoming broad and irregular. It is dense and slow growing and may never become more than a bush in poor soil. Ranging from 5 - 20 Meters tall (16 - 66 Feet). The oldest tree reported was from West Virginia and was 940 years old.

Ingredients: 100% pure cedarwood oil

Aroma: Warm, woodsy, balsamic

Attributes: Soothing, strengthening, empowering

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from Virginian Cedarwood trees.

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:
Breathe Deep Blend: Add 1 drop each of cedarwood oil and pine oil, along with 5 drops each of eucalyptus oil and hyssop oil to a diffuser and enjoy.

Scientific Name: Anthemis nobilis

     Chamaemelum nobile is from the Cupressaceae family, also known as Chamomile. It is a low perrinial plant that grows in dry fields, around gardens, and in cultivated areas in South America, Europe, and North America. It's synonym is Anthemis nobilis, and has other names such as: English Chamomile, Roman Chamomile, Ground Apple, Garden Chamomile, Low Chamomile, Mother's Daisy and Whig Plant.

C. nobile is used for making Chamomile using dried flowers for flavoring teas, or as a fragrance used in Aromatherapy. Chamomile has no known Medicinal Properties.

Ingredients: Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Oil (Roman)

Aroma: Intense sweet, delightful

Attributes:Relaxing, calming, revitalizing

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Unwind Time Blend:

1 drop of chamomile

2 drops lavender

2 drops sandalwood

Scientific Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum

     It is also called a true cinnamon tree, or Ceylon Cinnamon Tree. A small Evergreen Tree belonging to the Lauracae family, which is native to Sri Lanka. The inner bark of several Cinnamomum species is used to make cinnamon, but it is the C. Vernum that is preferred for certain recipes because it has a more subtler flavor.

Cinnamomum verum trees are 30-50 Feet tall and have an oblong shaped leaf. The flowers are arranged in panicles and have a greenish color and distict odor.

Ingredients: 100% pure cinnamon bark oil

Aroma: Warm, spicy

Benefits:Warming, comforting, energizing

Mixes Well With: Clove oil, nutmeg oil, vanilla blend oil, or cinnamon cassia oil

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from plant's dried inner bark

Scientific Name: Cymbopogon winterianus

     Cymbopogon winterianus is from the Poaceae family. Common name java citronella, is a perennial aromatic plant from the family Poaceae, originating in western Malesia. Also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, and citronella grass or fever grass, from Asia, Africa, Australia and tropical island plants from the grass family.

Named after Norman Loftus Bor - CIE OBE FRSE FLS FNI who was an Irish botanist. He was awarded the Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society in 1962.

Ingredients: 100% pure citronella oil

Aroma: Pungent, musky, citrus-like

Attributes:Clarifying, freshening, purifying

Mixes well with: cedarwood oil, lavender oil, lemon oil, or lemongrass oil

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from fresh and dried citronella grass

Scientific Name: Eugenia caryophyllus

     Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the Myrtaceae family (Syzygium Aromaticum). Native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, and is commonly used as a spice. Cloves are available throught the year due to their different harvest seasons in different countries.

The Clove is an Evergreen Tree that grows 26-39 feet tall with large leaves and crimson flowers grouped in terminal clusters. The flower buds are a pale blue, then turn green, transitioning to a bright red when ready to harvest.

Ingredients: 100% pure clove oil

Aroma: Warm, pungent

Attributes: Warming, soothing, comforting

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from clove buds, leaves and stems

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:
Blues Relief Blend:
2 drops clove oil
2 drops lemon oil
3 drops orange oil

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus radiata

     The tree typically grows to a height of 33-164 feet tall and forms a lugnotuber. It is also known as Narrow-Leaved Peppermint, or Fort River Peppermint, is a species of tree from South Eastern Australia. The Narrow-Leaved Peppermint grows in the forest and woodlands usually in wetter habitats in New South Wales in the Austalian Capital Territory and Tasmania.

Ingredient: 100% Pure Eucalyptus radiata oil

Aroma: Mildly sweet, fresh

Attributes: Revitalizing, purifying, clarifying

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from the leaves and twigs

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Blend Idea: Spring Cleaning: 10 drops of Lemongrass Oil, 5 drops of Lemon Oil, 1 drop of Eucalyptus Oil.

Scientific Name: Boswellia carterii

     Boswellia Carterii is a tree from the Burseraceae family. It's the main tree in the genus Boswellia from where the dried resin sap is harvested. It is native to the Arabian Peninsula and the African Horn. It grows on rocky slopes and in ravines. In Somalia, Frankincense is mainly harvested in Bari and East of the Sanaag regions, being most prevelant in Eastern and North Somalia. They start producing resin when they are 8 to 10 years old. Resin is extracted by making a small incision in the trunk.
The Binomial Name Boswellia sacra is from Frederich August Bluckinger, (A Swiss Pharmacist, Chemist, and Botanist).

Ingredients: 100% pure frankincense oil

Aroma: Deep, fresh, with subtle hints of citrus and camphor

Attributes: Relaxing, focusing, centering

Mixes Well With: balsam fir needle oil, myrrh oil, orange oil, or sandalwood oil blend

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from tree resin obtained by exudation of the bark

Scientific Name: Zingiber officinale

     Zingiber Officinale (also called Ginger), is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger, or ginger root, is widely used as a spice and in folk medicine. Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which includes tumeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger originated in Maritime Southeast Asia, and likely was domesticated first by the Austronesian Peoples. Ginger was one of the first spices to have been exported from Asia, and was used by the Greeks and Romans.

Ginger has been used as a traditional medicine, and in dietary supplements, however there is no evidence that consuming ginger has any effect on human health.

Ingredients: 100% pure ginger oil

Aroma: Spicy, warm

Attributes: Balancing, clarifying, stabilizing

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Blissful Thinking Blend: Add 1 drop each of ginger oil and orange oil and 2 drops of sandalwood oil blend to a diffuser and enjoy.

Ingredients: Rosemary Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Orange Oil, Peppermint Oil, Cinnamon Bark Oil

Aroma: Citrus with a slightly spicy undertone.

Attributes: Energizing, focusing, soothing

Extraction Method: Grapefruit and Orange Oils -- Cold Pressed; Rosemary, Peppermint and Cinnamon Bark Oils -- Steam Distilled

Scientific Name: Hyssopus officinalis

Ingredients: 100% pure hyssop oil

Aroma: Camphor like

Attributes: Clarifying, refreshing, purifying

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Open Airways Blend: Add 6 drops of hyssop oil, 4 drops of lavender oil and 2 drops of peppermint oil to a diffuser and enjoy.

Scientific Name: Jasminum grandiflorum

     

Jasminum grandiflorum is a scrambling shrub also known as Spanish Jasmine, Royal Jasmine, Catalan Jasmine and others, is native to South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, East and Northeast Africa, the Yunnan, and Sichuan regions of China.

Jasminum is a Latinized term form of the Persian word 'yasmin' for sweetly scented plants. Grandiflorum is a Latin term meaning large, showy flowers.

Famous Indian figures who have made significant contributions to medicine, such as Charaka and Sushruta have used Jasminum grandiflorum for various medicinal purposes. The flower is given various names in India as it is used for different remedies. All parts of the plant, leaves, flowers, and root are used for different purposes.

Jasminum grandiflorum grows wild in the Salt Range and Rawalpindi District at 500-1500 m altitude.

Ingredients: Pure jojoba oil & pure jasmine absolute

Aroma: Warm, sweet floral

Attributes: Romantic, relaxing, calming

Extraction Method: Solvent Extracted from jasmine flowers

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Relaxing Blend: 2 drops jasmine absolute oil, 2 drops lavender oil, 15 drops vanilla blend oil

Scientific Name: Lavandula angustifolia

     Lavandula angustifolia is from the family Lamiaceae, and is native to the Mediterranean. It has other names such as: Lavender, True Lavender, English Lavender, Garden Lavender, and Narrow-Leaved Lavender. It grows as a shrub and gets 3-6 Feet Tall. The flowers are pinkish-purple, and are produced on spikes at the top of slender leafless stems. The term Augustifolia is Latin for narrow leaf.

English Lavender is usually grown as an ornamental plant.

Ingredients: 100% pure lavender oil

Aroma: Floral

Attributes: Soothing, normalizing, balancing

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from flowering tops.

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Head Ease Blend Add 3 drops each of lavender oil, peppermint oil and chamomile oil to a diffuser and enjoy

Scientific Name: Citrus limon

     The (Citrus limon) Lemon, is a small Evergreen Tree from the flowering plant family Rutaceae. It is native to Asia, and India, Northern Myanmar, or China. The tree's yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary uses. It is used primarirly for it's juice, for both culinary and cleansing uses. The pulp and rind are also used for baking, and the sour taste of lemon is used for soft drinks and is also a key ingredient for lemonade.

The history of the lemon is unknown. It is thought to enter Europe and Southern Italy no later than the second century AD. Lemons were once the commercial source for citric acid, however fermentation based processes have replaced them.

Ingredients: 100% pure lemon oil

Aroma: Fresh lemon peel

Attributes: Refreshing, cheerful, uplifting

Extraction Method: Cold Pressed from fresh fruit peel

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Cheer Up Buttercup Blend Add 1 drop each of lime oil and grapefruit oil, 2 drops of lemon oil and 6 drops of tangerine oil. Add to a diffuser and enjoy

Scientific Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus

     Cymbopogon is any grass in the lemongrass family. Citronella grass grows 6 1/2 feet tall and has a magneta colored base stem. Lemongrass, also Citronella grass as it's known, is used in soaps, insect repellant, sprays, candles, and Aromatherapy. Citronella grass is also used for culinary purposes.

C. citratus is used as a medicinal herb and also a perfume in India. In the Caribbean, C. citratus tea is consumed to boost immunity. Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil is produced by steam distillation of the freshly cut leaves, or it can be extracted using alcohol.

Ingredients: Cymbopogon Flexuosus (Lemongrass) Oil

Aroma: Strong, lemon-like

Attributes: Purifying, stimulating, cleansing

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from plant's leaves

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Spring Cleaning Blend:
10 drops lemongrass
5 drops lemon
1 drop eucalyptus

Scientific Name: Commiphora myrrha

     Commiphora myrrha, also called Myrrh, African Myrrh, Somali Myrrh, and Common Myrrh. It is a tree in the Buseraceae family. The tree is used primarily for the production of Myrrh, a resin made from the tree sap. The word 'mur' in Arabic means bitter. The resin is called oleoresin.

Myrrh is also an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and an anti-pest, and can be used for fumigation and oral use. Myrhh was commonly used to treat worms, wounds, and sepsis.

The tree grows to about 13 feet tall at an altitude of 4,270 ft with a yearly mean rainfall of 11 inches. It does best in thin soil, with areas of limestone.

Ingredients: Pure myrrh oil

Aroma: Musky, warm

Attributes: Focusing, centering, meditative

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled from plant's oleoresin-gum

Mixes Well With Frankincense oil, patchouli oil, sandalwood oil blend, or vanilla concentrate oil.

Scientific Name:Pogostemon cablin

     Patchouli, is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. Also called the mint or deadnettle family. The Patchouli plant grows as a bushy perrential herb with erect stems reaching up to 2.5 feet in height and bearing small pale pink-white flowers.

Patchouli is native to the island region of Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, and New Guniea and the Philippines. It's is noted for it's fragrant essential oil and has many commercial uses and is now extensively cultivated in tropical locations around the world, especially in Asia, Madagascar, South America and the Carribbean. Now, Indonesia is the producer of 90% of the worlds Pachouli Oil.

Ingredients: 100% pure patchouli oil

Aroma: Musky, earthy

Attributes: Romantic, soothing, stimulating

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blends:

Love is in the Air Blend Add 1 drop of patchouli oil, 3 drops of jasmine absolute oil and 5 drops of geranium oil to a diffuser and enjoy.

Ingredients: Peppermint Oil, Patchouli Oil, Orange Oil, Lavender Oil, Basil Oil

Aroma: Minty Floral Herb

Attributes: Centering, calming, balancing

Extraction Method: Orange Oil -- Cold Pressed; Peppermint Oil, Patchouli Oil, Lavender Oil & Basil Oil -- Steam Distilled