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This Glossary is listed alphabetically.

Aniseed Essential Oil 

Also known as Illicum verum seed, Aniseed is a clear to very pale yellow coloured oil with a warm and spicy-sweet aroma.

Basil Essential Oil

Also known as Ocimum basilicum herb top fl, Basil has a light and fresh aroma with a sweet-herbal overtone.

Bergamot Essential Oil 

Also known as Citrus aurantium, Bergamot essential oil is green or olive green with a rich sweet-fruity top note which is followed by an herbaceous note.

Black Pepper Essential Oil 

Also known as Piper nigrum, Black Pepper oil is a pale to greenish coloured oil with a warm-spicy odour.

Cedarwood Essential Oil 

Also known as Juniperus virginiana, Cedarwood Virginian is a pale-yellow to orange-yellow coloured oil with true woody notes.

Cinnamon Essential Oil 

Also known as Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cinnamon Leaf is a yellow to brownish coloured oil with a warm-spicy odour.

Citronella Essential Oil 

Also known as Cymbopogon nardus leaf, Citronella has a powerful and refreshing lemony scent

Coriander Essential Oil 

Also known as Coriandrum sativum, Coriander Seed is colourless to pale yellow in colour with a sweet smelling woody-spicy odour with a woody base note.

Eucalyptus Essential Oil 

Also known as Eucalyptus polybractea, Eucalyptus Blue Mallee is yellow to brown in colour with a sweet camphoraceous odour.

Galbanum Essential Oil 

Also known as Ferula galbaniflua, Galbanum is a clear to pale yellow or green oil with a powerful leafy woody odour.

Geranium Essential Oil 

Also known as Pelargonium graveolens, Geranium is green-olive in colour and has a leafy, rosy scent.

Ginger Essential Oil

Also known as Zingiber officinale rhizome, Ginger essential oil is a fresh oil with a spicy warm-woody aroma.

Grapefruit Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus paradisi, Grapefruit is yellow to green yellow in colour and has a fresh, sweet odour.

Jasmine Essential Oil

Also known as Jasminum officinale flower, Jasmine has an intense richly sweet warm floral aroma.

Juniper Berry Essential Oil

Also known as Juniperus communis, Juniper Berry essential oil is a clear or pale yellow oil with a warm, sweet, woody odour.

Lavender Essential Oil

Also known as Using various species, Lavender blended essential oil is colourless to pale yellow in colour and has a sweet, floral odour.

Lavender Mongolian Essential Oil

Also known as Lavandula vera, Lavender mongolian Essential Oil is colourless to pale yellow in colour and has a sweet, floral odour.

Lavender Mont Blanc Essential Oil

Also known as Lavandula angustifolia, Lavender Mont Blanc Essential Oil is colourless to pale yellow in colour and has a sweet, floral odour.

Lemon Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus limonum, Lemon essential oil is a yellow to green yellow oil with a fresh sweet odour.

Lime Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus aurantifolia fruit peel, Lime essential oil is clear to pale yellow in colour and has a sweet, fresh fruity citrus aroma.

Orange Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus reticulata fruit peel, Mandarin is dark yellow to orange in colour with a sweet intense floral citrus scent.

Marjaram Essential Oil

Also known as Origanum marjorana leaf, Marjoram essential oil is pale yellow to pale amber in colour with a spicy woody aroma with a camphoraceous top note.

Myrrh Essential Oil

Also known as Commiphora molmol, Myrrh essential oil is a pale yellow to pale orange colour oil with a warm spicy odour.

Notes - Base

Base notes are generally a thick, deep aroma. People often smell the base notes straight from the bottle not realising that it is very difficult to appreciate the scent out of the bottle. Base note aromas changes as the oil is dispersed and evaporated. As a rule of thumb think of base notes as the lingering, long lasting scent.

Notes - Middle

Middles notes are long lasting aromas that give blends their fullness.  Over time the top note evaporate leaving behind the middle and base notes.

Notes - Top

Top notes are very strong innitially and evaporate quickly.  They lead the way and are the first to stand out in an essential oil blend.

Neroli Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus aurantium flower, Neroil essential oil is a pale yellow oil that become lighter when blended with Jojoba Oil.

Orange Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus sinensis fruit peel, Orange essential oil is a yellow orange to dark orange coloured oil with a sweet refreshing and fruity citrus scent.

Palmarosa Essential Oil

Also known as Cymbopogon martinii leaf, Palmarosa essential oil is a pale yellow to pale green coloured oil with a sweetly floral with a rosy aroma.

Patchouli Essential Oil

Also known as Pogostemon cablin leaf, Patchouli essential oil is dark orange to brown in colour and has a powerful intense sweet earthy aroma with a slightly herbaceous undertone.

Petitgrain Essential Oil

Also known as Citrus aurantium ssp amara leaf and twig, Petitgrain essential oil is a pale yellow to amber coloured oil that has a fresh, floral citrus aroma with a slightly woody-herbal undertone.

Pine Needles Essential Oil

Also known as Abies sibirica, Pine Needles essential oil is a clear oil that has a distinct fresh pine odour.

Rosemary Essential Oil

Also known as Rosmarinus officinalis herb top fl, Rosemary essential oil is almost colourless to pale yellow and has a strong penetrating fresh minty herbal aroma with a camphoraceous undertone.

Sage Essential Oil

Also known as Salvia lavandulaefolia, Sage essential oil is a pale yellow oil with a strong yet fresh herb odour.

Sandalwood Essential Oil

Also known as Santalum album, Sandalwood East Indian essential oil is a  pale yellow to yellow oil with a sweet woody odour.

Tea Tree Essential Oil

Also known as Melaleuca alternifolia, Tea Tree essential oil is an almost clear to pale yellow-green oil that has a warm spicy odour.

Thyme Red Essential Oil

Also known as Thymus vulgaris, Thyme Red essential oil is an orange red to brownish red coloured oil that has a spicy, warm, herb odour.

Vetiver Essential Oil

Also known as Vetiveria zizanoides, Vetiver essential oil is amber to brown in colour and has a heavy woody, earthy odour that is sweet.

Volatile oil

Also known as essential oil, it is an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds

Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

Also known as Cananga odorata flower, Ylang Ylang essential oil is a yellow coloured oil that has a concentrated sweet floral balsamic aroma with a hint of spice.