Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Plant part: Herb

Origin: Morocco

Processing method: Steam-distilled

Description: A top note with a strong aroma, rosemary has a fresh, strong, woody herbal scent. It has a thin, clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid.

Product abstract: An evergreen shrub with numerous branches, rosemary's bark is ash-colored and scaly with leathery, thick leaves that are lustrous and dark green with white underneath. Its tiny pale blue blossoms abound from December through Spring, and it can grow to heights of close to 2 meters in height. Its name means “dew of the sea” because rosemary naturally grows near the Mediterranean Sea. It has been used medicinally for several thousand years, and its leaves were traditionally burned to purify the air. Rosemary was used in Roman burial rites, and that practice continued well into the Middle Ages.

Botanical name: Citrus limonum

Plant part: Fruit peel

Processing method: Cold-pressed

Origin: Italy

Description: A top note with a strong aroma, it has a strong bright lemony scent. Its consistency is of a thin, colorless to greenish-yellow liquid.

Product abstract: The lemon tree was originally a small thorny evergreen tree native to India. It is now common in Southern Europe, Florida and California. The fruit was well known in Europe by the Middle Ages, and the Greeks and Romans were advocates of its properties. Lemon oil has been historically recognized as a cleanser, and lemons themselves reached the height of fame when the British Navy began using citrus fruits to counteract the effects of scurvy.

Botanical name: Mentha arvensis

Main Constituents: l-menthol: 74.51%

Plant part: Herb

Origin: India

Processing method: Steam-distilled

Description / Color / Consistency: A thin, colourless pale yellow liquid.

Aromatic Summary / Note / Strength of Aroma: A top note with a strong aroma, Peppermint has a sharp, penetrating scent based on its high menthol content. The minty sweetness of the vapor makes it one of the most popular Essential Oils.

Product abstract: Also known as Corn Mint, there are several species of the mentha arvensis, a perennial herb that can grow to 3 feet in height. It has hairy leaves with serrated edges and spiked purple flowers, and spreads by way of its underground runners. It is one of the oldest documented medicinal herbs. Peppermint Japanese is known for its high menthol content, and menthol crystals sometimes form right on the leaves. Peppermint's name has its roots in Greek mythology. Hades, god of the dead, pursued the beautiful nymphe, Minthe. Hades' wife, Persephone, became jealous and turned Minthe into a small and insignificant plant on which to be trampled. Pluto could not undo the transformation, but ensured that Minthe would always be loved for her fragrant aroma.

Botanical Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus

Plant part: Leaves

Processing method: Steam-distilled

Origin: India

Description: Lemongrass is a fast-growing, tall, aromatic perennial grass that grows up to 4 feet in height. It is native to Asia, but is now cultivated mostly in the West Indies, Africa, and Tropical Asia. It is a yellow to brownish-yellow liquid.

Product abstract: Lemongrass essential oil is known for its invigorating and cleansing properties. With its uplifting aroma, lemongrass essential oil strengthens the senses and can be used in the bath for soothing purposes. Traditional Indian medicine has used lemongrass.

Botanical name: Origanum compactum benth

Plant part: Herb

Origin: Morocco

Processing method: Steam-distilled

Description: A middle note with a strong aroma, oregano essential oil has a powerful, spicy, camphorous scent. It is a thin, dark grey liquid.

Product abstract: Oregano is an upright perennial herb, growing to about thirty-two inches with a straight stem covered in hair. The leaves are dark green and oval in shape, and it has a profusion of pink flowers clustered at the top of the branches. Its name is actually derived from the Greek phrase, “joy of the mountains”. Just-married couples were crowned with wreaths of oregano, and it was placed on graves to give peace to departed spirits.

Botanical name: Eucalyptus globulus

Plant part: Woods and leaves

Origin: China

Processing method: Steam-distilled

Description: A thin, clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid. A top note with a strong aroma, Eucalyptus globulus has an herbaceous scent with soft woody undertones.

Product abstract: Eucalyptus globulus is also known as Blue Gum. It is a wonderful evergreen tree commonly found in Australia, which grows from 30 to 55 meters tall with long narrow bluish-green leaves and white-yellow flowers. Eucalyptus leaves are the favorite food of koalas, and have been used as traditional medicine by the aboriginal peoples of Australia. In the 1980s, the eucalyptus species and its hybrids were planted commercially in South Africa for the production of pulp and paper, and various other forest products. It has slowly evolved toward the production of essential oils.