Category: Application of essential oils

Star Anise (Illicium verum) Plant Family Illiciaceae Synonyms Star aniseed, Chinese anise Origin Star anise is the fruit evergreen tree native to china. It has been used as as a culinary spice and medicine for treatment of digestive disorders and coughs for millenia. In the...

Orange blossom essential oil is extracted from bitter orange (Citrus bigaradia Risso, C. aurantium Rutaceae) blossoms, freshly harvested in May or October, using the steam distillation method. Orange blossom essential oil is characterised by a distinctive, slightly stronger than average, floral scent. Orange blossom essential...

Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Plant Family Myrtaceae Synonyms Melaleuca linariifolia var. Alternifolia Maid.&Bet. Origin This species of the Melaleuca family is natiue to Australia. Tea tree has been used for thousands of years by the Australian Aborigines, who crush the leaves and use them to...

Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) Plant Family Rutaceae Synonym: Unrectified bergamot Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia Risso&Poit Origin The bergamot orange is a species similar to the bitter orange. The most likely origin of the name is that it derived from Bergamo, in Lombardy, where the fruit was...

Lemon (Citrus aurantium var. dulcis, Rutaceae) essential oil is cold pressed from lemon peel. Lemon essential oil has a very intensive, distinctive fruity scent. Lemon essential oil also contains limonene, used as a mild antiseptic and also known for firming and nourishing properties on skin....

Thyme essential oil is extracted from medicinal thyme (Thymus vulgaris Labiatae) blossoms and leaves, using steam distillation method. Thyme essential oil has a rather intensive, distinctive herbal scent. Containing thymol, thyme essential oil is known for its strong antiseptic effect. Its pleasant herbal scent makes...

Eucalyptus essential oil is produced from the evergreen ball eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) leaves and young twigs, using the steam distillation method. Eucalyptus essential oil has a very intensive, distinctive scent of camphor. For its cleansing and antiseptic properties, in cosmetics it can be used...

Pine essential oil (Pinus sylvestris L.), natural lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) The essential oils constituting “Grove” aromatherapy product complement each other’s properties and expand the methods of use. Methods and amounts of use: Whole body and foot scrub: mix 2 drops of this...

Grapefruit essential oil is cold pressed from grapefruit (Citrus grandis, Rutaceae) peel and has a very intensive, distinctive fruity scent. Grapefruit essential oil contains 90 % limonene, used as a mild antiseptic and also known for firming and nourishing properties on skin. Grapefruit essential oil...