Origin: France
Extraction: Steam distillation of the rhizome

Ginger has a warm, spicy, woody scent with a hint of lemon and pepper. It has a thin consistency and a light yellow colour. The plant is said to originate from India, China and Java, but is also native to Africa and the West Indies. It has been used for medicinal purposes since the ancient times; it is recorded specifically in both Sanskrit and Chinese texts. It is also mentioned in literature from the Greeks, Romans, and Arabians. Ginger oil is believed by aromatherapists to be applicable for colds and flu, nausea (motion sickness, morning sickness) muscle aches (particularly the back), circulation issues and arthritic pain. It also has warming properties that help to combat loneliness, and depression. Ginger is also viewed as an aphrodisiac based on it’s energizing properties. Main constituents of the essential oil (1 to 3% of the fresh rhizome) are mostly sesquiterpenes, zingiberene (up to 70%), ar-curcumene ß-sesquiphellandrene, bisabolene and farnesene. Monoterpenoids occur in traces (ß-phelladrene, cineol, citral). Ginger blends well with bergamot, peppermint, orange, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, and other spice oils.

Cautions: Slightly phototoxic.

Lavender French oil has a sweet, fresh, floral scent and is a watery clear to pale yellow color. Lavender has been used for centuries as a fragrance, beverage flavoring and a medicine. Some traditional uses: balancing emotions, relieving stress, tension and headache, to promote restful sleep, heal the skin, to lower high blood pressure, help breathing, for disinfecting, acne, pain. Its main chemical components are: Linalyl acetate (40%), linalol, lavendulol, lavendulyl acetate,terpineol, cineol.  Blends with: most oils including citrus, florals, cedarwood, clove, clary sage, pine, geranium, vetiver, and patchouli.

No known contraindications.

Lavender Population is grown in the French Alps Mountains at a high pristine elevation over 3,500 feet, creating a highly exotic and complex lavender oil. Mellowed by the long daylight hours in high altitude, moderate rainfall and sandy soil, this lavender rivals the best of the world's great lavenders. Lavender Population’s scent is slightly sweeter and heavier than the lavender from lower altitude. Common uses are as per lavender French.

Lime oil has a sharp, fresh green citrus scent that is penetrating & clean smelling and has a light yellow to olive green color. Some traditional uses: To cool fevers associated with colds, sore throats and flu while easing coughs, bronchitis and sinusitis. As an astringent and antiseptic, this oil assists clearing oily skin and acne and act as a disinfectant for small cuts and insect bites. The aroma inspires and brings fresh energy and clears the mind. A popular ingredient in household cleaners (smells clean and aids in the cleaning) and renown ingredient in perfumery. The main constituents in the lime oil are a-pinene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, terpinolene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, borneol, citral and traces of neral acetate and geranyl acetate. Lime blends well with a lot of different oils, “lifting” a blend to make it appear more energetic and lively. Among them would be lemon, lavender, neroli, ylang ylang, rose, sandalwood, frankincense, geranium, basil, tea tree, resinous essential oils and many others.

Origin: Spain

Extraction: Steam distillation of the flowers and leaves.

Marjoram oil has an herbaceous, sweet, woody, with a campherous, medicinal aroma. It has a thin consistency with a pale yellow to amber colour. This oil has been used to lower high blood pressure and has powerful antispasmodic action can ease pains of arthritis, cramped muscles, muscle spasms, and menstrual cramps. (Try blending with clary sage for relieving menstrual cramps; the result is almost magical!). It has a calming, slightly sedative action and can be effective against some types of migraines. The oil's main bio-compounds are terpinene, terpineol, sabinene, linalol, carvocrol, linalyl acetate, ocimene, cadinene, geranyl acetate, citral and eugenol. Marjoram mixes well with lavender or rosewood or chamomile for a very relaxing bath. It blends well with orange, eucalyptus (softening it, somewhat) and lavender as well as with rosemary, bergamot, cypress, cedarwood and tea tree.

 Cautions: Avoid during pregnancy.

May Chang oil scent is sharp, with a complex lemony aroma. Its color is clear to yellow and consistency is medium to watery. Traditional uses: may chang oil has anti-inflammatory and sedative properties. As such, it helps in relieving stress, anxiety, nervous break-down and insomnias. It is also an efficient insect repellent. Main chemical components: neral, geranial, citronellal. Blends well with bergamot, geranium, lemon, orange, grapefruit, lemongrass and citronella. 

Myrrh oil has a warm, rich, earthy, woody balsamic odor, is golden yellow/brown in color and has a medium to heavy consistency. Myrrh has been used for centuries as an ingredient in incense, perfumes, and for embalming and fumigations in Ancient Egypt. In folk tradition it was used for muscular pains and in rheumatic plasters. Called mo yao in China, it has been used since at least 600 BC primarily as a wound herb and blood stimulant. Traditional uses: Myrrh is thought to enhance spirituality. Aromatherapists use it as an aid in meditation or before healing. It is used as well to treat aging skin and it has antiseptic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. Main bio chemical constituents are heerabolene, limonene, dipentene, pinene, eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, cuminaldehyde and cadinene. Blends well with frankincense, lavender, palmarosa, patchouli, rosewood, sandalwood, and tea tree.

Cautions: Mildly toxic when taken internally (no essential oil should be taken internally without the guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner). Should be avoided during pregnancy.

Neroli Italian (Citrus aurantium)

Oak Moss has a very tenacious, full and slightly sweet earthy-mossy scent with leather-like notes reminiscent of a damp forest floor. It has a very viscous consistency and a dark greenish brown color. Native Americans have referred to this plant as oak lung. It was used for ailments of the lungs and to heal wounds. Unfortunately, medicinal uses for the Oak Moss absolute have not yet been established. Traditional uses: The scent has uplifting, cooling and calming properties. Considered a good moth repellent. Oak Moss absolute main chemical components are:  Evernic acid, d-usnic acid, atranorine and chloratronorine. Blends well with many different oils, and is a popular perfumery ingredient for that very purpose. In small concentration, at the background of the blend, it supports many aromas. Great fixative, that binds other more volatile aromas and makes them last longer.