Century after Century, bubonic plague outbreaks decimated the population of Asia and Europe for the better part of a thousand years. Out of the period emerged a legend of four thieves who were captured and charged with robbing the dead and dying victims. When...

Botanical Name: Eucalyptus globulusPlant Part: Woods and LeavesDescription: The Eucalyptus tree is a beautiful tall evergreen that can grow up to 90 meters high (270 feet). The young trees have oval bluish-green leaves while the mature trees develop long, narrow, yellowish leaves, creamy-white flowers and a smooth,...

Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifoliaPlant Part: LeavesDescription: The Tea Tree is a small tree or shrub with needle-like leaves. It is also domestically referred to as Ti-tree. It can grow up to 7 meters (20 feet) in height and thrives in marshy areas, though it is...

Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifoliaPlant Part: FlowersDescription: Lavender is an evergreen woody shrub, up to 1 meter tall, with pale green, narrow linear leaves and violet blue flowers.Colour: Pale yellow to yellow liquid.Common Uses: Properties of Lavender Essential Oil include analgesic, anti-convulsive, anti-depressant, anti-phlogistic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericide, carminative,...

Botanical Name: Boswellia carteriPlant Part: ResinDescription: The Frankincense tree is a scraggly but hardy tree which originates from Oman and the Middle East. By slashing the barks of the tree, a sticky, fragrant resin is produced from which the Frankincense Oil is derived.Colour: Colourless to pale yellow...

Botanical Name: Thymus vulgarisPlant Part: LeavesDescription: Thyme is an evergreen perennial shrub that grows up to 45 cm (18 inches) in height. It has a woody root system with a multi-branched stem, small elliptical greenish-gray leaves and pale purple or white flowers.Colour: Clear, pale yellow...

Botanical Name: Rosa damascenePlant Part: FlowersDescription: The rose is one of the worlds best known flowers - stunning and exotic in both visual appearance and aroma.Colour: Golden to amber resin to solid.Common Uses: Rose Bulgarian Absolute is a very common oil in the perfume and aromatic industry. Aromatherapists credit...

Botanical Name: Citrus limonumPlant Part: Fruit PeelDescription: The Lemon tree was originally a small thorny evergreen tree native to India. It is now common in Southern Europe, Florida and California.Colour: Pale yellow to yellow liquid.Common Uses: Lemon Essential Oil has been historically recognized as a cleanser. It is reputed...

Botanical Name: Santalum albumPlant Part: WoodDescription: Sandalwood is an evergreen, parasitic tree that burrows its roots into other trees and it can grow up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and has a brown-gray trunk, many smooth slender branches, leathery leaves and small pink-purple...

Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestrisPlant Part: Needles and TwigsDescription: Originally from around the Mediterranean basin, this evergreen tree can grow up to 25 - 30 feet and the bark is a reddish-brown that is deeply fissured with needle-like leaves that grow in pairs, and pear-shaped cones.Colour:...

Botanical Name: Mentha piperitaPlant Part: HerbDescription: The Peppermint plant is a summer-growing perennial with upright square stems reaching three feet in height at maturity.Colour: Colourless to pale yellow liquid.Common Uses: Peppermint Essential Oil is widely credited with being a digestive aid. Peppermint leaves contain menthol, which is a proven...

Botanical Name: Salvia sclareaPlant Part: Leaves and FlowersDescription: Clary Sage is a short biennial or perennial herb that grows up to 1 meter in height (approximately 3 feet). It has large, hairy leaves with small bluish-purple flowers.Colour: Colourless to pale yellow clear liquid.Common Uses: Clary Sage Essential Oil...

Botanical Name: Cinnamomum camphoraPlant Part: WoodDescription: The Camphor tree can grow up to 35 meters (100 feet) and camphor is found in every part of the tree. Camphor Essential Oil is extracted by steam from the chipped wood, root stumps and branches. It is then rectified under...

Botanical Name: Jasminum sambacPlant Part: FlowersDescription: Jasmine sambac is a beautiful plant and its flowers bloom late in the evening unlike Jasmine Grandiflorum, which blooms in the early dawn.Colour: Dark brown yellowish liquid.Common Uses: Jasmine is always in high demand for its exquisitely fragrant properties. It is a...

Botanical Name: Gaultheria procumbensPlant Part: LeavesDescription: Menthyl salicylate is the principal constituent of this plant. Wintergreen and Sweet Birch oil are nearly identical in chemical composition and aroma.Colour: Distillation during the rainy season results in a thin pinkish oil whereas distillation is early winter gives a reddish oil.Common...

Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium amaraPlant Part: FlowersDescription: Neroli is one of the shining stars of the perfume industry, and has been for the past 500 years. This blend is comprised of natural constituents only, and would be used as an all-natural fragrance oil to give...

Botanical Name: Cymbopogon flexuosusPlant Part: LeavesDescription: Lemongrass is a fast growing, tall, aromatic perennial grass that grows up to 1.5 metres (4 feet) in height. It is native to Asia, but is now cultivated mostly in the West Indies, Africa, and Tropical Asia.Colour: Yellow to...

Botanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalisPlant Part: HerbDescription: An evergreen shrub with numerous branches, Rosemary has ash-colored scaly bark and leathery, thick leaves, which are lustrous and dark green above, and white underneath. Its name means, dew of the sea (this is because rosemary naturally grows near the Mediterranean...

Botanical Name: Syzgium aromaticumPlant Part: BudsDescription: Clove Bud Essential Oil is derived from the tree Syzgium aromaticum plant. It is a slender evergreen that grows up to 12 meters in height (approximately 36 feet). At the start of the rainy season, long buds appear. They change colour...

Botanical Name: Matricaria chamomillaPlant Part: FlowersDescription: Chamomile is a flowering plant in the daisy family. Native to Europe and Asia the chamomile plant can grow up to 90-125 cm high with very hairy leaves and tubular yellow flowers, surrounded by white ligulets.Colour: Blue to blue-green liquid.Common Uses: Chamomile German...