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Orange Oil BloodItalyCitrus sinensis

Orange Oil Blood
Italy has an interesting type of citrus sinensis called ‘Blood Orange’. Blood orange is red in colour due to the anthocyanin pigment present (this is also a good anti-oxidant). The oil is unique because of the high carotenoid content and its sweet taste. The three most common types of blood oranges are the Tarocco (native to Italy), the Sanguinello (native to Spain), and the Moro, the newest ...

Artemisia OilNorth AfricaArtemisia herba alba

Artemisia Oil
Artemisia grows across North Africa and the Middle East. It usually grows in uncultivated areas, often in nitrogenous soils, therefore is wild harvested typically from some unforgiving places like the roadside. It is a common for people take Artemisia herba-alba for coughs, stomach and intestinal upset and to fight the effects of the common cold. There is also research to suggest that it can ...

Basil Oil LinaloolEgyptOcimum basilicum L

Basil Oil Linalool
Basil Oil Linalool (or Sweet Basil) is distilled from the botanical Ocimum basilicum L. The plant is typically grown and harvested for its leaves which are popular around the world in many food dishes. Seeds are planted late March and early April with cutting starting as early as June. Distillation occurs later in summer with oil readily available around September / October. There are a ...

Basil Oil Methyl ChavicolVietnamOcimum basilicum L

Basil Oil Methyl Chavicol
Basil Oil is distilled from the botanical Ocimum basilicum L. The plant is typically grown and harvested for its leaves, which are popular around the world in many food dishes. There are a number of chemotypes available in this family and this variety is high in Methyl Chavicol (also known as Estragole), which can typically be around 85% of the component mixture. Estragole is used in perfumes ...

Buddawood OilAustraliaEremophila mitchellii

Buddawood Oil
Eremophila Mitchellii is an Australian native tree commonly found from Central to North West Queensland. It is also known as “false sandalwood”. Oil from the tree is not new but a sustainable supply is. In the past, limited amounts of hexane extracted material was available but only produced on a small-scale. Today with the support of the local authorities a new purpose built ...

Natural Citral ex LitseaChinaLitsea cubeba

Natural Citral ex Litsea
Litsea cubeba (also known as May Chang) oil is distilled from the small, pepperlike fruits of the tree of Litsea cubeba. May Chang (Litsea cubeba) is an evergreen tree or shrub 5–12 metres high from the Lauraceae family. It is native to China and other parts of Southeast Asia. It is called “mountain pepper” (山胡椒) locally in Mandarin. It competes to a limited extent with ...

Lavandin GrossoFranceLavandula hybrida var. grosso

Lavandin Grosso
Lavandin itself has a history (dating back to the 1820s) of different species all with different compositions. The three most common being ‘Grosso’, ‘Abrialis’ and ‘Super’. In the past, the most common was Abrialis but this has evolved over time with ‘Grosso’ now being the dominant type with over 1,400 MT being produced in France alone each year. Developed in the 1970’s by lavender ...

Mandarin Oil RedArgentinaCitrus reticulata

Mandarin Oil Red
Mandarin essential oil is extracted by cold expression from the peel of the mandarin fruit and is a member of the orange family. It can be produced as yellow, green or red depending upon the origin, maturity or species of the fruit. It is also considered to be one of the safest citrus essential oils for using in flavouring, fragrances and aromatherapy. As the name suggests, mandarin plants ...

Tangerine OilBrazilCitrus reticulata

Tangerine Oil
Tangerine comes from Tangier, Morocco which is the port that the first tangerines were shipped to in Europe, although it is native to China and the Asia Pacific regions. Tangerine oil is rich in the powerful antioxidant d-limonene. Tangerine contains 85-93% limonene. Limonene is a powerful antioxidant and is found in citrus oils.  Mandarin and tangerine are often confused as they have very ...

Lavender OilBulgariaLavandula angustifolia

Lavender Oil
Bulgaria is home to the largest growing area in the world for lavender oil, producing each year between 100 MT-130 MT (depending mainly on climatic conditions). Distilled from the plant flower spikes, lavender oil is one of the world’s most traditional essential oils frequently used in fragrances and aromatherapy, despite little evidence proving its therapeutic values.  Ultra ...