AROMATHERAPY / ESSENTIAL OILS

AROMATHERAPY / ESSENTIAL OILS

            Amyris Oil ( Amyris balsamifera): This slightly oily-sweet, pale yellow liquid is woody-balsamic and occasionally displays a faintly peppery top note. It has extensive applications as a mild blender in perfume, blending well with spicy or woody notes, and light florals. Amyris Oil was originally cultivated in Haiti, but is now grown in Jamaica, South and Central America, and in other tropical zones all over the world. Anise Oil ( Pimpinella anisum) :  The oil of this aromatic seed has a scent similar to licorice – an intensely sweet and clean odor. When used in soap, anise is said to mask the human scent, making it a great fisherman’s or hunter’s soap. Anise Oil is native to Greece and Egypt, but is now widely cultivated in India and China.

Basil Comores (Ocimum basilicum): Basil is sweet, spicy, slightly green, and fresh, with a faint balsamic-woody undertone. It blends nicely with rosemary and citrus oils. Now growing wild all over the Mediterranean and in other parts of Europe, it is native to Asia, and has a long history of traditional medical use in India.

Bay Oil (Pimenta racemosa): This oil is fresh, spicy, and somewhat medicinal, but has a lasting, sweet-balsamic undertone. It is used extensively in hair products, after-shave lotions, and in men’s fragrances. Bay Oil is native to the West Indies.

Benzoin Siam Absolute (Styrax tonkinensis): This is a rich oil with a vanilla-like scent – penetrating, warming and energizing. As its name implies, Benzion Siam is native to Southeast Asia. The regions of production include Thailand, Java, Malaysia, andSumatra.

Benzoin Siam Pourable Resin (Styrax tonkinensis): Benzoin liquid is extracted by making an incision in the bark of the tree; the liquid is left to harden, and it is then collected. Along with the Absolute (above), the resin is native to the same portions of Asia, has the same scent, and is commonly used as a fixative in perfumes.

Bergamot Italian (Citrus bergamia): A favorite of perfumers, Bergamot has a lovely light, fresh, floral citrus scent. It blends nicely with neroli, cypress, juniper, geranium, rose, ylang ylang, and other florals. Originally and extensively cultivated in southern Italy, it is also commercially grown on the Ivory Coast of Africa. Our Bergamot oil is bergaptene-free.

Bois de Rose (Rosewood) (Aniba roseodora): Rosewood has a beautiful, sweet-woody, somewhat floral-spicy scent, and is great in soaps where strong top notes are used. It blends well with florals, citrus oils, sandalwood, clary sage, and bergamot, among others. It is native to the Amazon region, where its main producers are in Peru and Brazil.

Cananga Oil (Cananga odorata): Cananga Oil has a tenacious scent; a combination of sweet-floral and balsamic. The initial notes are woody-leathery with a fresh floral undertone, but much heaver than Ylang Ylang. It is quite useful in soap perfumery and men’s fragrances. Cananga Oil is native to tropical Asia, and is distributed from Java, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the islands of the Moluccas.

Cardamom Oil (Elettaria cardamomum): Aromatic at first, Cardamom Oil is warm and spicy, with a penetrating camphoraceous, cinelole-like medicinal smell. It becomes balsamic-woody, increasingly sweet, and almost floral. The scent is tenacious, with a delightful balsamic-floral undertone. It blends well with bergamot, olibanum, ylang ylang, and cedarwood. It is native to the tropical regions of Asia, and is cultivated extensively in southern India and in Sri Lanka.

Cedarleaf (Juniperus plicata): This oil has a sharp, fresh, camphoraceous scent. It is a low-cost and powerful perfume ingredient, commonly used for room sprays. The green, sweet herbaceous, medicinal, and camphoraceous-minty notes blend well with pine, citrus, rosemary, and wood notes. Cedarleaf is native to North America, and is cultivated in Canada. 

Cedarwood Atlas (Cedrus atlantica): Cedarwood is a pleasant addition to any men’s fragrance blend. It has a warm, woody smell that blends nicely with other woody oils, such as vetiver and sandalwood. It blends equally well with citrus oils, floral oils such as jasmine and neroli, basil, eucalyptus and chamomile oils. Cedarwood Atlas is named for its native region, the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. The oil is produced mainly in Morocco.

Cedarwood Texas Lite (Juniperus mexicana or ashei): This cedarwood oil has a pleasant, sweet woody scent. Its residual aroma is balsamic-woody-sweet, and blends well with musk, patchouli, pine, and vetiver. Cedarwood Texas Light originates inMexico, the southwestern USA, and Central America. As its name implies, it is produced mainly in Texas.

Cedarwood Virginia (Juniperus virginiana): Cedarwood Virginia is woody with a sweet, mild balsamic scent. It is used extensively in soap perfumery as a fixative, but can also be used in room sprays and household products. It is a native of North America, especially the mountainous regions east of the Rocky Mountains.

Cinnamon Cassia Chinese (Cinnamon cassia): This oil is warm, spicy, slightly woody, balsamic and intensely sweet. Its dark color can sometimes cause discoloring in soaps and other perfumed products. Native to the southeastern parts of China, Cinnamon Cassia is also found to the lesser extent in Vietnam and India. 

Cinnamon Leaf Ceylon (Cinnomomum zeylanicum): This essential oil is used in perfumery for its warm-spicy notes, and its woody-oriental type notes. It blends well with vanilla. Originating in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South India, Burma, Indochina, and the Comoro Islands. Cinnamon Leaf Ceylon is also cultivated in Jamaica and Africa. 

Citronella Java (Cymbopogon winterjanus): Citronella has a fresh and sweet, lemony aroma. It is used in bug repellent lotions, candles and flea shampoos. It is native to Sri Lanka, where it is cultivated at the southern-most tip of the country. 

Clary Sage American (Salvia sclarea): This oil has a sweet-herbaceous, tenacious odor, somewhat reminiscent of ambra in its bittersweet undertone. Some describe it as tobacco-like, others as balsamic or tea-like. It blends well with jasmine, geranium, lavender, bergamot, orange, ylang-ylang, rosewood, sandalwood, and chamomile. Clary Sage Oil is native to Italy, Syria, and the south of France. It is cultivated in the Mediterranean regions, Russia, the USA, Britain, Morocco, and Central Europe. Clove

Bud Madagascar (Syzgium aromaticum): Clove is a very warm, spicy, aromatic oil. It can help sweeten some medicinal smelling blends, and is a great oil for potpourris or other home fragrance products. Native to the Spice Islands of Indonesia and the northern Moluccas, it is commercially grown in Brazil, the West Indies, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Pemba.

Clove Leaf Oil (Eugenia caryophyllus): The aroma of clove leaf oil is somewhat harsh, phenolic, and only slightly sweet, with a burnt bread note. It is mostly used in soaps and functional fragrances. Like the clove bud above, Clove Leaf Oil also originated in the northern Moluccas and the Spice Islands. It now is cultivated in Brazil, the West Indies, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Pemba.

Coriander Oil (Russian) (Coriandrum sativum): This essential oil has a pleasant sweet, somewhat woody, spicy, candy scent. It also has a floral undertone with pepper notes, and blends well with bergamot, lemon, and jasmine. Coriander grows both wild and is cultivated in the Far East, Spain, North Africa, Russia, Romania, and the former Yugoslavia. (Poster's note: Coriander is also called cilantro in many places.)

Cypress Oil (Cupressus sempervirens): Cypress is sweet, balsamic and refreshing. It is occasionally used as a modifier in pine fragrances and citrus colognes. The oil blends well with bergamot, lavender, lemon, pine and sandalwood. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean, but cultivation and distillation normally takes place in France, Spain, and Morocco.

Elemi Oil (Canarium luzonicum): Elemi has a light, fresh, lemon, peppery aroma with a green woody, sweet spice undertone. It is used as a freshener and a top note material in various perfume compositions. Native to and cultivated in the Moluccan and Philippine Islands, it is also distilled at the source. 

Eucalyptus 80/85 (Eucalyptus citriodora): Eucalyptus is a sharp, penetrating oil with a unique scent, great for winter and summer blends. It is useful for purifying the air and killing germs during cold season. Although it originated in Tasmania and Australia, most of it is now cultivated in Spain and Portugal. Brazil, Russia, China, and the USA also produce small amounts of the oil. 

Fir Balsam Resin (Abies balsamea): A colorless, mobile liquid with a sweet, soft balsamic, and pine scent, Fir Balsam blends well with pine, cedarwood, cypress, sandalwood, juniper, benzoin, and other balsamic fragrances. It is a fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes. Fir Balsam is native to North America, primarily Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Maine. 

Galbanum Pourable Resin (Ferula galbaniflua): Galbanum has an intensely green, fresh, leafy aroma with a dry, woody, bark undertone. The resinoid is a fixative, useful in lavender, fougere, oriental bases, chypers, pine, woody bases, moss scents, and in certain floral types. Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it is commercially grown in Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. Distillation usually takes place in Europe or the USA. 

Geranium Chinese (Pelargonium graveolens): Intense and powerful, somewhat leafy, earthy with a rosy mint undertone, Geranium Chinese combines nicely with almost all oils. Originating in South Africa, it is wildly cultivated around the world, although the essential oil is generally produced in Egypt, Russia, China, and on Reunion Island. 

Ginger Oil (Zingiber officinale): This oil has a warm, fresh, woody, spice aroma. Its undertone is heavy with a sweet, rich, and almost balsamic floral note. Ginger blends well with citrus oils, sandalwood, frankincense, cedarwood, and palmarose, among others. Ginger Oil originally comes from southern Asia, but is now commercially grown in Nigeria, the West Indies, China, and other tropical zones. Most of the oil is distilled in Britain, China, and India. 

Grapefruit Florida CP (Citrus x paradisi macfayden): Grapefruit is a fresh, clean, uplifting scent, used in perfumery for its citrus notes. The oil blends well with other citrus oils, sandalwood, frankincense, cedarwood, and palmarose. The grapefruit is native to tropical Asia and the West Indies, but is normally cultivated in the USA, Brazil, and Israel. The essential oil is mainly produced in California.

Juniperberry Oil (Juniperus communis): Juniper is a refreshing and invigorating oil, derived from the fermented fruit. It has a fresh, yet warm, rich balsamic, woody sweet, almost pine-like aroma. It is frequently used in soap products for its fresh notes, and blends well with bergamot, cypress, frankincense, and sandalwood. It is found across North America and Europe. 

Labdanum Pourable Resin (Cistus ladaniferus): Labdanum is sweet, balsamic, and somewhat ambra-like, with a slight animalic, rich and tenacious note. It is a main perfumery fixative. The essential blends nicely with lavender, citrus bases, oriental bases, and pines. Labdanum is native to, and is still found throughout, the Mediterranean mountainous regions and the Middle East, but the oil is mainly produced in Spain. 

Lavandin Abrialis (Lavandula officinalis): Colorless to pale yellow, with a sweet floral fragrance, Lavandin blends well with most oils, especially citrus and other florals. It is used in all types of soaps, lotions, and perfumes. It is indigenous to the Mediterranean region, but is now grown all over the world. The essential oil mainly comes from France. 

Lavender French 40/42(Lavandula angustifolia): As its name indicates, this essential oil is produced in France. The oil is a sweet, floral herbaceous, refreshing scent, with a pleasant, woody undertone, and a fruity sweet top note. It is used extensively in colognes and perfumes, and blends well with bergamot, chamomile, citronella, lemon, and pine. Like its sister oil mentioned above, Lavender French also originated in the Mediterranean region, and is grown all over the world.

Lemon Florida CP (Citrus limonium): Lemon Oil smells identical to a fresh cut lemon – sharp and citrus. It is popular because of its clean fresh scent, and it blends very nicely with chamomile, eucalyptus, lavender, and rose. The lemon originated in India, and was introduced to Italy. From there it spread throughout the Mediterranean region. California now rivals Florida as the traditional cultivator for commercial use.

Lemongrass Chinese (Cymbopogon citratus): ): The oil has a refreshing, sweet, lemony aroma. It blends well with bergamont, cedarwood, geranium, citronella, rosemary, lavender, palmarose, tea tree, and other oils. Despite its name, Lemongrass Chinese is an alternate name for East Indian Lemongrass, and is native to Eastern India. The plant is now cultivated only in Western India.

Lemongrass Guatemala (Cymbopogon citratus): ): This is also known as the West Indian Lemongrass. It has a strong, fresh, grassy, lemon, herbaceous, tea-like scent. It makes a pleasant deodorizer, and is good for insect repellent blends. Guatemala Lemongrass is native to Sri Lanka, but is now cultivated in Africa, the West Indies, and other tropical areas of Asia. The main essential oil producers are India and Guatemala, hence the name.

Lime Distilled (Citrus medica): Lime has all the same properties of lemon and can be used in much the same way. The oil has a sharp, fresh, terpene, fruity, citrus scent. It blends very nicely with florals, other citrus oils, clary sage, and lavender. The Lime is native to Southeast Asia, yet has naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. It is cultivated in South Florida, the West Indies, Central America, and Italy. 

Mandarin Italian (Citris reticulata): The Italian Mandarin has an intensely sweet, not-very-fresh scent, with a rich neroli floral undertone. In perfumery, it is used sparingly in colognes as a modifier for citrus oils and moss notes. It is a wonderful addition to many blends. This essential oil originated in southern China and the Far East, and was introduced to Europe, then the United States in the 18th century. Mandarin is now produced mainly in Spain, Italy, Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, Brazil and the Middle East.

Marjoram Oil Egyptian (Origanum marjorana): Marjoram is a warm, spicy, aromatic-camphoraceous and woody scent. It blends well with bergamot, cedarwood, orange, and rosewood. As the name would imply, marjoram is native to Egypt, as well as North Africa and the Mediterranean region.

Myrrh Pourable Resin (Commiphora myrrha): The resin is secreted either naturally or when the bark is cut. It is a dark reddish-brown viscous mass, with a rich, spicy aroma. Myrrh is used in pharmaceutical products such as mouthwashes, toothpaste, and gargles. It is also used as a fixative in fragrance components for soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and perfumes. Commiphora species are native to northeast Africa and southwest Asia, especially the Red Sea area, where it grows in the semi-desert regions of Libya and Iran. 

Myrrh Oil (Commiphora myrrha): This oil has a warm, spicy, sharp, balsamic scent. It is used in heavy floral, heavy oriental, and woody balsamic types of perfumes. Myrrh Oils blends well with lavender, frankincense, sandalwood, sage and citrus oil. As with the myrrh resin above, it is native to northeast Africa and southwest Asia, and is cultivated in Libya, Iran, and other semi-desert regions. 

Neroli Moroccan (Citrus vulgaris): Neroli is a pale yellow to reddish brown essential oil, with a light and refreshing, spicy floral scent. It is unique because it can be a top or base note. This essential blends nicely with almost any floral oil, especially rose. For the ultimate in luxury, try mixing it with rose and jasmine. Neroli is widely used in commercial perfumery, as well as in massage oils, bath oils, and skin creams. It is native to the Far East, but adapted well in the Mediterranean. Major producers today are Italy, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, France, and the USA. 

Nutmeg East India (Myristica fragrans): Nutmeg is a warm, spicy aromatic oil. It blends beautifully with citrus oils, other spices, ylang ylang, geranium, bay, and vanilla. Nutmeg is great for holiday potpourris. East India nutmeg is a native of India, but it is also known in Java, Sumatra, the Moluccas, and nearby islands. It is cultivated in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies, but the essential oil is distilled in the U.S. and in Europe. 

Olibanum Pourable Resin – Frankincense (Boswellia carterii birdwood): This resin is collected from the tree by cutting into the trunk and allowing it to exude and harden. Olibanum is strongly diffusive, fresh, terpeney, almost green, and lemon-like in aroma. It blends well with many other fragrances, and when added to a citrus blend it modifies the sweetness in an intriguing way. Frankincense is native to the Red Sea area, and grows wild throughout northeast Africa. The resin is produced mainly in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Arabia, and China, then is distilled in Europe and India. 

Olibanum Oil – Frankincense (Boswellia carterii birdwood):  This warm and spicy oil is used in perfumery for its fresh notes. It blends well with oriental basic, floral, and citrus scents. It is great for men’s fragrances. Like the resin described above, Olibanum Oil is also native to North Africa and some Arab countries, and is distilled in India and Europe. 

Opoponax Pourable Resin (Commiphora erythraea): Opoponax has a warm, powdery, oriental, and spicy aroma. Its effect is utilized in countless combination fixatives for forest-notes, moss-notes, oriental bases, and powder perfumes. It is native to East Africa, in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, where it grows wild. The essential oil production from the crude oleo gum resin is generally done in Europe and the USA.

Orange Florida Valencia (Citrus aurantium): The essential oil is obtained from the peel of the fruit. It has a sweet, fresh, citrus scent, and is widely used in cosmetics and perfumes. The orange originated in the Far East, particularly in China and India. It adapted well to the Mediterranean region, where it grows abundantly, and is commercially grown. It is also cultivated in the USA, Israel, and South America. 

Palmarosa Oil (Cymbopogon martini): Palmarosa is used mostly in perfumes and soaps, since it blends nicely with bergamot, rose, geranium, citrus oils, ylang ylang, and other floral oils. Native to Pakistan and India, but now grown in Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, and the Comoro Islands, Palmarosa has a sweet, floral, rosy scent. It is the best natural source of geraniol of all essential oils.

Patchouli Singapore (Pogostemon patchouli): Patchouli has a warm, mellow scent, and is very popular for bath and skin care. It blends nicely with orange, sandalwood, cedarwood, rose, geranium and other florals. Patchouli originated in Indonesia and the Philippines, but in addition, is extensively cultivated for its oil in India, China, Malaysia, South America, Europe, and the USA 

Peppermint Northwest (Mentha piperita): This familiar oil has a fresh, strong, minty scent, with a deep, balsamic-sweet undertone. The oil is popular for bath products and pick-me-up remedies, but also blends well with insect repellent oils. Peppermint blends well with lavender, orange, geranium, rosemary, and juniper. It is native to Europe, although the USA produces more oil than any other country. 

Petitgrain SA (Petigrain bigaradia): Petitgrain is a light, fresh, floral citrus from bitter orange leaves that has been used throughout the history of perfumery. It blends well with clary sage, ylang ylang, sandalwood, and rosewood. It is originally from southern China and northeast India, but today the oil is produced in France, North Africa, Paraguay, and Haiti.

Pine Needle Siberian (Abies siberica): Pine Needle Siberian essential oil is obtained from the Norwegian Pine Tree. It is a refreshingly balsamic, slightly fatty or oily scent, with a clean, powerful pine forest aroma. It is reminiscent of the smell of a Christmas tree. Pine Needle is often used in disinfectants, cleaning agents, and room deodorizers. It is also sometimes known as the Fir Needle, and grows wild in areas of Russia, but the majority of this oil comes from Finland. 

Puru Balsam Oil (Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae): The oil is a pale amber or brown colored, thick liquid, with a rich, vanilla-like scent. It blends nicely with ylang ylang, patchouli, petitgrain, sandalwood, rose, spices, florals, and oriental bases. It is used as a fixative and fragrance component in soaps, detergents, creams, and lotions. Often used in perfumery, Peru Balsam avoids resin deposits or discoloration. It is native to Central America, and the oil is produced in San Salvador.

Rose Oil Morocco (Rosa x centifolia): This pale yellow oil has a deep, sweet, floral, tenacious aroma. Rose oil is used in soaps, cosmetics, toiletries and perfumes of all types. The birthplace of the rose was thought to be ancient Persia, but it is now mainly commercially cultivated in Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, France, China, and the former Yugoslavia. The essential oil is produced mainly in Morocco.

Rosemary Oil Morocco (Rosemarinus officinalis): This oil has a strong, fresh, woody, herbaceous, somewhat minty, forest-like aroma. It is used in perfumes and colognes. Rosemary blends nicely with lavender, citronella, pine needle, olibanum and cedarwood. Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean region, and most of the essential oil production is done in France, Spain, and Tunisia.

Sage Oil Dalmatian (Salvia lavendulafolia): Dalmatian Sage has a strong, fresh, warm, spicy, herbaceous, and camphoraceous scent. It is used in perfumery for its powerful aroma, especially as top note material, and partially for its tenacity. It works well in men’s fragrance blends. Now cultivated worldwide, sage originated in the Mediterranean region. 

Spearmint Oil (Mentha spicata): A great invigorating oil, Spearmint has a slightly milder, sweeter aroma than peppermint. The oil has a warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, truly reminiscent of the scent of the crushed herb. Used in soaps and facial toners, Spearmint blends well with lavender, jasmine, bergamot, orange and sandalwood. It is native to the Mediterranean, but now is common throughout Europe. The oil is produced in China, Hungary, Spain, Russia, the former Yugoslavia, and in the USA.

Styrax Pourable Resin (Liquidambar straciflua): Styrax is a white or pale yellow liquid with a sweet balsamic, rich tenacious aroma. The oil is used in numerous types of floral perfumes. In spite of its deep sweetness, its dry-floral note makes it suitable for cassia, mimosa, violet, carnation, and hawthorn blends. This resin originated in Asia Minor.

Sweet Fennel Oil (Foeniculum vulgare): Several types of fennel oil are commonly used, particularly the leaf and seed type. The essential oil from the seed and plant has flavoring, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical uses. A perennial herb that is native to the Mediterranean and southern Europe, fennel is grown throughout the world.

Tangerine Oil (Citrus reticulata): This oil is an orange liquid with a fresh, sweet, orange aroma. It has less body than the mandarin and is used little in perfumery work. It cannot be used as a replacement for Mandarin Oil. Tangerine blends well with basil, bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, frankincense, neroli, orange, and rose. The tangerine is native to southern China and the Far East. The main producers are Spain, Italy, Algeria, Cypress, Greece, Brazil, and the Middle East.

Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia): Tea tree has a warm-spicy, aromatic-terpenic aroma, and is used in soaps and perfumes. It blends well with lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, sandalwood, and vetiver. The tea tree is native to Australia, mainly in New South Wales. Other varieties have been cultivated elsewhere, but the oil is not produced outside of Australia. 

Thyme Oil White (Thymus vulgaris): White Thyme Oil has a spicy, aromatic scent, and finds some use in soaps and perfumes. It blends well with bergamot, lemon, rosemary, lavender, marjoram, Peru Balsam, and pine. This essential oil originated in Spain and the Mediterranean region, but White Thyme is now found throughout Asia Minor, Algeria, Turkey, Tunisia, Israel, Russia, China, Central Europe, and the USA.

Tolu Balsam Pourable Resin(Myroxylon balsamum): Tolu is sweet-balsamic, cinnamic in type, faintly floral, with an undertone of vanilla. It is primarily used as a fixative in colognes and perfumes. The resin is native to and cultivated in Venezuela, Colombia, the West Indies, and Cuba.

Vetiver Haitian (Vetiveria zizanoides): The oil has a sweet and heavy woody-earthly undertone, reminiscent of roots and wet soil. Vetiver is used as a fixative and as an odor-contributor in bases. Haitian Vetiver is native to southern India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. It is commercially grown in Reunion, the Philippines, the Comoro Islands, Japan, West Africa, and South America. The essential oil is produced in Java, Reunion, and Haiti, which provides its common name. 

Vetiver Java (Vetiveria zizanoides): This is a dark brown, olive, or amber viscous oil with a deep, smoky, earthy-woody odor with a sweet persistent undertone. The Java variety blends nicely with sandalwood, rose, violet, jasmine, patchouli, oak moss, lavender, clary sage, mimosa, cassia and ylang ylang. Like its cousin mentioned above, Java Vetiver originated in southern India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. It is cultivated on Reunion Island, in the Philippines, on the Comoro Islands, in Japan, West Africa, and South America. The essential oil is produced in Haiti, Reunion, and Java, the latter of which gives us the common name.

Wintergreen Oil (Gaultheria procumbens): This oil has an intensely sweet-aromatic odor, often displaying a peculiar creamy-fruity top note. It is useful in perfumery where traces of the odor can add to natural notes like ylang ylang, tuberose, lily, and similar light fragrances. Wintergreen is native to North America, especially the northeastern region of Canada, but the oil, however, is produced in the USA.

Ylang Extra Bourbon Essence (Cananga odorata): This is the oil from the first distillation of the ylang plant, and while the other distillations are fine for using in fragrances, they are no substitute for the quality of the Extra. The aroma of Ylang Extra is very powerful, floral, and intensely sweet. It blends nicely with clary sage, rosewood, bergamot, vetiver, sandalwood, orange, mandarin and many other oils for a truly exotic blend. Ylang is native to tropical Asia, especially Indonesia and the Philippines. The major oil producers are Reunion Island, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands. 

Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata): Ylang Ylang means ‘flower of flowers.’ It is a very sweet, exotic scent, which makes an interesting perfume. This variety of ylang is primarily a blending of #2 and #3 ylang oils, and is excellent for cosmetics and soap products. Native to tropical Asia, Ylang Ylang oil is produced on Reunion Island, in Madagascar, and on the Comoro Islands.

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