Essential Oils - Nature's Essence

An Essential Oil - Blended for Your Own Recipes

Essential oils are unique essences from distilled herbs, flowers, leaves and bark. Each oil has therapeutic qualities different from each other. Each essential oil is made up of distinct chemicals for a symphony of fragrance. The follow list of oils describes whether it is stimulating or calming and what other oils it blends well with. Experimenting with aromatherapy oils is fun, so pick and choose to find your favorite blend. Write down recipes for drops of oil so you can go back and duplicate aromatherapy oil blends you really liked. See favorite blends for some recipe ideas too.

Basil – a stimulating oil and antiseptic. The scent is fresh and spicy blending well with lime, clary sage and bergamot.

Bergamot – A soothing oil, analgesic and antiseptic. The scent is citrus, fresh and light, blending well with clary age, geranium, juniper and lavender.

Cedarwood – An uplifting oil, antiseptic and astringent. The scent is sweet, smoky and woody, blending well with cypress, juniper, neroli, clary sage, vetiver, rosemary and ylang ylang.

Chamomile, German – A soothing oil, analgesic and anti-inflammatory. The scent is warm, sweet and slightly bitter, blending well with marjoram, lemon, jasmine, clary sage and patchouli.

Chamomile, Roman – A calming soothing oil, analgesic and antiseptic. The scent is slightly fruity, fresh, warm and herbaceous, blending well with clary sage, jasmine, rose, geranium, lavender and bergamot.

Cinnamon – A reviving oil and astringent. The scent is spicy, peppery and woody, blending well with olibanum, ylang ylang, orange and mandarin.

Clary Sage – A balancing oil and antidepressant. The scent is musky and warm, blending well with geranium, cedarwood, jasmine, bergamot and all citrus oils.

Cypress – An uplifting oil and antiseptic. The scent is smoky sweet and blends well with lavender, cedarwood, clary sage, lemon, juniper and orange.

Eucalyptus – A stimulating oil, analgesic and antiseptic. The scent is woody and penetrating blending well with lemon, lavender, rosemary, and cedarwood.

Frankincense/Olibanum – A balancing oil, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. The scent is sweet, warm, rich and blends well with sandalwood, geranium, lavender, neroli, orange and bergamot.

Geranium – A stimulating oil and anti-inflammatory. The scent is powerful and sweet blending well with lavender, patchouli, juniper, jasmine, neroli and citrus oils.

Ginger – A balancing oil analgesic and antiseptic. The scent is spicy and peppery blending well with patchouli, rose, neroli, orange, lemon, lime and vetiver.

Grapefruit – A stimulating oil, antiseptic and astringent. The scent is fruity and powerful citrus, blending well with lemon, bergamot, rosemary, cypress, lavender and geranium.

Jasmine – A balancing oil, analgesic and antiseptic. The scent is rich, floral and sweet blending well with lavender, rose, clary sage and citrus oils.

Juniper – An uplifting oil, antiseptic and antitoxic. The scent is sweet, fresh and woody blending with lavender, rosemary, clary sage and citrus oils.

Lavender – A balancing oil, analgesic and good for burns. The scent is floral and soft blending well with citrus, florals, cedarwood and patchouli.

Lemon – A fresh uplifting oil, antimicrobial and antiseptic. The scent is clean and light, blending well with geranium, juniper, lavender, neroli and rose.

Lemongrass – A stimulating oil, analgesic and antidepressant. The scent is clean and citrus blending well with geranium, bergamot and other citrus oils.

Lime – An uplifting oil, antiviral and antiseptic. The scent is fresh, citrus, green and fruity, blending well with lavender, rosemary, clary sage and other citrus oils.

Mandarin – An uplifting oil, antiseptic. The scent is warm and sweet blending well with neroli, citrus and spicy oils.

Marjoram – A soothing oil and analgesic. The scent is warm and woody and blends well with lavender, rosemary bergamot, chamomile and tea tree.

Myrrh – A soothing oil, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. The scent is spicy and balsamic, blending well with olibanum, sandalwood, mandarin, geranium, patchouli and lavender.

Neroli – A soothing uplifting oil, antiseptic and anti-bacterial. The scent is floral, soft and delicate and blends well with jasmine, lavender, rose, lemon and all citrus. Neroli is said to be the oil of the Angels.

Orange – A soothing oil, antidepressant and anti-inflammatory. The scent is sweet, warm and blends with lemon, clary sage, lavender, neroli and spices.

Palmarosa – A stimulating oil, antiseptic and antibacterial. The scent is rosy, sweet and warm blending well with ylang ylang, rose, sandalwood and cedarwood.

Patchouli – A balancing oil and antidepressant. The scent is spicy and woody blending well with sandalwood, geranium, lavender, rose, bergamot, neroli and clary sage.

Peppermint – A stimulating oil and antidepressant. The scent is fresh and minty blending with rosemary, lavender, lemon and eucalyptus.

Petitgrain – A balancing calming oil, antiseptic and deodorant. The scent is citrus and floral blending well with rosemary, lavender, geranium, bergamot, orange, clary sage, and palmarosa.

Rosemary – An uplifting oil and analgesic. The scent is fresh and balsamic blending well with lavender, basil, peppermint, eucalyptus, and other spice oils.

Sandalwood – A soothing oil and antidepressant. The scent id woody and sensual blending well with lavender, bergamot, geranium, vetivert, patchouli and jasmine.

Tea Tree – A stimulating oil anti-infectious and antiseptic. The scent is medicinal and powerful blending with geranium, clary sage, lavender, rosemary and spicy oils.

Vetivert – A soothing oil and antiseptic. The scent is earthy and masculine blending well with clary sage, ylang ylang, patchouli, lavender, sandalwood, and rose.

Ylang Ylang – A soothing oil, antidepressant and anti-infectious aphrodisiac. The scent is exotic, sweet and floral, blending well with sandalwood, jasmine, bergamot and oriental bases.