30 Oils

Essential Oil Library

Comprehensive profiles with therapeutic properties, safety data, chemistry, dilution rates, and application guidance.

Agarwood (Oud)

Agarwood (Oud)

Aquilaria malaccensis

base noteThymelaeaceae

The most expensive essential oil in the world, formed only when the Aquilaria tree is infected by a specific mold. Called "liquid gold" — revered across Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian traditions. Deep, complex, and transformative.

anti inflammatorycalminggrounding+3
Ambrette Seed CO2

Ambrette Seed CO2

Abelmoschus moschatus

base noteMalvaceae

A precious musky-floral CO2 extract rich in ambrettolide, prized in perfumery as a rare plant-based musk and in aromatherapy for its emotional grounding effects.

nervineantispasmodictonic+3
Amyris

Amyris

Amyris balsamifera

base noteRutaceae

Often called "West Indian Sandalwood" though not botanically related to sandalwood. An affordable, gentle base note oil with calming and grounding properties. Excellent fixative in blends.

antisepticcalminggrounding+2
Angelica Root

Angelica Root

Angelica archangelica

base notephototoxicApiaceae

A powerful, earthy essential oil with strong grounding and restorative properties. Known as the "Oil of Angels" for its protective and strengthening qualities. Phototoxic — avoid sun exposure after topical use.

anti inflammatoryantispasmodiccarminative+8
Beeswax Absolute

Beeswax Absolute

Cera alba

base noteApidae

Luxury solvent-extracted absolute from pure beeswax; offers sweet, honeyed, balsamic base notes prized for anchoring natural perfumes with hive-warm depth.

calminggrounding
Benzoin

Benzoin

Styrax benzoin

base noteStyracaceae

A warm, vanilla-like resinoid with deeply comforting and soothing properties, traditionally used as a fixative in perfumery and for respiratory and skin healing.

anti inflammatoryantisepticcalming+3
Blue Cypress

Blue Cypress

Callitris intratropica

base noteCupressaceae

A uniquely blue essential oil from the Australian outback, used for millennia by Aboriginal peoples. The blue color comes from guaiazulene. Excellent anti-inflammatory and skin-healing properties with a gentle safety profile.

anti inflammatoryantibacterialantiviral+4
Buddha Wood

Buddha Wood

Eremophila mitchellii

base noteScrophulariaceae

Sacred Australian aboriginal wood oil, known as false sandalwood or rosewood; deep, smoky-earthy, and profoundly grounding, rich in rare sesquiterpenes and eremophilones.

anti inflammatoryantimicrobialantiseptic+5
Cacao CO2

Cacao CO2

Theobroma cacao

base noteMalvaceae

Rich, dark-chocolate aromatic extract produced by supercritical CO2 from roasted cacao beans; prized perfumery base note evoking warmth, comfort, and sensuality.

antioxidantcalminggrounding+1
Cedarwood Atlas

Cedarwood Atlas

Cedrus atlantica

base notePinaceae

A warm, grounding wood oil with calming and skin-healing properties, traditionally used for meditation, respiratory support, and hair care.

anti inflammatoryantisepticcalming+3
Cedarwood Himalayan

Cedarwood Himalayan

Cedrus deodara

base notePinaceae

Rich balsamic wood oil from the sacred deodar cedar of the Himalayas; lymphatic, grounding and treasured in Ayurveda for respiratory and meditative use.

groundinganti inflammatorysedative+5
Cedarwood Virginia

Cedarwood Virginia

Juniperus virginiana

base noteCupressaceae

American Eastern Red Cedar heartwood oil, valued for grounding effect, insect repellent action and cedrol-rich chemistry. A true juniper, not a cedar botanically.

groundinginsect repellentsedative+5
Frankincense

Frankincense

Boswellia carterii

base noteBurseraceae

One of the most ancient and revered aromatic resins, prized for its meditative, skin-rejuvenating, and immune-supporting properties.

anti inflammatoryantisepticcicatrizant+4
Frankincense Frereana

Frankincense Frereana

Boswellia frereana

base noteBurseraceae

Rare Somalian Maydi frankincense, traditionally chewed as natural gum; lacks boswellic acids but offers refined bright resinous character valued in perfumery and meditation.

anti inflammatoryimmunostimulantcicatrizant+5
Frankincense Sacra

Frankincense Sacra

Boswellia sacra

base noteBurseraceae

The legendary sacred frankincense of Arabia, prized since antiquity; alpha-pinene dominant with exceptional meditative, immune and skin-regenerating properties.

anti inflammatoryimmunostimulantcicatrizant+6
Frankincense Serrata

Frankincense Serrata

Boswellia serrata

base noteBurseraceae

Indian frankincense (Salai) with the strongest anti-inflammatory reputation of the boswellia species; high in alpha-thujene and widely used in Ayurveda.

anti inflammatoryanalgesicimmunostimulant+5
Katrafay

Katrafay

Cedrelopsis grevei

base notePtaeroxylaceae

Sesquiterpene-rich Malagasy bark oil traditionally used for fatigue, muscular pain and convalescence; powerfully anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

analgesicanti inflammatorytonic+4
Myrrh

Myrrh

Commiphora myrrha

base noteBurseraceae

An ancient healing resin oil with exceptional wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties, traditionally paired with frankincense for spiritual and medicinal use.

anti inflammatoryantimicrobialantiseptic+3
Nagarmotha

Nagarmotha

Cyperus scariosus

base noteCyperaceae

Also called Cypriol, this classical Indian attar and dhoop base is a deeply grounding lymphatic and anti-inflammatory oil with exceptional perfumery value.

anti inflammatorygroundingantispasmodic+5
Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Evernia prunastri

base noteParmeliaceae

A rich, complex absolute extracted from tree lichen. Prized in perfumery as a fixative with a deep, forest-like aroma. Known skin sensitizer — use at very low concentrations per IFRA guidelines.

antisepticgroundingcalming
Opoponax

Opoponax

Commiphora guidottii

base noteBurseraceae

Sweet balsamic resinous oil from the Commiphora tree, often called sweet myrrh, prized in perfumery and ancient incense traditions for its warm honeyed character.

antisepticanti inflammatoryantispasmodic+4
Patchouli

Patchouli

Pogostemon cablin

base noteLamiaceae

A rich, musky essential oil with a distinctive earthy aroma. Valued for skincare, emotional grounding, and its natural insect-repellent properties. Improves with age like fine wine.

anti inflammatoryantifungalantiseptic+5
Peru Balsam

Peru Balsam

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

base noteFabaceae

Rich, vanilla-cinnamon balsamic oil obtained from wounded tree bark, valued for wound healing and respiratory use but a significant known skin sensitizer.

cicatrizantantisepticantimicrobial+2
Sandalwood

Sandalwood

Santalum album

base noteSantalaceae

One of the most prized and expensive essential oils, renowned for its rich, creamy-woody aroma and its meditative, skin-healing, and emotionally grounding properties.

anti inflammatoryantisepticantispasmodic+4