Essential Oils
Essential Oils have been around in one form or another since the beginning of civilization. Essential Oils can be combined with massage oils or bath salts to enhance health and beauty.
The oils are found in different parts of the plant such as the flowers, twigs, leaves and bark, or in the rind of fruit. For example, in roses essential oils are found in the flowers, in basil it is in the leaves, in sandalwood in the wood, and so on.India has been renowned grower of perfumery plants. The liking for fragrance and perfume have encouraged to grow more and more fragrant plants. In India even today smoke of sweet smelling gums, herbs and spices is used to delight gods. Beside worship the fragrance of Aromatic herbs influence mind. There are references in Vedas and other scriptures about the use of fragrant materials.
The term essential oil is concomitant to fragrance because these fragrances are oily in nature and essential for plant life. The extracted oil capture’s the plants Scent and Flavor, also called its “Essence” having characteristic Fragrance of the plant from which it is derived. Essential Oils derived from Natural sources are always sustainable as compared to synthetics and further safer to be used in various applications.
Available Natural Essential Oil extraction methods are:
Steam Distillation
Hydro Distillation
Carbon Dioxide Extraction ( CO2 )
Cold Pressing
Ajwain Seed Oil
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Oil (Amla)
Mint Terpenes (98% cis – 3 Hexanol)
Anethole (99.5%)(Ex. Basil)
Eucalyptus Leaf Oil (65% Ceniole)
Mimosa Absolute / Concrete
Anethol 90% (Ex. Fennel Seed)
Frangipani Absolute / Concrete
Menthone 98%
Anisi Seed Oil
Geranium Oil
Methyl Acetate (Ex. Mentha Arvensis)
Ambrette Seed Oil
Geraniol Natural (Ex. Palmarosa)
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Aldehyde Natural (Ex. Cumin Seed)
Gingergrass Oil
Nigella Sativa Oil
Angelica Root Oil
Hedychium (Kapur Kachri) Root Oil
Octanol (Ex. Mentha Arvensis)
Basil Indian Herb Oil
Jasmine Sambac Absolute / Concrete
Palmarosa Herb Oil (Upto 80% Geraniol)
Betel Leaf Oil
Jasmine Gradiflorum Absolute / Concrete
Peppermint Oil (Ex Mentha Arvensis)
Blue Chamomile Oil
Juniper Berries / Leaf Oil
Rose Flower Oil / Concrete
Calamus Root Oil
Jamarosa Herb Oil
Rosemary Oil
Calendula Oil
Kaemeapherea Galanga Oil
Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil
Carrot Seed Oil
Lemon Grass Oil (78% Citral)l
Spearmint Herb Oil
Cedarwood (Crude/Rectified) Oil
Lime Oil
Tagetes (Marigold) Oil
Celery Seed Oil
Linalool (Ex. Basil)
Tuberose Absolute/Concrete
Citral (Natural) Ex. Lemongrass
Lotus Absolute / Concrete
Thymol (Natural)
Citronella Herb Oil
Menthol Crystals (Ex. Mentha Arvensis)
Valerian Root Oil
Coleus Oil
Mentha Arvensis Herb Oil
Vetiver Root (Khas) Oil
Davana Oil (55% Davanone)
Mentha Piperata Herb Oil (Upto 35% Menthol)
Zedoary (Curcuma Zedoaria) Root Oil
D.M.O. (Ex. Mentha Arvensis upto 40% Menthol)
Methyl Chavicol (Ex. Basil)