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Cornmint is a sharp, fresh member of the mint family, and its essential oil smells much as you would hope: cool, clean and strongly minty. The bottle holds 10 ml,...

Sweet birch essential oil in a 10 ml bottle, with a sweet, woody scent and a sharp, fresh edge. It is one of the more unusual tree oils and a...

Lemon tea tree essential oil has a fresh, lemony scent that is pungent and slightly herbaceous, with an astringent edge. This is a 10 ml bottle for scenting a room...

Ho wood is a fragrant wood oil, softer and sweeter than cedar or pine. It is steam distilled and is among the richest natural sources of linalool, the component behind...

Earthy and fresh, spruce essential oil is made from the needles and twigs of spruce trees. It is the kind of clean conifer scent that soap and air freshener makers...

Lemon verbena is the herb behind many lemon-scented body mists, candles and diffuser blends, thanks to an oil that is high in citral. This 10 ml bottle of the essential...

Tangerine essential oil has a sweet, tangy aroma, close to orange but a touch brighter. This 10 ml bottle is for home fragrance in an oil burner or diffuser. The...

True melissa oil is extremely expensive, so this is a blend made to match its fragrance: a special mixture of fractionated essential oils with a fresh, sweet, lemony aroma. It...

Star anise essential oil, sold under its fuller name of Aniseed China Star, in a 10 ml bottle. Expect the sweet, liquorice-like scent of aniseed, the kind that brings spiced...

White camphor essential oil has a fresh, intense, woody smell with a eucalyptus-like edge, which comes from its high cineole content. It is supplied here in a 10ml bottle for...

Benzoin is a tree resin, and this 10 ml bottle holds benzoin oil in dilute form, with DPG, as the name on the label says. The scent is sweet, warm...

Cajeput essential oil has a fresh, camphor-like scent that sits close to eucalyptus. This 10 ml bottle is for scenting a room through an oil burner or a diffuser made...

May chang essential oil is a bright, lemony oil with a sweet, fruity side, and it is at its best when diffused. One 10 ml bottle goes a long way...

A woody essential oil with the dry scent of cedar, like a freshly sharpened pencil. Cedarwood is a plant of cold climates, normally growing high up, and this 10 ml...

Niaouli is a no-nonsense essential oil. Its scent is sharp, fresh and camphor-like, more bracing than pretty, and that is exactly why some people like it. This is a 10...

The smell of a pine forest, in a 10 ml bottle. This essential oil is from Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine, and has the fresh, green, resinous scent you would...

Coriander seed essential oil smells sweet, spicy and slightly woody, a long way from the leafy herb of the same plant. This 10 ml bottle is for home fragrance in...

Extracted from the rosewood tree, this essential oil has a mild aroma that is sweet, spicy and floral all at once. It is a softer, woody scent, gentler than cedar...

Orange essential oil has a pleasant, sweet and juicy scent that almost everyone recognises at once. A few drops from this 10 ml bottle give a room a warm, sunny...

Palmarosa essential oil has a rose-like scent, which makes it a lovely addition to an essential oil collection. It is also an oil that soap and cream makers add to...

A perfumer's staple, petitgrain comes from the bitter orange tree and lends colognes, lotions and body sprays their fresh, herbaceous lift. Expect something sweet but tart, with quiet floral and...

Neroli comes from the flowers of the bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium var. amara, and smells similar to bergamot. The blossoms are gathered by hand, and must be plucked just...

Golden yellow-orange in the bottle and smelling of a freshly peeled orange, mandarin essential oil is made by cold compression of the fruit's peel. This is a 10 ml bottle...

Lime essential oil is obtained from Citrus aurantifolia, known as Mexican, West Indian or sour lime. The oil is pale yellow to light olive in colour and has a sharp...