Rosemary, also known as Rosmarinus Officinalis, Many dishes is cooked with rosemary oil and freshly plucked rosemary leaves. Rosemary essential oil is mostly extracted from the leaves. The rosemary bush belongs to the mint family which includes basil, lavender, myrtle, and sage. Rosemary is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. The name "rosemary" derives from the Latin for "dew" (ros) and "sea" (marinus), or "dew of the sea". Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shru...

Very popular oil in modern days is rose oil. Its benefits vary, from improving circulation, strengthening the immune system, and assisting the body in healing itself. Depending upon how one uses rose oil, it can offer help in various ways. Pure rose oil is a highly concentrated product and the smallest drop can exhilarate the senses. Its rich fragrance has perfumed human history for generations, from ancient Persian gardens, where the rose was probably first cultivated to extravagant Roman banquets whose revelers feasted amongst soft piles of rose petals. The rose is common and unassuming, b...

Peppermint has a strong, fresh minty aroma it is invigorating. It is one of the oldest and most highly regarded oils for soothing digestion. It has also been widely studied for potential health benefits and ability to enhance mental acuity. Peppermint oil is commonly used as flavoring in foods and beverages and as a fragrance in soaps and cosmetics. Peppermint oil also is used for a variety of health conditions and can be taken orally in dietary supplements or topically as a skin cream or ointment. Peppermint essential oil is intense and far more concentrated than other essential oils. ...

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) is a large perennial that is a member of the labiates family, which includes lavender, mint and sage. Its origin is traced to Southeast Asia, and is extensively cultivated in various Indonesian Islands, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and South America. The oil extracted from the leaves of the plant is well-known for its deep, earthy and musky fragrance. While it is used extensively around the world, the aroma of Patchouli is nowadays often associated with the very poor quality or synthetic fragranced used in the 60s. Because of this, some people have str...

Palmarosa is a species of grass in the lemon grass gnus best known by the common name palmarosa. Other common names include Indian geranium, ginger grass and rosha or rosha grass. It is a wild growing, herbaceous green and straw-colored grass, with long slender stems, terminal flowering tops and fragrant grassy leaves. It is harvested before the flowers appear and the highest yield is obtained when the grass is fully dried - about one week after it has been cut. Palmarosa oil is extracted from the dried grass harvested before it flowers by steam distill...