A strong, fresh camphor-like scent with woody-balsamic undertones. Add a few drops to your 'terp' oil for a custom scented henna paste.
NAME: Rosemary
SPECIES: Rosmarinus officinalis
ORIGIN: Morocco
SAFETY DATA: Non-toxic, non-irritant (in dilution only), non-sensitizing. Avoid during pregnancy, and those with epilepsy or hypertension. As with all essential oils, never use undiluted, in eyes or on mucous membranes, do not ingest.
PARTS: Leaf and Flowers
METHOD: Steam Distillation
CLASS: Oxide/Ether
AROMA: Strong, fresh, camphor-like and with a woody-balsamic undertone
DESCRIPTION: A shrubby evergreen bush up to 2 meters tall with silvery-green needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. The entire plant is strongly aromatic. A colorless pale yellow mobile liquid with a strong, fresh, minty-herbaceous scent and woody-balsamic undertone.
BLENDS WELL WITH: Basil, bergamot, black pepper, cedarwood, cinnamon, citronella, clary sage, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, lavender, litsea cubeba, marjoram, niaouli, oregano, peppermint, petitgrain, pine, ravensara, tea tree, thyme
PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENTS: Mainly pinenes, camphene, limonene, cineol, borneol with camphor, linalol, terpineol, octanone, bornyl acetate, among others.
Scent your own custom essential oil blend by adding a few drops of Rosemary Essential to your main 'terp' (Cajeput, Tea Tree, Niaouli, Lavender) essential oil.