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| Welcome to this new feature on our site which hopefully will make oil and blend selection that much easier. We hope you'll enjoy as well as become edified by the information below on the various categories of fragrance!
Perfumers
work with a large number of fragrance or aroma categories — over 14
basic ones, usually, each subdivided into numerous smaller categories.
However, for practical purposes and for clinical use, only a small
number of major fragrance types are actually necessary to create a
detailed, comprehensive palette of fragrance. Each fragrance divides
into several subcategories, which represent variations on a central
theme.
We
can select an essential oil for two reasons. First, based on our
individual preference for a certain kind of fragrance. Secondly, for the
effects that a particular fragrance is able to impart. While an
essential oil fragrance when inhaled can exert a variety of different
effects, these can be grouped into general effects on our energy, on our
mental and emotional functions, and on various physiological
functions.
At
the same time, remember that the effects of essential oils do in fact depend to a large extent on how they are used, e.g. by inhalation, in topical
preparations such as a massage oil or liniment, and so on. The How To Use Essential Oils page can be very helpful for fine-tuning the method of application in line with the specific effect that you intend.
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Essential oils that are pungent are derived mostly from tropical trees and spices the world over. They embody movement, activity, vitality, the release of energy and strength, and are generally stimulating, awakening, vitalizing and uplifting ...
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Essential oils with a lemony fragrance, sometimes known as citrus-type oils, include many oils from the citrus family and evoke images of bright sunlight, the freshness of a morning and the generation of new beginnings. They are produced mainly in countries with Mediterranean climates such as Italy, Israel and South Africa ...
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Essential oils with a green fragrance remind us of the equilibrium and poise found in leaves and herbs, with their lush, cool, moist fragrant greenness. Most of them belong to the lipflower or mint family that thrive through- out Mediterranean countries like France, Spain, Croatia and Greece ...
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Essential oils with a sweet fragrance are derived from a large variety of plant parts and families, although more than half of them are extracted from flowers. Sweet oils represent the fullness of life, the sweetness of its many gifts and the nurturing we obtain from the presence and the bounty of the earth ...
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Essential oils with a woody fragrance are in fact mostly extracted from various trees from around the world. Like the uprightness and longevity of many trees, woody oils are an emblem of stability, endurance, maturity and timelessness ...
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Essential oils with a rooty fragrance are in fact mostly derived from plant roots. The rooty fragrance is also known as a forest fragrance, with its mingled aromas of damp earth, mossy humus and rotting leaves ...
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