Kaempferia galangaA relative of Ginger, Galangal oil shares many of its cousin’s characteristics, but its scent is unique. Aromatic, warm, earthy, and spicy, yet fresh and lemony with floral undertones, the complex fragrance stimulates the …
Ferula galbaniflua An enigmatic and complex aroma, Galbanum is a bit of an oddball as far as oils go. It is derived from a resin, which is not, as one might have thought, extracted from …
Gardenia Grandiflora Gardenias, with their beautiful large, white lunar flowers, were once highly prized exotic rarities. At home in the tropics, in India, China and the Pacific Islands, they were introduced to Britain by the …
Pelargonium graveolens There are about 700 species of Geraniums, many of which have become very popular as decorative, scented house and garden plants. Only about 10 of all those varieties are used for essential oil …
Zingiber officinale Ginger has been used for food and medicine for so long that nobody knows exactly where it originally came from. The oldest documented use dates back to China in about 2000 BC. In …
Citrus x paradisi Grapefruit is a relatively modern fruit, the hybridized offspring that resulted from an illicit affair between a pumelo and an orange tree. It was first described by Griffith Hughes in 1750, who …
Dipercarpus turbinatus Gurjun is a tall, handsome tree native to South-East Asia. Its creamy-white flowers turn into showy magenta-winged seed capsules. As an evergreen deciduous tree, it grows in both evergreen and mixed dry tropical …
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