Anchor dōTERRA Stabilizing Blend | 5 ml

The best-known oil in the world, and probably the oldest: the Romans already scented their baths with it, which is where its name comes from. Its linalool and linalyl acetate form that soft floral aroma, recognisable at once. It is the heart of every blend it enters.

The red cedar of North America, distilled from its deeply coloured heartwood. Rich in cedrol, it gives off a dry, woody scent that recalls a freshly sharpened pencil. It sets the foundation of the blend and holds the floral notes in place.

Often called the king of essential oils. It is obtained by scoring the bark of trees grown in semi-desert country, then distilling the dried resin that beads from the cut. Its scent combines woody, resinous and faintly citrus notes. Used in ancient Egypt for perfumes and balms, it gives the blend its depth.

A tropical evergreen that reaches fourteen metres, distilled from its inner bark, the very one that curls into sticks. Its cinnamaldehyde gives that warm, sweet aroma recognisable among a thousand others. It is the dominant ingredient of the blend, the one that gives it its identity.

Indian sandalwood, whose ritual use goes back more than four thousand years. The tree must reach some thirty years of age before its heartwood is rich enough to be distilled. Its creamy, milky scent lasts for hours on the skin: the base note par excellence.

The spice that funded the great trade routes. It is the still-green berries, dried until they blacken, that are distilled. Its scent is dry and pungent, far less biting than ground pepper. It gives relief to the softest ingredients of the blend.

A herbaceous plant from South-East Asia whose leaves must ferment before distillation, as tea does. This ageing develops its musky, sweet scent, which keeps asserting itself over the years in the bottle. It gives the blend its staying power and its earthy depth.