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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.

Cold-pressed from the peel, with no heat and no solvent, which preserves its freshness. Its very high limonene content makes it one of the brightest oils in the range. It opens the blend on a lively note before the spices take over.

A small Asian tree distilled from its berries, barely larger than a peppercorn. Its citral gives a soft lemon scent, somewhere between lemongrass and verbena. It carries the citrus notes of the blend well after they have lifted.

The little shrub of the Mediterranean scrubland, already used by the Egyptians in their preparations. Its high thymol content makes it one of the most powerful oils in the range, with a herbaceous, frankly warm aroma. A single drop is enough to mark a blend.

These are not seeds but flower buds, picked before they open and dried until hard. Their eugenol content is among the highest in the plant kingdom, hence the peppery, intense note. Used in China and India since antiquity, it brings the blend its spiced depth.

A tall tropical grass with cutting leaves, distilled from the whole blade. Its geranial gives a clean lemon scent, greener and more herbaceous than that of a true citrus. It lifts the blend with an unexpected tang.