Essential Oil Guide
Please see our Essential Oil Therepeutic Property Definitions for a comprehensive list of each property.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Lavender essential oil is a timeless symbol of calm and balance. Revered for its deeply soothing aroma, it gently eases stress, nervous tension, and emotional overwhelm. Renowned for supporting restful sleep and relaxation, lavender nurtures both mind and body with comforting, restorative tranquillity.
Properties:
Analgesic • Antibacterial • Antifungal • Anti-infectious • Antispasmodic • Antitussive • Balsamic • Immuno-stimulant • Nervine • Sedative • Vulnerary
Notes: One of the most versatile oils; excellent for pain, sleep, skin healing, and nervous system balance.
Chamomile (Roman or German)
Chamomile essential oil offers gentle, nurturing calm for body and spirit. Its soft, herbaceous aroma soothes emotional stress, irritability, and restlessness. Traditionally valued for relaxation and comfort, chamomile encourages peaceful sleep, emotional harmony, and a sense of safety, making it ideal for moments of deep self-care.
Properties:
Antiseptic • Antispasmodic • Balsamic • Emollient • Hepatic • Nervine • Sedative
Notes: Especially strong for inflammation, digestion, emotional calming, and skin soothing.
Bergamot
Bergamot essential oil balances brightness with calm, offering an uplifting yet grounding aroma. Its fresh citrus notes help relieve anxiety, lift low moods, and restore emotional equilibrium. Often used to inspire confidence and positivity, bergamot brings lightness to the mind while gently easing emotional tension.
Properties:
Analgesic • Antiviral • Febrifuge • Nervine • Sedative • Antidepressant (widely recognised)
Notes: Uplifting yet calming; excellent for stress, feverish states, and emotional balance.
Sweet Orange
Sweet Orange essential oil radiates warmth, joy, and comfort. Its luscious citrus aroma gently calms the nervous system while uplifting the spirit. Known for easing stress and emotional fatigue, sweet orange encourages optimism, relaxation, and a sense of ease, creating an atmosphere of cheerful tranquillity and wellbeing.
Properties:
Sedative (mild) • Nervine • Antidepressant • Digestive (carminative-like action)
Notes: Cheerful, calming, supports digestion and emotional wellbeing.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit essential oil is vibrant, fresh, and energising. Its crisp citrus aroma awakens the senses, boosts confidence, and clears emotional stagnation. Often used to inspire motivation and mental clarity, grapefruit brings a revitalising brightness that supports emotional renewal and a positive, empowered mindset.
Properties:
Depurative • Diuretic • Lymphatic stimulant • Antidepressant
Notes: Excellent for detox blends, emotional uplift, and circulation.
Peppermint
Peppermint essential oil is invigorating and clarifying, offering an immediate sense of freshness and focus. Its cool, minty aroma sharpens concentration, eases mental fatigue, and revitalises the senses. Traditionally used to relieve tension and discomfort, peppermint energises both mind and body with crisp clarity.
Properties:
Carminative • Hepatic • Nervine • Analgesic • Expectorant
Notes: Strong for digestion, headaches, nausea, and mental clarity.
Cedarwood Atlas
Cedarwood essential oil embodies grounding strength and quiet confidence. Its warm, woody aroma calms the mind, eases nervous tension, and fosters emotional stability. Often used to promote relaxation and inner security, cedarwood creates a comforting atmosphere that encourages stillness, reflection, and deep emotional balance.
Properties:
Antifungal • Sedative • Antiseptic • Nervine
Notes: Grounding oil useful for stress, fungal conditions, and emotional stability.
Ylang Ylang
Ylang Ylang essential oil is luxuriously floral and deeply soothing. Known for easing stress and emotional imbalance, it encourages relaxation, self-love, and emotional openness. Its sensual aroma helps calm the nervous system while uplifting the spirit, creating a serene atmosphere of indulgence, harmony, and emotional connection.
Properties:
Sedative • Nervine • Antidepressant • Hypotensive (traditionally recognised)
Notes: Deeply relaxing, emotionally balancing, and sensual.
Rose Geranium
Rose Geranium essential oil is beautifully balancing and nurturing. Its soft floral aroma supports emotional harmony, eases stress, and restores inner equilibrium. Traditionally associated with self-care and renewal, rose geranium encourages calm confidence and emotional resilience, offering gentle support during times of change or imbalance.
Properties:
Antiseptic • Cytophylactic • Haemostatic • Hormonal balancer • Nervine
Notes: Excellent for skin regeneration, emotional harmony, and hormonal support.
Patchouli
Patchouli essential oil is rich, earthy, and deeply grounding. Its sensual aroma promotes emotional stability, mindfulness, and inner calm. Often used to ease anxiety and reconnect the spirit, patchouli supports emotional healing and self-acceptance, creating a comforting atmosphere that encourages balance, depth, and introspection.
Properties:
Antifungal • Diuretic • Cytophylactic • Nervine
Notes: Strong skin healer, grounding, and emotionally stabilising.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood essential oil is smooth, meditative, and profoundly calming. Its soft, woody aroma quiets mental chatter, reduces stress, and supports emotional clarity. Long cherished in spiritual rituals, sandalwood encourages deep relaxation, grounding, and inner peace, making it ideal for reflection, stillness, and mindful rituals.
Properties:
Antispasmodic • Antitussive • Emmenagogue • Sedative • Antiseptic • Nervine
Notes: Excellent for respiratory, meditation, and nervous tension.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus essential oil is crisp, clean, and revitalising. Its refreshing aroma clears the senses, promotes deep breathing, and restores mental clarity. Traditionally used to support respiratory comfort, eucalyptus also helps relieve fatigue and tension, creating a feeling of renewal, freshness, and restored energy throughout the body.
Properties:
Analgesic • Antibacterial • Antiviral • Depurative • Expectorant • Vulnerary • Decongestant
Notes: Respiratory powerhouse; immune-supportive and cleansing.
Tea Tree
Tea Tree essential oil is purifying and strengthening, known for its fresh, medicinal aroma. It supports clarity, resilience, and emotional fortitude. Traditionally valued for cleansing and protection, tea tree refreshes both mind and environment, promoting a sense of cleanliness, renewal, and inner strength during times of stress.
Properties:
Antibacterial • Antifungal • Anti-infectious • Antiviral • Expectorant • Immuno-stimulant • Vulnerary
Notes: One of the strongest anti-infectious essential oils.
Rosemary
Rosemary essential oil is stimulating and herbaceous, inspiring clarity and focus. Its invigorating aroma enhances mental alertness, concentration, and motivation. Traditionally used to combat fatigue and mental fog, rosemary energises the mind while supporting confidence, determination, and renewed mental vitality.
Properties:
Antispasmodic • Cytophylactic • Emmenagogue • Nervine • Rubefacient • Stimulant • Hepatic
Notes: Excellent for circulation, memory, fatigue, and muscular pain.
Lemon
Lemon essential oil is bright, clean, and uplifting. Its fresh citrus aroma dispels mental heaviness, enhances focus, and promotes emotional clarity. Often used to refresh the spirit and environment, lemon encourages positivity, motivation, and lightness, creating an atmosphere of purity, optimism, and renewed energy.
Properties:
Antibacterial • Haemostatic • Hepatic • Antiviral • Depurative • Immuno-stimulant
Notes: Cleansing, purifying, emotionally uplifting.
Frankincense
Frankincense essential oil is resinous, grounding, and deeply centring. Revered for centuries, it supports meditation, emotional balance, and inner calm. Its warm aroma slows the breath and quiets the mind, encouraging mindfulness, spiritual connection, and a profound sense of peace and emotional clarity.
Properties:
Cytophylactic • Diuretic • Sedative • Immuno-modulating • Antiseptic
Notes: Deeply grounding, skin regenerating, and spiritually calming.
Vetiver
Vetiver essential oil is deeply earthy and profoundly grounding. Known as the “oil of tranquillity,” it soothes anxiety, calms an overactive mind, and supports restful sleep. Its rich aroma anchors emotions, providing stability and comfort during times of stress, overwhelm, or emotional exhaustion.
Properties:
Sedative • Nervine • Antispasmodic • Grounding tonic
Notes: Excellent for anxiety, insomnia, and emotional overwhelm.
Lemongrass
Lemongrass essential oil is crisp, fresh, and revitalising. Its bright citrus aroma clears mental fatigue, uplifts the spirit, and restores emotional balance. Traditionally used to refresh and energise, lemongrass promotes clarity, renewal, and a sense of lightness while gently dispelling tension and stagnation.
Properties:
Anti-infectious • Antiviral • Antibacterial • Depurative
Notes: Strong cleanser; excellent for fatigue and emotional stagnation.
Cinnamon Leaf
Cinnamon Leaf essential oil is warm, spicy, and comforting. Its rich aroma stimulates the senses, promotes motivation, and offers emotional warmth. Traditionally associated with vitality and resilience, cinnamon leaf encourages courage, strength, and a sense of comfort, making it ideal for grounding and energising blends.
Properties:
Antibacterial • Antiviral • Stimulant • Rubefacient
Notes: Warming oil; excellent for circulation and low energy (use carefully).
Clove
Clove essential oil is intense, warming, and energising. Its rich, spicy aroma stimulates the mind, boosts resilience, and combats emotional fatigue. Traditionally valued for strength and protection, clove encourages confidence and vitality, creating a comforting sense of warmth, power, and emotional fortification.
Properties:
Antibacterial • Antiviral • Analgesic • Stimulant
Notes: Very strong oil; powerful pain-relieving and immune-supportive properties.
Myrrh
Myrrh essential oil is deep, resinous, and contemplative. Traditionally used for reflection and healing, it supports emotional grounding and inner calm. Its earthy aroma encourages stillness, emotional release, and spiritual connection, making myrrh ideal for meditation, restorative rituals, and moments of profound introspection.
Properties:
Antifungal • Antiseptic • Sedative • Vulnerary • Expectorant
Notes: Deep healer for skin, respiratory system, and emotional grounding.
White Sage
White Sage essential oil is cleansing, herbaceous, and clarifying. Traditionally used for purification rituals, it helps clear stagnant energy and emotional heaviness. Its fresh aroma promotes clarity, calm, and renewal, creating a serene environment that supports mindfulness, emotional balance, and a sense of spiritual reset.
Properties:
Antimicrobial • Nervine • Antiseptic • Clearing tonic
Notes: Traditionally used for energetic, emotional, and environmental cleansing.
