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Essential Oils (A-C)

Essential Oils are produced by steam distillation or expression. All our Essential Oils are selected from sustainable and reputable sources and are guaranteed 100% Pure Essential Oils, therapeutically active and of medical grade quality. Each Hermitage Essential Oil has an expiry date, botanical name, country of origin and batch code printed on the label along with our contact information. We now offer a range of Organic Essential Oils as well.
Aniseed Essential Oil
The aroma of Aniseed Essential Oil is similar to liquorice and when added to an oil burner has proven beneficial at enabling asmatics to breathe easier as well as quelling nausea and vomiting. If you suffer with migraines or vertigo inhale Aniseed Essential Oil directly from the bottle and it will help your condition. More Info >>
Basil Essential Oil SWEET
Basil Essential Oil has a light and refreshing aroma. Inhale Basil Essential Oil and it will clear the head and assist concentration. Scientific evidence also suggests the aroma of Basil has an uplifting effect on people suffering with depression. More Info >>
Bay Leaf Essential Oil
Bay Essential Oil is a warming oil that is often used in aromatherapy since it is a good antiseptic for the respiratory system, perks up the digestive system, settles stomach pain and expels wind. Topically, it is most often used to combat hair loss and to improve the health of the scalp in general. More Info >>
Benzoin Essential Oil RESINOID
Benzoin Essential Oil is used for healing many kinds of skin lesions, from cracked and chapped hands to chilblains. Friars Balsam has long been used by ballet dancers to heal cracked toes and prevent further cracking. You can put Benzoin Essential Oil into hand creams for people who work in the open - gardeners, foresters, builders, usually adding Lemon and or Lavender, to mask the vanilla smell and contribute their own healing powers. Benzoin Essential Oil also combines well with Rose Absolute. More Info >>
Bergamot Essential Oil BF FREE
For all tense, anxious or depressed people, Bergamot Essential Oil should be used in a massage oil (either alone or in a variety of blends) as the human contact with the therapist is perhaps the most important factor in such situations; but daily use as a bath oil, room fragrance or personal perfume can be very valuable additions to the treatment. More Info >>
Bergamot Essential Oil EXPRESSED
The aroma of Bergamot Essential Oil uplifts the spirit and emotions and is useful for treating oily and blemished skin. Bergamot Essential Oil is also helpful with infections of the respiratory system which may include breathing difficulties as well as tonsillitis, bronchitis and tuberculosis. More Info >>
Black Pepper Essential Oil
The main use of Black Pepper Essential Oil is in massage blends for treating muscular pain, stiffness and fatigue, but it is important to keep the proportion of black pepper in any blend very low, as it is possible to produce local irritation by overdoing it. More Info >>
Cajaput Essential Oil
Cajaput Essential Oil is best used in inhalations for treating the common cold and other respiratory infections, and it is used in a number of proprietary cold treatments. Used in a steam inhalation it will effectively clear the nasal passages while inhibiting the bacteria that proliferate in the mucus formed during colds and flu, and which can lead to catarrh and sinusitis. It also has pain-killing properties which are useful in reducing the discomfort of sore throats and headaches that accompany colds. More Info >>
Camphor Essential Oil WHITE
Camphor Essential Oil White Fraction is the lightest, most volatile fraction. It is the least toxic and considered to be superior therapeutically. Steam distilled from the wood and further processed to separate it into three distinct chemical fractions, known as white, brown and yellow camphor. Camphor Essential Oil White Fraction is useful for treating aching muscles and good for treating respiratory conditions. More Info >>
Caraway Essential Oil
Caraway Essential Oil is an expectorant, helping clear bronchitis, bronchial asthma and coughs. It is also helpful in cases of sore throats and laryngitis and beneficial to the urinary system, helping to flush toxins out. Nursing mothers also use it to increase milk and women in general find that it helps to relieve period pains. Caraway Essential Oil is a warming essential oil, which helps to relieve mental strain and emotional fatigue, while aiding the digestive and urinary system and clearing the respiratory system. It is also used to help clear skin and scalp conditions. More Info >>
Cardomom Essential Oil
Cardamom Essential Oil is a very good digestive aid, good for nausea heartburn and flatulence, and is helpful for diarrhoea, easing the griping pains that often accompany it. Cardamom Essential Oil can be used as a refreshing, tonic and invigorating bath oil perhaps better in a blend than alone. More Info >>
Carrot Seed Essential Oil
Distilled from the seed, Carrot Essential Oil has a sweet, earthy aroma and is pale yellow colour. Used in a cream or diluted in almond oil, restores tone and elasticity and may even reduce wrinkling. Carrot Essential Oil is a good anti- inflammatory, revitalizes and tones the skin, use to treat dermatitis, eczema and rashes. More Info >>
Cassia BP Essential Oil
Cassia Essential Oil is used extensively in toothpastes, mouthwashes and gargles. Cassia Essential Oil is used in the making of traditional Easter biscuits and has similar properties to Cinnamon Essential Oil. More Info >>
Cedarwood Essential Oil ATLAS
Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil is a powerful antiseptic, used particularly for bronchial and urinary tract infections. It is very effective for cystitis and vaginal infections and discharges (always remembering the need for medical investigation to identify the cause). It is mucolytic (i.e, it breaks down mucus) which makes it doubly useful in treating catarrhal conditions, especially chronic bronchitis. More Info >>
Cedarwood Essential Oil VIRGINIA
The aroma of Virginia Cedarwood is lighter than Atlas Cedarwood, it is highly antiseptic and with great astringent properties it is useful for treating oily skin. Cedarwood Virginia Essential oil active principles include cedrol, cadinene and other sesquiterpenes, and several terpenic hydrocarbons. Virginian Cedarwood Essential Oil relieves muscular tension and is used in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism. More Info >>
Cedrat Essential Oil
An aroma similar to a super strength sweet Lemon! Packed with Citral and very rarely produced as an essential oil, very uplifting and super on an oil burner to help banish depression. More Info >>
Celery Seed Essential Oil
Celery Seed Essential Oil is distilled from the seeds and is useful in expelling wind and relieving a bloated stomach. Celery Seed Essential Oil promotes the flow of urine and clears the body of toxins. Decreases puffiness due to water retention and is therefore very good in skincare products. More Info >>
Chamomile Essential Oil BLUE
Chamomile Essential Oil BLUE is also known as Chamomile GERMAN and contains more of the prized constituent called Azulene which is renowned for its soothing and anti-inflammatory actions. Very useful for treating abrasions and dermatitis. More Info >>
Chamomile Essential Oil MOROC
Wild Moroccan Chamomile Essential Oil does not belong to the Chamomile family. Chemically and olfactorily different from German Matricaria and Roman Chamomile. The botanical name is Ormensis Multicaulis and while it has a slightly sedative action it should not be substituted for German or Roman Chamomile. More Info >>
Chamomile Essential Oil ROMAN
Chamomile Roman Essential Oil is valuable for many skin problems, especially where the skin is very sensitive, red or dry. Its most important application is in the treatment of allergies, such as eczema, urticaria and all dry, flaky and itchy conditions, or those where patches of redness appear.It is used directly on the skin in aromatic waters, lotions and creams, but baths may be the simplest approach if a very large area of the body is affected. More Info >>
Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
Cinnamon Essential Oil has proved to be extremely effective in treating numerous diseases such as flatulence, rheumatism, exhaustion, low blood pressure, stress and constipation. Due to the multitude of health benefits that cinnamon oil offers, it has been witnessing increasing growth in its demand. The oil extracted from the bark can be a bit unsafe to use, therefore it is best to use the oil that has been taken out from the leaf. More Info >>
Cistus (Labdanum Res) Essential Oil
This product is a thick material and therefore we supply it in a 30ml amber glass jar regardless of which size you purchase. Cistus Essential Oil is a very thick liquid that is obtained via solvent extraction of the gum and is also known as Rock Rose. Widely used on oil burners to treat catarrh. More Info >>
Citronella Essential Oil
Possibly one of the most distinctive smells in the field of essential oils. A very powerful sweet lemony scent that most people associate as an insect repellant.
Citronella Essential Oil is obtained from a scented grass that grows wild and is cultivated in Sri Lanka and other tropical areas, It is usually a yellowish brown, with a very powerful lemony scent. The main chemical constituents are citronellal and geraniol, with traces of other chemicals which vary as several varieties of the grass are used. More Info >>
Citronella Essential Oil is obtained from a scented grass that grows wild and is cultivated in Sri Lanka and other tropical areas, It is usually a yellowish brown, with a very powerful lemony scent. The main chemical constituents are citronellal and geraniol, with traces of other chemicals which vary as several varieties of the grass are used. More Info >>
Clary Sage Essential Oil
Clary Sage Essential Oil has uplifting and relaxing properties. It encourages sleep and is said to promote dreaming. Soothes, relaxes and warms. Described as a very good muscle relaxant and a key essential oil for PMT. Clary Sage Essential Oil can have a profoundly euphoric effect. More Info >>
Clove Bud Essential Oil
Although Clove Bud Essential Oil is a very potent oil that should be used with great care in aromatherapy, it does have wonderful properties - from stimulating the mind and lifting depression, to aiding digestion, relieving pain in arthritis and rheumatism, easing respiratory problems and assisting leg ulcers. More Info >>
Corriander Essential Oil
Corriander Essential Oil is analgesic, and good for neuralgia and rheumatic pains. It is gently warming which is comforting in these conditions. Along with Fennel, Corriander Essential Oil is also a superb appetite stimulant. More Info >>
Cypress Essential Oil
Cypress Essential Oil is very astringent, and is used wherever there is a condition involving an excess of fluid, from oedema, incontinence and excessive perspiration to bleeding gums, bilious attacks and over-heavy menstruation. It is also very useful in skin care, for oily and over-hydrated skins. It is used quite often in men's toiletries for its antiseptic and astringent properties - useful in an aftershave, for its woody aroma and it is a useful deodorant. More Info >>













