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ALLSPICE

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Botanical Name: Pimenta officinalis

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

Part Typically Used: Berries

Color: Brown

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: sweet spicy, clove-like aroma.

Allspice Oil Uses: Arthritis, digestion, nausea, depression, coughs, bronchitis

 

AMBRETTE SEED ABSOLUTE

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Botanical Name: Abelmoschus moschatus

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Seed

Color: Pale Yellow

Consistency: Medium

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Musky, woody, floral

Ambrette Seed Absolute Uses: pain, circulation, anxiety, depression

 

AMYRIS

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Botanical Name: Amyris balsamifera

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Wood

Color: Pale Yellow

Consistency: Thick

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Mild

Aromatic Description: sweet, vanilla, woody

Amyris Oil Uses: Fragrances, antiseptic, sedative

 

ANGELICA ROOT

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Botanical Name: Angelica archangelica

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Root

Color: Pale Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium – Strong

Aromatic Description: peppery, woody, herb

Angelica Root Oil Uses: gout, psoriasis, remove toxins

 

ANISE

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Botanical Name: Pimpinella anisum

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Seed

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: sweet

Anise Oil Uses: colds, coughs, flu, rheumatism

 

ANISE STAR

staranise

Botanical Name: Illicium verum

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Seeds

Color: Pale Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: Sharp, anise aroma

Star Anise Oil Uses: Rheumatism, cough, colic, digestion, cramps, flu

 

ATLAS CEDARWOOD

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Botanical Name: Cedrus atlantica

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Wood

Color: Light Yellow

Consistency: Medium

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium – Strong

Aromatic Description: Sweet, Woody

Atlas Cedarwood Oil Uses: Acne, arthritis, cystitis, dandruff

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