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SAGE, CLARY

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Botanical Name: Salvia sclarea

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves, Flowers

Color: Light Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: earthy, fruity

Clary Sage Oil Uses: Amenorrhea, gas, labor pains, sore throat

 

SAGE, COMMON

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Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves, Flowers

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: fruity

Sage Oil Uses: Fragrance
 

SAGE, DALMATION

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Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves, Flowers

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: fruity

Sage Oil Uses: Fragrance

 

SAGE, SPANISH

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Botanical Name: Salvia lavandulaefolia

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves, Flowers

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Herbaceous

Spanish Sage Oil Uses: Acne, dandruff, eczema, arthritis, fragrance

 

SANDALWOOD

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Botanical Name: Santalum album

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Wood

Color: Clear with a Yellow Tinge

Consistency: Medium

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: sweet, woody, floral.

Sandalwood Oil Uses: depression, laryngitis, scars, stress, stretch marks

 

SARO

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Botanical Name: Cinnamosma fragrans

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: fruity

Saro Oil Uses: expectorant, asthma, depression

 

SCOTCH PINE

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Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Needles

Color: Clear

Consistency: Medium

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: woody, earthy

Scotch Pine Oil Uses: Colds, rheumatism

 

SPEARMINT

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Botanical Name: Mentha spicata / Mentha cardiaca

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Leaves, Flowers

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: fruity

Spearmint Oil Uses: Asthma, fever, headache

 

SPIKE LAVENDER

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Botanical Name: Lavandula latifolia

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Flowering Tops

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: floral, sweet

Spike Lavender Oil Uses: like lavender oil

 

SPIKENARD

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Botanical Name: Nardostachys jatamansi

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Root

Color: Yellow

Consistency: Medium

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Earthy, woody

Spikenard Oil Uses: Rashes, wrinkles

 

SPRUCE

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Botanical Name: Picea mariana

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Needles

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: woody, earthy, sweet

Spruce Oil Uses: Cough, depression

 

SPRUCE, HEMLOCK

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Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis / Pinus canadensis

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Needles, Twigs

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: woody, earthy

Hemlock Oil Uses: aches, colds, anxiety

 

 

STAR ANISE

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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 like aroma

Star Anise Oil Uses: Rheumatism, cough, indigestion

 

SWEET MYRRH

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Botanical Name: Commiphora guidottii / Commiphora erythraea

Common Method of Extraction: Steam

Part Typically Used: Resin

Color: Pale Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: woody

Opoponax Oil Uses: Antiseptic, antispasmodic, fragrance

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