6 Pure Essential Oils to Bring Into Your Day

A good essential oil is a small pleasure. A few drops in a diffuser, a scented bath, a homemade massage blend, and a room or a moment feels different. We bottle six of them. Two, the Ceylon cinnamon bark and leaf, are distilled from our own trees. The other four we buy in pure and bottle ourselves, and one of those, lavender, is not a tropical crop at all; it is here because people love it. Here is how each one smells and some simple ways to enjoy it.

A quick, important note: essential oils are concentrated. Always dilute them in a carrier oil before they touch skin, patch-test first, keep them away from children and pets, and never swallow them. This is scent and enjoyment, not medicine.

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1. Lavender

Soft, floral, familiar. Lavender is the calming scent most people already know and love, and it is the easiest oil to live with. A few drops in a warm bath, a couple on a tissue tucked by your pillow, or diluted into a simple body oil.

Ours: Pure Lavender Essential Oil.

2. Citronella

Bright, lemony and green, citronella is the classic scent of warm evenings outdoors. It is a fresh, cheerful note to diffuse on the patio, or to add to a homemade room or linen spray when you want the air to feel clean.

Ours: Pure Citronella Essential Oil.

3. Lemongrass

Zesty, sharp and lively, lemongrass smells like the start of something. It lifts a room the moment you diffuse it, and it blends beautifully into a homemade massage oil when you want a fresh rather than floral scent.

Ours: Pure Lemongrass Essential Oil.

4. Black Pepper

Warm, dry and peppery, this is a grown-up, grounding scent. A drop or two, well diluted, brings depth to a massage blend, and it pairs surprisingly well with the citrus and cinnamon oils in a diffuser on a cold day.

Ours: Pure Black Pepper Essential Oil.

5. Ceylon Cinnamon Bark

This is the one we are proudest of. Distilled from the bark of our own trees, it is warm, sweet and deep, the scent of the estate in a bottle. A single drop goes a long way in a diffuser, especially through autumn and winter. Dilute well for any skin use; cinnamon bark oil is strong.

Ours: Pure Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil.

6. Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf

Softer than the bark oil and a little clove-like, cinnamon leaf is the gentler side of the same tree. It is warm and grounding without being sharp, lovely blended into a body oil or diffused on a quiet evening.

Ours: Pure Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil.

Simple ways to enjoy them

• Diffuse. A few drops in water is the easiest place to start. Begin with less than you think.
• Bathe. A few drops swirled into a warm bath, or into a spoon of carrier oil first so it disperses.
• Blend a body oil. A small number of drops in a neutral carrier oil like almond or jojoba, patch-tested before wider use.
• Freshen a room. A homemade spray with water, a splash of witch hazel, and your oil of choice.

Our cinnamon bark and leaf oils are distilled from our own trees and sold direct, so the growers keep a fairer share. The other four we buy in pure and bottle ourselves. If you would like to start somewhere, our own Ceylon cinnamon bark oil is the signature of the estate, and a lovely warm scent to come home to.

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General information only, not medical advice. Always dilute essential oils, patch-test before use, and never ingest them.