– Balancing & Boosting –

Aroma:  Sweet, woody, fruity aroma with a floral quality

Blends well with: Ylang ylang, rosemary, lavender, geranium, frankincense, orange, bergamot, neroli, lime, lemon, grapefruit, and more.

Ingredient: 100% pure essential oil

Country of Origin: Brazil

Handcrafted in small batches in Singapore

How To Use

• Diffuse– For its woody, floral scent that stimulates and balances the body
• Topical Application (Diluted)– Helps with alertness, soothing skin and steadies nerves
• For more information, check out our Care Guide.

Medicinal uses

• An overall tonic for balancing the body; it is neither too stimulating nor too sedating.
• By boosting the immune system, it deters colds and the flu, subdues coughs, and fights fever
• Clears the head and eases headaches, especially those caused or accompanied by nausea.
• Promotes alertness and can diminish jet lag
• Helps to heal cuts and wounds
• Reduces and itching and inflammation of psoriasis, eczema, and other forms of dermatitis.

Beauty Benefits

• Until relatively recently, rosewood oil was used primarily in perfumery.
• When used in skincare, it stimulates new cell growth, regenerates tissue, and minimizes lines and wrinkles.
• Can balance either dry or oily skin.
• Soothes sensitive and inflamed skin; it also clears blemishes and improves acne.
• Regular application, can help to diminish scars.

Emotional Effects

• Rosewood oil calms and steadies the nerves to help relieve anxiety, hyperactivity, and stress.
• Strengthens the nervous system and balances emotions.
• Arouses alertness, especially under stressful circumstances.
• Encourages self-acceptance and the appreciation of others
• As a subtle aphrodisiac it stirs positive sensual feelings

Folklore and Herbal Heritage

• The original site of production of bois de rose, as the French called rosewood, was French Guiana, on the northern coast of South America.
  • So great was the demand among the French for rosewood oil, which was used to create lily of the valley and lilac type fragrance, that the French depleted the colony’s rosewood forests.
• Carvings and chopsticks were commonly made from rosewood; the rose-scented heartwood was frequently used in cabinetmaking and to make handles for cutlery and hairbrushes.
• Rosewood trees grow and are harvested in the rain forests of South America.
  • During the yearly flood season, huge rosewood tree trunks float downstream headed for the distilleries.
  • Peru and Brazil supply most of the world’s rosewood oil.
  • Brazilian legislation now requires that one new tree be planted for each one cut down in light of limiting supply

Fun Facts

• Rosewood oil’s subtle smell is soft, sweet, and spicy, with fresh floral notes
  • Reminiscent of rose, citrus, and wood.
• Extraction method: Steam distillation
  • This colourless or pale-yellow oil is distilled from the heartwood of the evergreen rosewood tree, Aniba roseaodora.
• Reaching heights of 125 feet, this member of the Lauraceae family has reddish bark and yellow flowers. It is native to the tropical areas around the Amazon river.

• Botanical name: Aniba rosaeodora