1. Lavender French H.A. (Lavandula angustifolia - France)

From high altitude fields in France, it is highly prized for its ability to promote new skin cell growth, balance sebum production, and provide healing effects on burns, sunburns, acne and eczema. It also has antiseptic properties and is effective in treating abscesses, boils, carbuncles, and fungal growths and minimizing scarring. Additionally, it has a calming effect on the mind and spirit, helping to alleviate anger and exhaustion, promoting a sense of calm and relaxation and its sedative properties also help relieve insomnia.

2. Chamomile Roman (Chamaemelum nobile - England)

Roman Chamomile is very helpful with dermatitis, acne, herpes and hypersensitive skins as well as allergic conditions generally, smoothes out broken capillaries and improving elasticity. Good for dry and itchy skin, eases puffiness and strengthens the tissues, can be used as an excellent skin cleanser. This is very soothing oil easing anxiety, tension, anger and fear. Promotes relaxation, gives patience, peace and allays worries. Calms the mind and is often helpful with insomnia. Blend well with Geranium, Lavender, Marjoram, Neroli and Rose Otto.

3. Cedarwood Atlas (Cedarus atlantica - Morocco)

Cedarwood is fortifying, calming and opening. It is the first choice for men skin and hair-care products. It improves oily skin, acne and dandruff. It is also good for treating urinary-tract infections, coughs and chronic bronchitis. Psychologically, cedarwood reduces fear and helps you discover inner strength and courage. It is good for calming nervous tension and stress. Cedarwood is good in meditations and especially helps to instill confidence. It is a good general tonic for strengthening subtle energies. Cedarwood must be avoided to use during pregnancy.

4. Eucalyptus Spain (Eucalyptus globulus - Spain)

Eucalyptus boasts a variety of benefits. Its antiviral properties make it useful for skin eruptions such as herpes and burns, and it helps to prevent bacterial growth and aids in new tissue formation. Its cooling effect eases emotional turmoil, improves concentration and strengthens the nervous system. Additionally, it has a soothing effect on the respiratory tract, providing relief from inflammation and mucus, making it effective for influenza, throat infections, coughs, catarrhal conditions and sinusitis. The oil from Spain is considered to be of higher quality.

5. Frankincense (Boswellia carterii - Somalia)

Frankincense helps to slow down breathing, producing feeling of calm. This tends to bring about an elevating and soothing effect on the mind. Its comforting and somewhat refreshing action is helpful for anxious and obsessional states linked to the past. Excellent effect on respiration: eases shortness of breath and useful to asthma sufferers. Gives new life to ageing skin and reputedly smooth out wrinkles. Its astringent properties may also help balance oily conditions. Found to be effective wounds, sores, ulcers, carbuncles and inflammation.

6. Geranium Rose (Pelargonium roseum - France)

Geranium essential oil is renowned for its invigorating and uplifting rosy aroma. It is a natural tonic for the nervous system, helping to soothe anxiety and depression, and lift the spirits. Its ability to balance the mind and reduce stress makes it effective for managing pre-menstrual tension and menopausal issues. Its soothing properties also useful in treating inflammation and congestion of the breasts. Its ability to balance sebum production makes it suitable for all skin types, and particularly beneficial for those with sluggish, congested and oily skin.

7. Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi - Italy)

Grapefruit has an overall uplifting and reviving effect, making it valuable in states of stress. Well have a balancing action on the central nervous system since bears a reputation for stabilizing manic-depression. Has an ability to nourish the tissue cells and control liquid processes, could help with reducing cellulite, appears to have a soothing effect on the body since it is said to relieve migraine, pre-menstrual tension and uncomfortable feeling during pregnancy. It also seems to mitigate some of the effects of jet lag, headaches and tiredness.

8. Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa - Japan)

Hinoki or Japaness Cypress is sacred tree native to Japan. The essential oil obtained by steam distillation from heartwood of over 100 years of the tree. It has slightly lemon-woody scent similar to Sandalwood and Cedarwood. It is very relaxing oil, soothes nervous tension and anxiety. Its antispasmodic and tonic action on the body should encourage relaxation and a feeling of well-being. Good for dry eczema as well as ageing and dehydrated skins. Gives a softening effect, relieves itching and inflammation, helpful with acne, boils and wounds.

9. Lemon (Citrus limon - Spain)

Lemon essential oil is derived from the cold pressing of lemon peels. It is known for its fresh, citrusy aroma and is commonly used in aromatherapy for its uplifting and energizing properties. It also boasts numerous health benefits, such as boosting the immune system, promoting digestion, and reducing inflammation. When it comes to mental benefits, lemon essential oil is believed to help with concentration, stress, and anxiety. It's also popularly used as a natural cleaning agent and can be used to freshen up the smell of your home.

10. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus - Thailand)

Very useful for stimulating, reviving and in states of exhaustion. Lifts the spirits and gets things moving again. A revitalizing action makes it a good tonic for the body. It gives a boost to the parasympathetic nerves, which aid recovery from illness stimulating glandular secretions and the muscles in digestion. Encourages appetite and could be helpful with colitis, indigestion and gastro-enteritis. Excellent for aching muscles, relieves pain and make them suppler since it helps to eliminate lactic acid and stimulate circulation. Good for using as insect repellent.

11. Orange Sweet (Citrus sinensis - Brazil)

Orange has a very calming action on the stomach especially in nervous states, quells the proverbial butterflies. It also stimulates bile and could help digestion of fats. Aids absorption of Vitamin C, which action could ward off viral infections, seems to have a good effect on colds and fever conditions by bringing down temperature. Helps with the formation of collagen, vital for growth and repair of body tissues, and together with its relaxing nature seems to be an effective palliative with painful. Its relaxing nature could be beneficial to insomnia.

12. Peppermint (Mentha piperita - England)

Peppermint has a dual action by cooling when hot and warming when cold. This makes it a good remedy for colds by halting mucus and fevers and encouraging perspiration, useful in respiratory disorders generally as well as dry coughs and sinus congestion. It has a relaxing and slightly anesthetic effect on stomach muscles, may be helpful for kidney and liver disorders. Its cooling nature seems to relieve states of anger and nervous trembling, excellent for mental fatigue and depression. Blend well with Cypress, Lavender, Marjoram and Rosemary.

13. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ct. cineole - Morocco)

Rosemary is suitable for enlivens the brain cells, clears the head and aids memory. Good for mental strain, general dullness and lethargy. It is very invigorating and strengthens the mind when there is weakness and exhaustion. Helpful for sagging skin as it is a strong astringent and may ease congestion, puffiness and swelling as well. Its stimulating action has been found to benefit scalp disorders and could alleviate dandruff and encourage hair growth. It is a pain-relieving agent, helps ease gout, rheumatic pains and tired overworked muscles.

14. Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia - Australia)

Tea Tree is the most medicinal of the essential oils, with powerful anti-microbial activity against all three of the infectious organisms: bacteria, viruses and fungi. When diffused in an oil burner, tea tree is particularly helpful in preventing the spread of air-borne infections. Together with its powerful immuno-stimulant properties, it is a real ally in combating many illnesses and ailments. Overall, it is penetrating, medicinal and stimulating. Psychologically, it invigorates mind, body and spirit; inspires confidence; Tea Tree also strengthens subtle energies.

15. Ylang Complete (Cananga odorata genuina - Madagascar)

Ylang Complete is excellent for excitable conditions regulating adrenaline flow and relaxing the nervous system, resulting in a feeling of joy, well ease feelings of anger, anxiety, shock, panic and fear. Its reputed ability to balance the hormones makes it valuable for problems associated with the reproductive system. Principally, a tonic to the womb and could well be helpful after a caesarian birth instilling a feeling of warmth and togetherness. Also said to keep the breasts firm, has a tonic and stimulating effect on the scalp promoting a more luxurious hair growth.