106. Caraway (Carum carvi - England)

Caraway is used for digestive problems including heartburn, bloating, gas, loss of appetite, and mild spasms of the stomach and intestines. It is a remarkable expectorant to help people cough up phlegm, improve control of urination, kill bacteria in the body, and relieve constipation. Women use caraway oil to start menstruation and relieve menstrual cramps. The oil is a known remedy for increasing milk production for lactating mothers, enhances both the quantity and the quality of milk. The baby feeding on this milk is also kept safe from flatulence and indigestion.

107. 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.

108. Cinnamon Leaf (Cinnamomum zeylanicum - Madagascar)

Cinnamon is excellent in burning to ward off colds, flu and all other airborne infections and contagious diseases. Blended carefully into massage oil, cinnamon is good for digestive complaints and helps a sluggish digestion, flatulence and intestinal infection. Psychologically, cinnamon is fortifying and reviving. It is indicated for general nervous debility and for older people during winter to warm both mind and body. Cinnamon restores a zest for life and inspires courage. Overall, cinnamon is warming, invigorating, restorative and uplifting.

109. Citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus - Thailand)

Citronella essential oil is obtained from a scented grass similar to lemongrass that grows and cultivated in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia. It is usually a pale yellow to yellowish-brown with a powerful lemony scent. It can be used in a massage oil for rheumatism and is most widespread use as an insect repellent as well as the manufacture of soap, household disinfectants. This oil is blend well with Lemongrass and Eucalyptus to make the mixed scent softer for making insect repellent room spray. This winterianus Citronella has very strong characteristic.

110. Clove Bud (Eugenia caryophyllus - Indonesia)

Clove bud is the first choice as first aid for toothache. A couple of drops of clove essential oil on a cotton wool bud, applied to the aching tooth, has a slight anesthetic affect, relieving pain for a few hours. If the pain is caused by a lost filling, a piece of cotton wool soaked in clove oil and inserted into the cavity will have the same analgesic, anesthetic effect. It strong antiseptic properties make clove good at preventing colds and influenza. Overall, clove is pain-relieving, comforting and revitalizing. Psychologically, clove is both restorative and stimulating.

111. Clove Leaf (Eugenia caryophyllus - Madagascar)

Clove leaf is the first choice as first aid for toothache. A couple of drops of clove essential oil on a cotton wool bud, applied to the aching tooth, has a slight anesthetic affect, relieving pain for a few hours. If the pain is caused by a lost filling, a piece of cotton wool soaked in clove oil and inserted into the cavity will have the same analgesic, anesthetic effect. It strong antiseptic properties make clove good at preventing colds and influenza. Overall, clove is pain-relieving, comforting and revitalizing. Clove Leaf is lighter oil comparing with Clove Bud.

112. Eucalyptus Spain (Eucalyptus globulus - Spain)

Eucalyptus apparently useful for skin eruption like herpes and good for burns, preventing bacterial growth and subsequent pus formation, aiding construction of new tissue, has a cooling effect upon the emotions, aids concentration and strengthens the nervous system. Its antiviral action works well on the respiratory tract, soothing inflammation and easing mucus, particularly well for influenza, throat infection, coughs, catarrhal conditions and sinusitis, clear the head due to stuffiness from colds fever. Eucalyptus from Spain is better quality than China.

113. Eucalyptus Lemon (Eucalyptus citriodora - Madagascar)

Eucalyptus Lemon is an excellent choice to use for colds, sore throats and flu. Steam inhalations with lemon-scented eucalyptus help clear the sinuses and relieve headaches. A couple of drops of lemon-scented eucalyptus used in the bath, perhaps blended with lavender and rosemary, is refreshing and uplifting, good for athlete’s foot, herpes and dandruff, and makes an excellent insect repellent. It dispels fatigue and debility; it also clears the mind and can assist in making decisions, useful in meditations to keep the min clear and focused.

114. Fennel Sweet (Foeniculum vulgare - Spain)

Fennel sweet is one of the best detoxifying essential oils and is much used in lymphatic drainage massage. Its diuretic qualities help to rid the body of toxins, and it is a good urinary-tract antiseptic, excellent for alleviating flatulence and digestive problems. It can help to normalize and regulate the menstrual cycle and reduce the fluctuation of hormones during the menopause. Psychologically, fennel sweet is protecting, warming and grounding. A couple of drops rubbed between the palms and brushed over the aura can protect against psychic disturbance.

115. Kaffir Lime Peel (Citrus hystrix DC. - Thailand)

The sedative yet uplifting character is excellent for anxiety, depression and nervous tension. A combined cooling and refreshing quality seems to allay anger and frustration, probably by decreasing the action of the sympathetic nervous system. Also helpful with respiratory infections, which may include breathing difficulties. Excellent for using with the hair-care products in order to reduce hair falling and healing scalp. Strong sunlight to be avoided after use as it increases photo-sensitivity of the skin. Blend well with Cypress, Eucalyptus and Lavender.

116. Labdanum 10% (Cistus ladaniferus - Spain)

Labdanum is the fragrance of perfumed prophecies; this warm, amber elixir is the absolute version of Rock Rose Essential Oil. The ancient Egyptians have burned it as fragrant incense. Similar in scent to musk and ambergris, Labdanum is a sought-after absolute used in perfumery to emulate some of the world’s most precious fragrances. It has powerful, characteristic amber odor. The only plant to have amber notes similar to those of ambergris, it is also known as “vegetable ambergris,” which found mainly in southern Spain, in Andalusia.

117. Lavandin (Lavandula hybrida grosso - France)

Lavandin is a hybrid between True Lavender and Spike Lavender. The yield of this oil is normally 2-3 times higher than True Lavender that cause the oil is much cheaper and now is increasingly cultivated. Should not be confused with Lavender, Lavandin is not suitable for skin burn treatment just like lavender due to high content of Camphor and Eucalyptol. It's good for refreshing in the bath for respiratory system and very effective as an inhalation for colds, catarrh, sinusitis and clearing headaches. It's also good for muscular pain and stifffness.

118. Lavender Abs. 10% (Lavandula angustifolia - France)

This Fine or Population Lavender absolute is from Provence, southern of France. This product is different to Lavender Provence essential oil because it's extracted by solvent extraction process instead of traditional steam distillation process, so, it is not an essential oil but it's an absolute. The aroma of this lavender absolute is much better than lavender essential oil as it has the scent exactly the same as lavender flowers just like you're standing in the lavender field. This absolute is suitable for making perfume of lavender instead of making skincare products.

119. Lemon (Citrus limon - Spain)

Lemon is a useful essential oil in many ways. Its haemostatic properties helps to stop bleeding and, combined with its bactericidal properties, this means that lemon is excellent in a wash for cuts and grazes. It is also detoxifying and good in lymphatic drainage massage. Lemon is tonic of the circulatory system and cleanses the blood, helpful for varicose veins. It helps to prevent emotional outbursts and helps spring-clean the mind. It

120. 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.