essential oils

Rosemary is one of a number of essential oils shown to be “potent snake irritants.”. “Brown tree snakes exposed to a 2-s burst of aerosol of these oils exhibited prolonged, violent undirected locomotory behavior.” (p. 884, Handbook of essential oils : science, technology, and applications / K. Hüsnü Can Baser, Gerhard Buchbauer.). Yep, if you want to...

I watched a few of these videos this morning from Carmel Lavender farm, and I thought they were quite interesting. So I pass the link on to you – Carmel Lavender farm videos on distilling essential oils! (Click link to watch it on YouTube or just click play here.)...

White camphor essential oil contains limonene, 1,8-cineole, camphor, linalool, piperitone, eugenol and safrole, as primary ingredients. (At what levels you can find those compounds? I’m not sure as it’s been really hard to find information! Some will contain no camphor and will be called ho-wood essential oil. Others have more!) I’ve found this document – which...

The camphor essential oil we find at our suppliers tends to be white camphor or camphor white essential oil (Cinnamomum camphora). It’s steam distilled then rectified to remove the poisonous elements. It contains limonene, 1,8-cineole, camphor, linalool, piperitone, eugenol and safrole.  Piperitone is a monoterpene ketone with a minty odour. Eugenol is a phenylpropene that can be...