
A-to-Z List Essential Oils for Skin : Oily:
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Bay
(Pimenta racemosa subsp. racemosa)
Aroma Description: Bay Essential Oil smells medicinal, fruity, spicy and herbaceous.
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Bergamot
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Bergamot Essential Oil smells citrusy and possesses a beautifully complex aroma with underlying floral and bitter characteristics.
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Cajeput
(Melaleuca cajuputi)
Aroma Description: Cajeput Essential Oil smells fresh and campherous with a slightly fruity characteristic.
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Cananga
(Cananga brandisiana)
Aroma Description: Cananga Essential Oil smells floral, sweet and slightly woody.
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Cedarwood, Atlas
(Cedrus atlantica)
Aroma Description: Woody and sweet. Atlas Cedar Oil is a bit sharper than Virginian Cedarwood Oil. The aroma is reminiscent of artificial mothballs.
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Cedarwood, Virginian
(Juniperus virginiana)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Balsamic, Slightly sweet, woody. It strongly resembles the aroma of cedar chests and closets.
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Eucalyptus, Radiata
(Eucalyptus radiata)
Aroma Description: Eucalyptus Radiata Essential Oil smells slightly camphorous, sweet and fruity.
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Geranium
(Pelargonium graveolens)
Aroma Description: Herbaceous, green, floral, sweet, dry, fresh, slightly fruity
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Grapefruit
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrusy. The aroma is tangy like grapefruit, but yet is sweet. It is reminiscent to the aroma of the grapefruit rind, but more concentrated.
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Juniper Berry
(Juniperus communis)
Aroma Description: Juniper Berry Essential Oil smells crisp, woody, sweet and earthy, with an almost hidden fruity note.
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Lemon
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Lemon Essential Oil smells similar to fresh lemon rinds except that it is more concentrated.
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May Chang
(Litsea cubeba)
Aroma Description: May Chang Essential Oil smells sharp and has a complex lemony aroma.
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Orange, Bitter (Petitgrain)
(Citrus × junos)
Aroma Description: As the name implies, Bitter Orange Essential Oil smells like a cross between the sweetness of sweet orange oil and the slight bitterness of grapefruit oil.
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Rose Geranium
(Pelargonium radens)
Aroma Description: Rose Geranium Essential Oil smells floral, somewhat rosy and green. It is similar in aroma to Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens/Pelargonium asperum) but has a slightly more rosy fragrance.
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Sandalwood
(Santalum album)
Aroma Description: Sandalwood Essential Oil smells rich, deep and sweet yet is delicate, woody and floral.