A-to-Z List of Essential Oils with a Floral Aroma:

  • Ambrette

    Ambrette

    (Abelmoschus moschatus)

    Aroma Description: Ambrette smells, musky and woody. It is rich with floral undertones.

  • Boronia

    Boronia

    (Boronia megastigma)

    Aroma Description: Very richly intense flowery scent, with a slight dry fruity undertone explaining its main uses being in perfume, fragrance and aromatics

  • Cananga

    Cananga

    (Cananga brandisiana)

    Aroma Description: Cananga Essential Oil smells floral, sweet and slightly woody.

  • Cassie

    Cassie

    (Vachellia farnesiana)

    Aroma Description: Rich, sweet, warm, green, honey-floral aroma with pronounced powdery and soft cinnamic-balsamic undertones; has a subtle spicy, violet-like drydown.

  • Chamomile, Cape

    Chamomile, Cape

    (Eriocephalus punctulatus)

    Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Floral, Rich, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm

  • Clary Sage

    Clary Sage

    (Salvia sclarea)

    Aroma Description: Clary Sage Essential Oil smells earthy, herbaceous, floral and slightly fruity.

  • Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica

    Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica

    (Citrus reticulata)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Sweet

  • Douglas Fir

    Douglas Fir

    (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

    Aroma Description: Coniferous, piny, and woody with floral and citrus notes

  • Elderflower

    Elderflower

    (Sambucus nigra)

    Aroma Description: Cool, Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Slightly sweet, Soft

  • Geranium

    Geranium

    (Pelargonium graveolens)

    Aroma Description: Herbaceous, green, floral, sweet, dry, fresh, slightly fruity

  • Honeysuckle

    Honeysuckle

    (Lonicera caprifolium)

    Aroma Description: Floral, Honey-sweet, rich, reminiscent of spring time

  • Jasmine

    Jasmine

    (Jasminum officinale)

    Aroma Description: Sweet, exotic and richly floral smell

  • Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute

    Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute

    (Jasminum grandiflorum)

    Aroma Description: Jasmine Absolute smells deep, rich, floral and exotic.

  • Jasmine Sambac Absolute

    Jasmine Sambac Absolute

    (Jasminum sambac)

    Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Sweet

  • Lavandin, Grosso

    Lavandin, Grosso

    (Lavandula X Intermedia Grosso)

    Aroma Description: floral, fresh, slightly sweet, soft

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    (Lavandula angustifolia)

    Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity. It can be slightly camphorous.

  • Lilac

    Lilac

    (Syringa vulgaris)

    Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Rich, Sensual, Slightly sweet, Soft

  • Linden Blossom

    Linden Blossom

    (Tilia × vulgaris)

    Aroma Description: Warm, floral and somewhat honey-like. It possesses a slightly citrus-like note.

  • Linden Blossom

    Linden Blossom

    (Tilia cordata)

    Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Rich, Sweet, Warm

  • Lotus

    Lotus

    (Nelumbo nucifera)

    Aroma Description: Exceptionally rich, honeyed, dense floral, earthy and creamy sweet, with a spicy green top note, ripe fruit and coumarin-like undertones, and a tenacious, slightly spicy, deep earthy richness in the drydown.

  • Marjoram

    Marjoram

    (Origanum majorana)

    Aroma Description: Herbaceous, sweet, woody and has an underlying delicate floral note.

  • May Chang

    May Chang

    (Litsea cubeba)

    Aroma Description: May Chang Essential Oil smells sharp and has a complex lemony aroma.

  • Orange, Bitter (Petitgrain)

    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.

  • Orris Root

    Orris Root

    (Iris pallida)

    Aroma Description: Floral, sweet, like violets

  • Passion Fruit

    Passion Fruit

    (Passiflora edulis)

    Aroma Description: Passion Fruit Essential Oil has a sweet, warm, and woody scent.

  • Petitgrain, Bigarade

    Petitgrain, Bigarade

    (Citrus × aurantium)

    Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Slightly sweet

  • Rhododendron

    Rhododendron

    (Rhododendron anthopogon)

    Aroma Description: Rhododendron Essential Oil smells sweet, green and floral with underlying woody characteristics.

  • Rosalina

    Rosalina

    (Melaleuca ericifolia)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, lemony, slightly camphorous, and floral.

  • Rose

    Rose

    (Rosa × damascena)

    Aroma Description: Smells floral, sensual, and sweet with an intense, concentrated rose aroma

  • Rosehip

    Rosehip

    (Rosa canina)

    Aroma Description: Buttery sweet, floral, and slightly nutty

  • Rosewood

    Rosewood

    (Aniba rosaeodora)

    Aroma Description: Sweet, woody, fruity, and floral.

  • Spike Lavender

    Spike Lavender

    (Lavandula latifolia)

    Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, camphorous, sweet and herbaceous

  • Tuberose

    Tuberose

    (Agave polianthes)

    Aroma Description: Tuberose Absolute smells complex, exotic, sweet and floral

  • White Ginger Lily Absolute

    White Ginger Lily Absolute

    (Hedychium coronarium)

    Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Sensual, Soft, Sweet

  • Ylang Ylang

    Ylang Ylang

    (Cananga odorata)

    Aroma Description: Smells exotic, floral, sweet and slightly fruity and woody.