Herbaceous

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

  • Ajowain

    Ajowain

    (Trachyspermum ammi)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Very Spicy, Strong, Warm

  • Angelica Root

    Angelica Root

    (Angelica archangelica)

    Aroma Description: Cool, Exotic, Fresh, Rich, Peppery, Woody, Rich Earthy, and Herbaceous with peppery top notes and clean spicy, musky back notes.

  • Aniseseed Myrtle

    Aniseseed Myrtle

    (Syzygium anisatum)

    Aroma Description: Strongly smelling of both aniseed and licorice, cool, herbaceous, soft, sweet, warm

  • Arnica

    Arnica

    (Arnica montana)

    Aroma Description: Herbal and bitter, discreet and neutral with a hint of cut grass

  • Artemesia

    Artemesia

    (Artemisia vulgaris)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Cedar, Thujonic, Minty, Slightly Camphoreous, Sage, Herbaceous, Bitter, Strong

  • Basil

    Basil

    (Ocimum basilicum)

    Aroma Description: Basil Essential Oil smells sweet, herbaceous and somewhat licorice-like.

  • Bay

    Bay

    (Pimenta racemosa subsp. racemosa)

    Aroma Description: Bay Essential Oil smells medicinal, fruity, spicy and herbaceous.

  • Bay Laurel

    Bay Laurel

    (Laurus nobilis)

    Aroma Description: Bay Laurel Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh, camphorous, and slightly sweet.

  • Bergamot Mint

    Bergamot Mint

    (Mentha aquatica)

    Aroma Description: Bergamot Mint Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet, herbaceous and minty. It also has subtle underlying citrus and floral characteristics.

  • Blue Tansy

    Blue Tansy

    (Vogtia annua)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, warm, rich, slightly sweet, fruity, with subtle floral, camphorous and herbaceous undertones.

  • Cajeput

    Cajeput

    (Melaleuca cajuputi)

    Aroma Description: Cajeput Essential Oil smells fresh and campherous with a slightly fruity characteristic.

  • Canadian Fleabane

    Canadian Fleabane

    (Erigeron canadensis)

    Aroma Description: Complex, with resinous, earthy base notes, with a mild sweet anise middle note

  • Cape Snowbush

    Cape Snowbush

    (Eriocephalus racemosus)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Green, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly spicy

  • Caraway

    Caraway

    (Carum carvi)

    Aroma Description: Caraway Seed Essential Oil smells sweet, spicy, herbaceous and fruity.

  • Cardamom

    Cardamom

    (Elettaria cardamomum)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Green, Herbaceous, Soft, Warm

  • Catnip

    Catnip

    (Nepeta cataria)

    Aroma Description: Catnip Essential Oil smells herbaceous with a subdued mint aroma.

  • Cedarwood, Port Orford

    Cedarwood, Port Orford

    (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

    Aroma Description: Coniferous, Earthy, Green, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet, Woody

  • Cedarwood, Texas

    Cedarwood, Texas

    (Juniperus monosperma)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet, Woody

  • Chamomile, German (Blue Chamomile)

    Chamomile, German (Blue Chamomile)

    (Matricaria chamomilla)

    Aroma Description: Sweet, fruity and herbaceous.

  • Chamomile, Roman

    Chamomile, Roman

    (Chamaemelum nobile)

    Aroma Description: Roman Chamomile Essential Oil smells crisp, sweet, fruity and herbaceous.

  • Clary Sage

    Clary Sage

    (Salvia sclarea)

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

  • Coriander

    Coriander

    (Coriandrum sativum)

    Aroma Description: exotic, fresh, lemony, sensual, slightly spicy, warm, herbaceous, woody and slightly fruity

  • Cypress

    Cypress

    (Cupressus sempervirens)

    Aroma Description: Cypress Essential Oil smells fresh, herbaceous, woody and slightly coniferous in aroma.

  • Dalmatian Sage

    Dalmatian Sage

    (Salvia officinalis)

    Aroma Description: Dalmatian Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh and camphorous.

  • Davana

    Davana

    (Artemisia pallens)

    Aroma Description: Davana Essential Oil smells rich, sweet, fruity and slightly woody. It also has a subtle vanilla note.

  • Dill Seed

    Dill Seed

    (Anethum graveolens)

    Aroma Description: Dill Seed Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet, herbaceous and slightly earthy.

  • Fingerroot

    Fingerroot

    (Boesenbergia rotunda)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm

  • Geranium

    Geranium

    (Pelargonium graveolens)

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

  • Greenland Moss (Labrador Tea) Ledum

    Greenland Moss (Labrador Tea) Ledum

    (Rhododendron groenlandicum)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Woody

  • Grindelia

    Grindelia

    (Grindelia squarrosa)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Strong

  • Helichrysum

    Helichrysum

    (Helichrysum italicum)

    Aroma Description: Helichrysum italicum is also called curry plant because its leaves has a strong curry-like smell.

  • Helichrysum patulum

    Helichrysum patulum

    (Helichrysum patulum)

    Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Green, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet, Soft

  • Hemp

    Hemp

    (Cannabis sativa)

    Aroma Description: Strongly herbaceous, earthy, effervescent green aroma with a slightly bitter, penetrating high note and a clean herbal body note; its long herbaceous drydown is very tenacious

  • Holy Basil

    Holy Basil

    (Ociumum tenuiflorum)

    Aroma Description: Holy Basil Essential Oil smells strong, warm and spicy.

  • Hops

    Hops

    (Humulus lupulus)

    Aroma Description: Fresh and sweet with a somewhat sharp (bitter), earthy/herbaceous aroma.

  • Kaffir Lime Petitgrain (Combava)

    Kaffir Lime Petitgrain (Combava)

    (Citrus hystrix)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    (Lavandula angustifolia)

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

  • Lemon Balm

    Lemon Balm

    (Melissa officinalis)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony

  • Lemongrass - Nepal

    Lemongrass - Nepal

    (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly sweet

  • Manuka

    Manuka

    (Leptospermum scoparium)

    Aroma Description: Woody, herbaceous, sweet, warm, earthy and balsamic

  • Marjoram

    Marjoram

    (Origanum majorana)

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

  • Marjoram, Spanish

    Marjoram, Spanish

    (Thymus mastichina)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Spicy, Warm

  • Mastic

    Mastic

    (Pistacia lentiscus)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Herbaceous, Pungent, Resinous, Rich, Slightly bitter, Slightly musky, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody

  • Melissa

    Melissa

    (Melissa officinalis)

    Aroma Description: Melissa Essential Oil smells fresh, lemony and herbaceous.

  • Monarda Fistulosa

    Monarda Fistulosa

    (Monarda fistulosa)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly floral, Slightly sweet

  • Mugwort

    Mugwort

    (Artemisia herba-alba)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Strong

  • Myrtle

    Myrtle

    (Myrtus communis)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet

  • Niaouli

    Niaouli

    (Melaleuca quinquenervia)

    Aroma Description: Niaouli Essential Oil is camphorous, earthy and musty.

  • Oregano

    Oregano

    (Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare)

    Aroma Description: Oregano Essential Oil smells herbaceous and sharp.

  • Parsley

    Parsley

    (Petroselinum crispum)

    Aroma Description: Parsley Seed Essential Oil smells herbaceous, green and slightly woody.

  • Plai

    Plai

    (Zingiber montanum)

    Aroma Description: Plai Essential Oil smells fresh, spicy, woody and peppery.

  • Rabbitbrush

    Rabbitbrush

    (Ericameria nauseosa)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Coniferous, Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Herbaceous, Pungent, Slightly bitter, Woody

  • Rosehip

    Rosehip

    (Rosa canina)

    Aroma Description: Buttery sweet, floral, and slightly nutty

  • Rosemary

    Rosemary

    (Salvia rosmarinus)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, herbaceous, sweet, and slightly medicinal

  • Sage, True

    Sage, True

    (Salvia officinalis)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet, Strong, Warm

  • Sagebrush, Big

    Sagebrush, Big

    (Artemisia tridentata)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Strong

  • Savory, Wild

    Savory, Wild

    (Satureja montana)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody

  • Snakeweed

    Snakeweed

    (Gutierrezia arizonica)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Piney, Resinous, Slightly sweet, Woody

  • Spanish Sage

    Spanish Sage

    (Salvia officinalis subsp. gallica)

    Aroma Description: Spanish Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, camphorous and possesses a subtle lavender-like characteristic.

  • Spike Lavender

    Spike Lavender

    (Lavandula latifolia)

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

  • St. John's Wort

    St. John's Wort

    (Hypericum perforatum)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Herbaceous, Warm

  • Tagetes

    Tagetes

    (Tagetes minuta)

    Aroma Description: Bittersweeet, fresh, green, herbaceous, slightly citrus, slightly floral, slightly sweet, soft, slightly fruity

  • Tea Tree

    Tea Tree

    (Melaleuca alternifolia)

    Aroma Description: Medicinal, fresh, woody, earthy and herbaceous.

  • Thyme

    Thyme

    (Thymus vulgaris)

    Aroma Description: Cool, fresh, lemony, slightly citrus, slightly floral, soft, herbaceous and slightly medicinal

  • Thyme, Benchmark

    Thyme, Benchmark

    (Thymus zygis)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Soft

  • Verbena, Lemon

    Verbena, Lemon

    (Aloysia citrodora)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly floral, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet

  • Vetiver

    Vetiver

    (Chrysopogon zizanioides)

    Aroma Description: Woody, smoky, earthy, herbaceous and spicy.

  • White Sage

    White Sage

    (Salvia apiana)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Pungent, Rich, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody

  • Wormwood

    Wormwood

    (Artemisia absinthium)

    Aroma Description: Warm, sharp, dry-woody and herbaceous-green throughout, reminiscent to a cedar leaf and chamomile blue infusion. A unique note for perfumers.

  • Yarrow

    Yarrow

    (Achillea millefolium)

    Aroma Description: Yarrow Essential Oil smells sharp, woody, herbaceous, fruity and somewhat sweet.

  • Zdravets

    Zdravets

    (Geranium macrorrhizum)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, spicy, slightly floral and herbaceous

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