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

  • Clove

    Clove

    (Syzygium aromaticum)

    Aroma Description: Rich, spicy, sweet, soft, warming yet slightly bitter. It is also slightly woody in character and is reminiscent in aroma to that of true clove buds but is of course much stronger in aroma.

  • Goldenrod

    Goldenrod

    (Solidago canadensis)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Fresh, Slightly bitter, Strong, Woody

  • Grapefruit

    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.

  • 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

  • Hops

    Hops

    (Humulus lupulus)

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

  • Mastic

    Mastic

    (Pistacia lentiscus)

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

  • 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.

  • Rabbitbrush

    Rabbitbrush

    (Ericameria nauseosa)

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

  • Seabuckthorn

    Seabuckthorn

    (Hippophae rhamnoides)

    Aroma Description: Very subtle aroma, mildly sweet, tart and earthy

  • Turmeric, White

    Turmeric, White

    (Curcuma zedoaria)

    Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Green, Slightly bitter, Warm

  • Xanthoxylum

    Xanthoxylum

    (Zanthoxylum armatum)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Sensual, Slightly bitter, Slightly spicy, Strong, fruity, alluring