
Essential Oils for Cooling:
Essential oils with cooling properties can help you feel less hot and sweaty.
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Aniseseed Myrtle
(Syzygium anisatum)
Aroma Description: Strongly smelling of both aniseed and licorice, cool, herbaceous, soft, sweet, warm
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Balsam Copaiba
(Copaifera officinalis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Resinous, Sensual, Sweet, Warm
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Birch (sweet)
(Betula lenta)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Slightly sweet, Strong
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Blue Tansy
(Vogtia annua)
Aroma Description: Fresh, warm, rich, slightly sweet, fruity, with subtle floral, camphorous and herbaceous undertones.
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Buddha Wood
(Eremophila mitchellii)
Aroma Description: Deep, woody aroma, lightly sweet, and faintly smoky
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Cananga
(Cananga brandisiana)
Aroma Description: Cananga Essential Oil smells floral, sweet and slightly woody.
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Carrot Seed
(Daucus carota)
Aroma Description: Carrot Seed Essential Oil smells earthy, woody and warm. It is considered harsh/unpleasant by some.
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Cedarwood, Indian
(Cedrus deodara)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Rich, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Chamomile, Cape
(Eriocephalus punctulatus)
Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Floral, Rich, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm
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Chamomile, German
(Matricaria recutita)
Aroma Description: German Chamomile Essential Oil smells sweet, fruity and herbaceous.
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Cistus
(Cistus × cyprius)
Aroma Description: Strongly herbaceous and balsam/resinous with sweet, honey-like undertones
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Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Sweet
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Eucalyptus dives, Mint
(Eucalyptus dives)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Slightly sweet
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Eucalyptus masala
(Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Slightly sweet, Soft
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Eucalyptus staigeriana
(Eucalyptus staigeriana)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Cool, Fresh, Lemony, Soft
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Fingerroot
(Boesenbergia rotunda)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm
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Grindelia
(Grindelia squarrosa)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Strong
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Guaiacwood
(Gonopterodendron sarmientoi)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Musky, Resinous, Slightly floral, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Kaffir Lime Petitgrain (Combava)
(Citrus hystrix)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony
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Lavender
(Lavandula angustifolia)
Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity. It can be slightly camphorous.
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Lemongrass - Nepal
(Cymbopogon flexuosus)
Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly sweet
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Patchouli
(Pogostemon cablin)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly floral, Warm, Woody
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Peppermint - English
(Mentha X Piperita)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Soft, Strong
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Petitgrain, Bigarade
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Slightly sweet
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Plai
(Zingiber montanum)
Aroma Description: Plai Essential Oil smells fresh, spicy, woody and peppery.
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Rose
(Rosa × damascena)
Aroma Description: Smells floral, sensual, and sweet with an intense, concentrated rose aroma
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Ruh Khus (Wild Vetiver)
(Chrysopogon nigritanus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm
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Sandalwood - New Caledonia
(Santalum austrocaledonicum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Cool, Earthy, Rich, Sweet, Warm, Woody
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Sandalwood - Royal Hawaiian
(Santalum paniculatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Sandalwood lancelatum - Australia
(Santalum lanceolatum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Resinous, Sensual, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Sandalwood, Australian
(Santalum spicatum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Resinous, Rich, Slightly sweet, Soft, Vanilla-like, Warm, Woody
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Siam Wood
(Fokienia hodginsii)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Vanilla-like, Warm
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Thyme, Benchmark
(Thymus zygis)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Soft
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Wintergreen
(Gaultheria fragrantissima)
Aroma Description: Crisp, fresh, woody and sweet. It possesses a birch-like aroma.