Armoise (Mugwort) - Wild EO


Details

  • Botanical Name: Artemisia herba-alba Asso
  • Process: Steam Distilled Essential Oil
  • Origin: Morocco
  • Plant Part: Leaves
  • Cultivation: Wildcrafted
  • Use: Aromatherapy / Natural Perfumery. Always dilute.
  • Note: Top to Middle Note
  • Aroma Families: Green, Herbal
  • Aroma: Powerful, very fresh, cool, highly diffusive, bittersweet-camphoraceous with soft green undertones and a pleasant, sweet herbaceous and tea-like drydown.
  • Contraindications: Do not use with children, the elderly, those with epilepsy, pregnant and/or nursing women. Please see further cautions in Safety Considerations below.



Product Name SKU Price Qty
  1. Armoise (Mugwort) Sample (1 ml) 78-3
    $2.00
  2. Armoise (Mugwort) 5 ml * 78-006
    $10.25
  3. Armoise (Mugwort) 15 ml (1/2 oz) * 78-016
    $13.50
  4. Armoise (Mugwort) 30 ml (1 oz) 78-030
    $21.50
  5. Armoise (Mugwort) 2 oz 78-9
    $35.75
  6. Armoise (Mugwort) 4 oz 78-10
    $65.50
  7. Armoise (Mugwort) 8 oz 78-11
    $114.25
  8. Armoise (Mugwort) 16 oz 78-12
    $202.00
  9. Armoise (Mugwort) 1 kg 78-25
    $352.00
  10. For larger sizes or quantities please contact us for pricing and availability.         
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Overview

Wildcrafted Armoise (Mugwort) Essential Oil

Artemisia herba-alba is a specific Artemisia species indigenous to Morocco that provides the essential oil known as Armoise (Mugwort). Ours has a very fresh, cool, soft green, sweet-camphoraceous aroma that is highly diffusive in much the same way as Peppermint, however while the aroma has a very potent initial effect, this subsides after a few minutes of exposure to air. In natural perfumery, Armoise can be used in trace amounts to provide 'lift' to top note accords; to add a fresh, green, naturalness; and to accentuate other green notes such as Galbanum, Common and White Sage, Rosemary, etc.

Armoise may be calming when used in very highly diluted (0.25 percent1) applications. It contains appreciable amounts of several monoterpene ketones, including camphor (borneone) and alpha- and beta-thujone2, and therefore Armoise essential oil must be used with great care and respect. Please see Safety Considerations below for further information.

For information regarding the attributes of Armoise (Mugwort) essential oil, please see:

  • L'Aromathérapie Exactement, Pierre Franchomme and Dr. Daniel Pénoël, 1990, p. 327.
  • Aromatherapy Workbook (revised edition), Marcel Lavabre, 1997, p. 75.
  • Essential Oils – A Handbook for Aromatherapy Practice, Jennifer Peace Rhind, 2012, pp. 146-7.
  • Fragrance and Wellbeing – Plant Aromatics and Their Influence on the Psyche, Jennifer Peace Rhind, 2014, pp. 253-5.
  • The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Julia Lawless, 2013, pp. 141-2.
  • 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols, Jeanne Rose, 1995, pp. 50-1.
  •  The Aromatherapy Book – Applications & Inhalations, Jeanne Rose, 1992, p. 117.

Aromatic Profile: Powerful, very fresh, cool, highly diffusive, bittersweet-camphoraceous with soft green undertones and a pleasant, sweet herbaceous and tea-like drydown.


Appearance: Colorless, slightly oily, transparent, very mobile liquid.


Use: Aromatherapy, Natural Perfumery.


Blending Suggestions: Highly dilute and add drop by drop to your blends until the desired effect is achieved.


Blends Well With: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Galbanum, Juniper Berry, Lavandin, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Pine, Rosemary, Sage. "The 'greenness' in odor type…of this oil makes it an interesting item for chypres, fougères, forest notes, after-shave colognes, etc."3 It has been used in modern compositions in masculine chypre/leathery and woody oriental fragrances, and paired with Juniper Berry in green accords.4


Safety Considerations: Caution: contains Thujone (a neurotoxic ketone); overuse of Thujone may result in convulsions.5 Recommend for short-term (less than 7 days) or occasional topical use only in very low dilution (no more than 0.25 percent6). Do not use with children, the elderly, those with epilepsy, pregnant and/or nursing women. Not for ingestion. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Dilute before using. A patch test should be performed before use for those with sensitive skin.


1 Tisserand, Robert and Rodney Young. Essential Oil Safety, 2nd ed., 2014, pp. 474-5, 641.

Ibid, p. 474.

3 Arctander, Steffen. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, 1960, p. 74.

4 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Fragrance and Wellbeing, 2014, p. 254.

5 Tisserand, Robert and Rodney Young. Essential Oil Safety, 2nd ed., 2014, p. 639.

Ibid, 641.


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Armoise (Mugwort) - Wild EO

Customer Reviews for Armoise (Mugwort) - Wild EO

A new love affair with Armois Review by
Rating
5
Upon first whiff I knew- The cloudy skies parted -dull days and fragrant doldrums were forgotten! The joyous herbal cacophony near overloaded me with olfactory happiness.... The herb that was satisfy so many perfume needs. Cool and fresh & green, citrus, mint & tea - rosemary & wine- I just wanted to throw this on some hot rocks in a sauna and then jump the snow.... are you getting my olfactory drift? I am in love!
(Posted on 12/10/2020)
really interesting! Review by
Rating
4
used this as a middle/top note in a fougere perfume, and love it! It blends very well with funky (musty,fungal) notes like Cepes absolute and the Petitegrain Mandarin from Eden. Really enjoy blending it in minute quantities (0.5%) alongside bright greens like Galbanum and Cilantro.
(Posted on 1/9/2020)
Coniferous, Eucalyptus-like Review by
Rating
4
Armoise (Mugwort); I thought this might be my least favorite of the bunch when I ordered it, but I wanted to give it a try (I'm not one for herbal notes usually) I was thinking about using it in lunar and clairvoyant blends and I was right; at first. My first impression was EUCALYPTUS! I hate Eucalyptus. But more and more I thought of Spruce or Fir needle oils. When it dried down it got fresh and green, but it was very fleeting overall. Definitely a top note. It has actually started to grow on me now that it reminds me more of conifers.
(Posted on 2/27/2013)