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Check out the articles below to learn more about the oils you use – from extraction processes to ingredient benefits, we’ve got you covered.

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Here are some of our more popular articles to help you build your knowledge of all things aromatic.

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2025-01-22

How to Get Started in Natural Perfumery – An Ancient Art for Modern Times

Creating your own botanical perfumes and aromatic formulations with natural essences is a beautiful alternative to today’s synthetic perfumes. For over 5,000 years, humans have been making perfumes with natural plant and flower oils, extracts, and spices.

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Natural Perfumery Basics

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2015-02-04

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2018-02-06

Dilution Solutions

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Here are our most recent articles for the latest news on your favorite extracts and carrier oils.

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2025-05-16

Sustainable Sandalwood – Eight Offerings for the Conscious Formulator

Sandalwood is one of the world’s most treasured aromatics, beloved for over 4000 years for its warm, sweet woody scent. But due to overharvesting and high demand, truly authentic and ethically harvested Sandalwood oil is not easy to find.

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2025-05-09

CO₂-Extracted Carrier Oils: A Formulator's Guide

Did you know that carrier oils can be produced with carbon dioxide extraction? While CO₂ extraction is well known for producing high-quality essential oils, it’s excellent for creating pure and potent carrier oils as well.

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2025-05-02

The Gift of Calm – Sweet Aromas for Mothers and Caregivers

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating mothers and all who offer beautiful expressions of unconditional love, but let’s be honest, sometimes this may call for superhero levels of patience, resilience, and heart.

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2025-04-25

Blue Oils: High Performance Meets Beauty

In the world of formulation, ingredients that combine efficacy with visual appeal are highly prized, and blue oils are among the most treasured. With their vibrant hues and herbaceous aromas, these essential oils containing a blue compound known as azulene...