Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil, 10 ml Bottle

A fresh, green note for the workroom

After a long session of repotting, the house smells of damp soil and fertiliser bags. Eucalyptus is the oil we reach for when we want the room to feel clean and awake again. Its scent is herbal and bright on top, with a woody depth underneath, and it fills a space quickly, so you need very little.

The oil is steam distilled from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus. It comes in a 10 ml glass bottle, which sounds small until you realise how few drops a diffuser or a recipe actually needs.

How we use it

• In the diffuser or aroma lamp: a few drops in the water for the workshop, the hallway or the room where seedlings are started. Keep it in the air, never on the plants.
• In homemade cosmetics: blended into a body oil, cream or soap. On the skin it only ever goes diluted in a carrier oil such as almond or sunflower oil, never neat.
• For a refreshing massage oil: again, always mixed into a carrier oil first.

On the label

• Type: essential oil, certified organic cosmetics
• Plant: Eucalyptus globulus, leaves
• Volume: 10 ml
• Scent: herbal
• Aroma: woody
• Character: refreshing
• Intended use: skin care as an ingredient in homemade products

Good to know

An essential oil is concentrated. It is not for drinking or for use in food, and it does not belong on the skin undiluted. Store the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, and keep it out of reach of children and pets, the same shelf rules you would apply to your seed stock and garden concentrates.

If you like mixing your own blends, write down drop counts the way you log watering and feeding. After a few batches you will know exactly how much eucalyptus your recipe needs.