Basil Essential Oil

$13.00
Basil Essential Oil

Basil Essential Oil

$13.00
Size 5ml

Only 1 left in stock

Pure Essential Oil | Ocimum basilicum

Basil Essential Oil is a steam-distilled essential oil obtained from the leaves of Ocimum basilicum, used in perfumery to introduce fresh, green, and lightly spicy herbal facets. It adds aromatic clarity and lift to botanical, citrus, and fougère-style compositions.

Basil Essential Oil presents a green, herbal profile with sweet-spicy, slightly peppery nuances and a clean aromatic freshness. Depending on chemotype, it may show aniseed or clove-like facets, but in perfumery it reads primarily as crisp, lively, and vegetal rather than culinary. It brings brightness and definition without heaviness.

asil functions as a top-to-heart note, shaping freshness and aromatic structure.

Recommended concentration: 0.05–5% (potent; use sparingly)

Particularly effective in:
Green, herbal, and aromatic fragrances
Modern colognes and fougère structures
Citrus-herbal and botanical accords

Blends well with:
Citrus notes (bergamot, lemon, petitgrain)
Lavender, clary sage, and rosemary
Soft woods and musks for balance

Suitable for non-perfumery applications such as soaps, candles, and home fragrance

Small amounts add lift and freshness; excess quickly dominates.

Material Type: Essential oil
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum
Plant Part: Leaves and flowering tops
Extraction Method: Steam distillation
CAS Number: 84775-71-3
Origin: India
Odour Profile: Green, herbal, sweet-spicy, aromatic
Appearance: Pale yellow to greenish liquid
Solubility: Soluble in oil and alcohol
Key Components: Linalool, estragole (methyl chavicol), eugenol, 1,8-cineole

Dilute before skin application
Contains estragole and eugenol
Dilute before skin application
Store in a cool, dark place in a tightly sealed container
Shelf life: 2–3 years when stored correctly

Essential Dilution Starter - For Beginners

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Working in dilution for beginner perfumers

Essential Dilution Starter - For Beginners

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The first rule of perfumery: never work neat.

Every professional perfumer works in dilution. It's not a beginner shortcut, it's the correct way to evaluate and blend aromatic materials. At full concentration, materials smell harsh, inaccurate, and often overwhelming. You're not smelling the material, you're smelling too much of it.

When you dilute a 5ml aromatic material to a 10% solution, you extend it to 50ml of working stock. That's five times the material to experiment with, evaluate, and blend, without wasting a drop of something precious and expensive.

For powder materials like ambroxan, calone, and vanillin, dilution isn't optional, it's essential. Powders need to be fully dissolved in ethanol before they can be accurately measured, evaluated, or incorporated into a formula. Without this step, you simply can't work with them properly.

This bundle gives you everything you need to start working correctly from the first session.

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