Some essential oils are common, easily available and affordable. Yet others are rarely produced, often out of stock and expensive. Here’s a list of rare essential oils that you’ll be fascinated about.
We’ve all heard of lavender and tea tree oils – they are mass produced, popularly used and easily available to the common public. But others are rare, precious, take a lot of effort to produce and are very expensive.
While many of these oils are rare and unheard of, some are common herbs but are still included here due to the huge amount of effort required to extract them.
Here’s the list of rare essential oils – some of them may be familiar but many are you probably haven’t come across:
Top 10 List of Rare Essential Oils
1. Aglaia Odorata Absolute
Extracted from the peppery tree orchid’s seed, aglaia odorata oil has an amazing, multifaceted scent that is rich, floral, fruity, sweet, spicy and green. (Cost 5 ml – $74)
2. Ambrette Seed CO2 Extract Oil
Another seed oil extracted via CO2 distillation, ambrette seed extract is has a lovely mysterious smell that can be described as sweet, warm, musky, nutty, floral and deeply rich; one that is loved by perfumers. (Cost 5ml – $110)
3. Beeswax Absolute
Processed from the wax that bees produce, beeswax absolute has a sweet, honey and hay-like aroma and is used as a base and fixative in perfumes.(Cost: 5ml – $102)
4. Blue Lotus Flower Absolute
Also known as Egyptian Water Lily, this flower is found in India and the oil is very rare. It’s aroma is beyond description, having a heady, intoxicating, mysterious and floral aroma. (Cost: 5ml – $175)
5. Calendula CO2 Essential Oil
Calendula oil may not have an appealing smell, but the thick viscous oil provides a host of amazing healing benefits that make it a gem of a kind. It is a powerful anti-inflammatory, disinfectact, anti-bacterial and more. (Cost: 5ml – $30)
6. Frangipani Flower Absolute
This oil captures the heavy, mysterious, intoxicating floral yet fruity aroma of the frangipani flowers in a thick, almost waxy essential oil. (Cost: 5ml – $120)
7. Jonquille Flower Absolute
Jonquille flowers are from the narcissus family and while their rich, floral aroma is similar to narcissus oil, it has a unique tobacco undertone that makes it distinct from others. It is an expensive oil that should be highly diluted and used only by trained aromatherapist (Cost: 5ml – $165)
8. Gardenia Taitensis Absolute
A strong oil containing the aroma of gardenia when diluted, the scent is deep, floral and fresh. Gardenia flowers are from the coffee family and are found in the subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. The oil is extremely rare and precious. (Cost: 5ml – $105)
9. Orris Root Essential Oil
Orris root essential oil is very rare and its scent is soft and has a floral woody aroma. It is extremely beneficial for beautiful skin. It has antibacterial properties, as well. (Cost: 5ml – $105)
10. Rose Bulgarian Essential Oil
Rose flowers are the most popular flowers in the world, revered for their romantic beauty; yet the essential oil is very rare and precious. In fact, it takes 5000 pounds of fresh rose petals to make just 1 pound of rose oil. That means 1 drop of rose oil contains the essence of 40 flowers! (Cost: 5ml – $105)
Do you have any other oils to add to this list of rare essential oils? Tell us in the comments below.
