aromatic chemistry

On the spice trail - Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) essential oil

Cinnamon sticks

True cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), today a well known and much used spice, was once the stuff of legend - an ancient, esteemed and sought after aromatic in the spice trade.

Rose geranium (Pelargonium x asperum) essential oil - celebrating the feminine

Rose geranium (Pelargonium sp.) flower

The Pelargonium genus contains a vast array of flowering plants, many of them native to the countries on the southern tip of Africa. The name geranium is a little confusing as true geraniums belong to a different species.

Have yourself a very sensory Christmas

Have yourself a very sensory Christmas

The celebration of Christmas involves intense and vivid sensory stimulation, whether it be the aroma of meals or drinks fragrant with herbs and spices, festive music, blinking lights or the bright red and green combination or silver and gold hues of