Basil (Chavicol) Organic Essential Oil
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Description
Basil Chavicol Essential Oil (Organic) has a sharp green aroma with sweet basil leaf, aniseed spice, liquorice warmth, and dry herbal bite. It does not behave like Basil Linalool. Chavicol basil is more pointed, sweeter, and more aromatic, with a Thai-basil-like quality that can push a blend toward food if used too heavily.
The first impression is green, bright, and spicy. Later, the scent becomes drier and more liquorice-like, leaving a basil-anise residue that works well in soaps, room sprays, diffusers, natural perfumes, herbal accords, spice blends, and formulas with lime, lemon, bergamot, coriander, fennel, tarragon, rosemary, lavender, cedarwood, or ginger.
Organic status supports sourcing expectations, not a different scent. Used heavily, Basil Chavicol can become medicinal, food-like, sweet-liquorice, or too sharp.
Essential oils can be applied topically once diluted with a carrier oil. They are widely used in cosmetic goods and handmade crafts.
Details
| Botanical Name | Ocimum Basilicum |
| Origin | India |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Plant Part | Leaves & Flowers |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Top |
| Colour | Clear Yellow |
| Consistency | Light |
| Scent | Clear, herbaceous and light refreshing with a faint balsamic woody back note and a lasting sweetness. |
| Blends With | Citrus, herby, minty and woodsy oils. |
| Group | Herby |
Cautions
Never use pure oils on the skin without diluting, never use internally, keep away from children and eyes, always check if there are any medical issues which could cause a problem. Seek help if you have any doubts.
