Catnip Essential Oil
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Description
Catnip Essential Oil has an earthy green herbal aroma with subdued mint, dry grass, and a faint tobacco-like undertone. It does not smell like peppermint, spearmint, or a clean herbal tea. The first impression is rougher and more plant-like, with a slightly harsh green edge that makes the oil feel wild rather than polished.
As the scent develops, Catnip becomes sweeter, grassier, and more hay-like. This gives it an unusual place in natural perfumery, herbal diffusions, soaps, outdoor-style blends, and botanical formulas where a clean herb note would feel too predictable.
Catnip works best when its strangeness is allowed to stay visible. Used lightly, it gives blends green body and a slightly feral herbal residue. Used too heavily, it can become muddy, bitter, and awkward, leaving the formula feeling more animal than fresh.
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 | Nepeta cataria |
| Origin | India |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Plant Part | Flowers |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Middle |
| Colour | Pale yellow to brown yellow |
| Consistency | Thin |
| Scent | Fresh, minty-herbaceous with a sweet, woody and spicy undertone. |
| 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.
