The sweet, spicy aroma of cinnamon bark is loved around the world. Cinnamon is derived from a tropical, evergreen tree that grows to almost 14 metres high and has highly fragrant bark, leaves, and flowers. Extracted from bark, Cinnamon oil’s stimulating aroma supports that get up and go feeling during the Winter months. Cinnamon has a long history of culinary uses, adding spice to desserts, main meals, and hot drinks, but its essential oil is surprisingly versatile.

Sourced from Madagascar, doTERRA Ginger essential oil is derived from the fresh rhizome of the ginger plant – the subterranean stalk of a plant that shoots out the root system. A featured ingredient in many Asian dishes, Ginger has a hot, fragrant flavour when used as a kitchen spice. In Western tradition, Ginger is most often used in sweets like gingerbread and ginger snaps.

Clove pods have been used for years in many preparations for their flavour and cleansing properties. Clove essential oil’s main chemical component, eugenol, makes it a very stimulating and energising essential oil that can be used as a warming massage oil.

Sandalwood is a name given to a class of fragrant woods that, unlike other aromatic woods, can retain their fragrance for decades. Both the wood and oil have been highly valued for centuries and Sandalwood has a documented history of many applications. It was traditionally used as an incense in religious ceremonies and for enhancing meditation, and the Egyptians used sandalwood for embalming. Sandalwood is very beneficial to the skin; it can help reduce the appearance of skin imperfections and it promotes a healthy, smooth looking complexion. Sandalwood has a sweet, woody, uplifting aroma and is frequently used in meditation for its grounding effects.