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History of Australian Essential Oil Indigenous Use The history of Australian essential oil starts thousands of years ago, indigenous people across all parts of Australia used hundreds of native Australian plants for a variety of medicinal uses. Most of the time, it was the essential oils in those plants which they were benefiting from. Australian plants were used for colds, cuts, sores, sore or swollen muscles, skin complaints and repelling insects. There were also plants with pleasant aromas which were burnt for a variety of effects. In the ‘Outback’, Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) timber and leaves were burnt to [...]

In March 2013, we visited the only Fragonia essential oil plantations in the world in south west Western Australia. Where we videoed and learnt a lot more about Fragonia essential oil. The Beginning of Fragonia Essential Oil Fragonia was first recognised as plant with commercial potential as far back as 1996. It had been used in the cut flower industry, as a fragrant flower. In 2000 botantist Chris Robinson,  introduced the present growers of Fragonia to the plant for the first time. Up until then the plant had been harvested for the cut flower market. After many kilometres [...]

Kunzea Oil Kunzea essential oil could potentially be one of the greatest essential oils Australia has ever produced. There is a mix or a composition of several special constituents which give Kunzea oil its special properties and uses. Kunzea oil is soft and gentle, so for most people the oil can be applied direct to the skin, Kunzea oil is also readily absorbed by the skin. This essential oil is a relatively new Australian essential oil, it was a plant noticed by early settlers who witnessed native animals sleeping under wild Kunzea bushes, so they called the understorey [...]

Australian Sandalwood Oil Distillation and Sandalwood Tree Protection  The Sandalwood Resource and Location in Australia Sandalwood oil is mainly sourced from two species, Australia's Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) and Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album). The world has around 29 tropical or subtropical sandalwoods or Santalum species. Australia has six species of Sandalwood (Santalum). Only Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) and to a much lesser extent, Queensland Bush Plum (Santalum lanceolatum), are commercially viable species. Our Australian Sandalwood oil is made from the native Australian sandalwood tree. This is a small tree that grows 3 to 12 metres tall and is found over [...]