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Geranium

Geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Middle (heart) note Floral Green Essential oil

Rosy and green with a minty, lemony sharpness — like rubbing a scented-geranium leaf. Can read slightly metallic or soapy if overused.

Made from
Steam-distilled from the leaves and stems of rose-scented geranium.
Strength
●●●●○
Cost
Moderate
Moods
UpliftingCalmingRomantic
Seasons
Spring, Summer
Rooms
Bedroom, Bathroom, Living room
Blend with it
Contains geraniol and citronellol, mild sensitizers, so keep usage moderate in skin products. No other special cautions at normal use.

How it behaves

CandlesGood

One of the better-throwing floral EOs in soy; a small amount rounds out citrus and lavender blends.

Wax meltsGood
Reed diffuserGreat
Room & linen sprayGreat
Electric (water) diffuserGreat
Cold-process soapGreat

A cold-process favorite: sticks well through cure and doesn't discolor. Rose geranium is a budget stand-in for rose.

Melt-and-pour soapGreat
Laundry & cleaningGood

Pairs well with

Lavender
Lavender
Middle · Floral
Essential oil
Bergamot
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Rose
Rose
Middle · Floral
Absolute / CO2
Palmarosa
Palmarosa
Middle · Floral
Essential oil
Clary Sage
Clary Sage
Middle · Herbal
Essential oil
Patchouli
Patchouli
Base · Earthy
Essential oil
Sweet Orange
Sweet Orange
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Atlas Cedarwood
Atlas Cedarwood
Base · Woody
Essential oil
Litsea Cubeba (May Chang)
Litsea Cubeba (May Chang)
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Rosemary
Rosemary
Middle · Herbal
Essential oil

Don't have it? Try Palmarosa, Rose.

In these blends

Morning Grove
Sun through an orange grove at breakfast — bright, green and gently floral.
Geranium · Atlas Cedarwood · Sweet Orange · Petitgrain · Bergamot
Top 32% Middle 45% Base 23%
UpliftingEnergizingSpringSummer
Rose Geranium Garden
A rosy, green-edged garden bench at the height of June.
Geranium · Bergamot · Palmarosa · Sandalwood · Mandarin
Top 30% Middle 50% Base 20%
RomanticUpliftingSpringSummer
Island Evening
Warm night air, a hammock and something floral drifting in from the dark.
Mandarin · Geranium · Sandalwood · Ylang Ylang · Palmarosa
Top 33% Middle 44% Base 22%
RomanticSensualSummer
Midnight Oud
Dark rose and smoky wood in a candlelit room late at night.
Geranium · Bergamot · Palmarosa · Sandalwood · Pink Pepper · Oud
Top 29% Middle 50% Base 21%
SensualRomanticAutumnWinter
Honeyed Tobacco
Cured tobacco leaves and warm honey in an old barn at harvest.
Bergamot · Cardamom · Honey · Clary Sage · Geranium · Tobacco Leaf
Top 29% Middle 41% Base 29%
SensualCozyAutumnWinter
Pomegranate Noir
Jewel-dark pomegranate, violet and a smoky trail of patchouli.
Pomegranate · Violet · Amber · Geranium · Black Pepper · Patchouli
Top 31% Middle 44% Base 25%
SensualRomanticAutumnWinter

A little lore

Geranium oil comes from scented Pelargonium, not garden cranesbill geraniums, and the prized 'Bourbon' type is named for the island of Réunion.

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