Pink Pepper

Schinus molle

Top note Spicy Fruity Essential oil

Bright, rosy and peppery with a citrus- and juniper-like sparkle. It's lighter and fruitier than black pepper.

Made from: Steam-distilled from the dried berries of the Peruvian pepper tree.
Strength: ●●●○○
Cost: Pricey
Moods: Uplifting Energizing Romantic
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Rooms: Living room, Bedroom, Entryway

Blend with it

Cautions

Oxidizes with age — old oil is more likely to sensitize; store cool and dark

Gentle at normal use. Store it cool and tightly closed, because old oil can become irritating.

How it behaves

CandlesGood

Gives a modern, sparkling opening to rose and woody blends.

Wax meltsGood

Reed diffuserGood

Room & linen sprayGood

Electric (water) diffuserGood

Cold-process soapWorkable

As a top note it softens through cure, so anchor it with a woody or rosy base.

Melt-and-pour soapGood

Laundry & cleaningWorkable

Pairs well with

Don't have it? Try Black Pepper, Juniper Berry.

In these blends

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

Fig & Cedar

Ripe figs split open in the shade of an old cedar tree.

Fig · Atlas Cedarwood · Bergamot · Fig Leaf · Pink Pepper

Top 25% Middle 50% Base 25%

GroundingSensualSummerAutumn

A little lore

Pink peppercorns aren't true pepper; they come from a South American tree in the cashew family.