Basil, sweet
Basil, sweet 100% Pure Essential Oil Latin: Ocimum basilicum Part: Leaf Origin: USA Method: Steam distillation Class: Monoterpenol Aromatic Description: earthy, herbaceous, spicy, sweet. PureomEO’s™ Basil Essential Oil smells like the essence of summer. Picture yourself on a backyard patio in the middle of July. The laughter of friends surrounds you, good food is abundant, and the sun is gently peeking through a leafy canopy of green. On the patio sit huge earthenware pots of fresh basil. The green leaves sway gently in the breeze as they reach for the warm light above. Slight wisps of steam rise lazily from the fragrant soil, and the whole atmosphere feels infused with basil’s earthy greenness. You catch hints of spicy anise, biting black pepper, and fresh lemon, but mostly you smell pure, tangy basil, the queen of summer herbs. Your mouth starts to water as you think of the meal to come: fresh, torn leaves sandwiched between tomatoes you picked that morning, fruity olive oil, and mel