This is my 2nd time ordering
CO2 Spice Essential Oil Sampler is fantastic! This is my 2nd time ordering this sampler!

Ginger CO2, from Zingiber Officinalis grown in Nigeria, is a dark red-brown oil that smells woody and deep, with an earthy undertone. It reads like the root itself rather than a dried, powdery spice. In a diffuser it sits low beneath the brighter oils in the set.
Turmeric CO2, from Curcuma Longa grown in Vietnam, is a yellow-orange oil, fresh, spicy and a little woody. It's also a dye, so it stains skin, cloth and pale surfaces, and the diffuser wants a wipe afterward. Curcuma Longa was once called Indian saffron for that same color.
Cumin CO2 and coriander CO2 are the set's two seed spices, both in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Cumin, from Cuminum Cyminum grown in India, is a dark greenish-brown oil, pungent and musky with an anise edge. Coriander, from Coriandrum Sativum grown in Poland, is a brown-orange oil, sweet and slightly fruity. A little of either goes a long way in a blend.
Cardamom CO2, from Elettaria Cardamomum grown in India, is a pale yellow oil, warm and spicy with a balsamic sweetness. It sits in the ginger family with ginger and turmeric, though it smells rounder and softer than either. Cardamom is one of the oldest oils in perfumery.
Clove bud CO2, from Eugenia Caryophyllata grown in Madagascar, is a clear pale-yellow oil, warm and spicy with pepper and a candy-like sweetness. It comes from the flower buds of a myrtle-family tree, Syzygium aromaticum. Clove is one of the two strong oils here on skin, so a little goes a long way in a blend.
Cinnamon bark CO2, from Cinnamomum Zeylanicum grown in Sri Lanka, is a golden yellow-orange oil, rich, warm, spicy and sweet. This is Ceylon, the true cinnamon, and it comes from the inner bark of a laurel-family tree. Like clove, it is one of the two strong oils here, so a little carries a whole blend.
Start with 3 to 5 drops in a water diffuser for a medium room, then add a drop at a time until it smells right to you. Diffuse for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a break for the same time, with some fresh air moving. Turmeric is a dye, so wipe the diffuser afterward to keep it from staining.
Cinnamon bark and clove are strong skin sensitizers, so we keep the set to the diffuser and do not recommend a leave-on skin blend for it. For any skin use, work with a qualified aromatherapist, keep the oils well diluted and patch tested, out of the bath, and away from the faces of infants and young children.
These are concentrated aromatic oils, not the kitchen spice, so do not take them for internal use. Cumin oil is also phototoxic, so if it ever reaches skin, keep the amount low and off skin that will see direct sun or UV that day. The other six are not phototoxic.
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
CO2 Spice Essential Oil Sampler is fantastic! This is my 2nd time ordering this sampler!








