OilEssential oil
Rosemary oil
Salvia rosmarinus
A pine-herbal drop for a diffuser or a diluted scalp oil. Not for cooking.
Rosemary oil is not a shortcut for the sprig in the pan. It is a concentrated scent. Dilute it in jojoba for a scalp massage, or put a few drops in a diffuser. Cook with the leaf.
Traditional uses
- Diluted scalp or temple oil
- A short diffuser session at a desk
- A drop in a homemade linen spray with lavender
How to prepare
- 1
Scalp: 1 drop in 1 tsp jojoba. Massage the skin, not the eyes. Rinse if it stings.
- 2
Diffuser: 3 drops, 20 minutes, then off.
- 3
Never add essential oil to a hot frying pan.
Kitchen & home
- Keep the cooking rosemary and the oil on different shelves.
- A little on a wooden comb is an old hair habit — still dilute.
- The cineole chemotype is punchier; start weaker.
Go gently
- Do not ingest. Do not use in pregnancy without advice.
- Can feel stimulating — a poor bedtime scent for some people.
- Keep away from faces of young children and from pets.
