Siam Wood

Siam wood—also known as Thai rosewood—is native to Southeast Asia and is often used to make furniture. Siam Wood essential oil is typically steam-distilled from sustainable sources like woodchips or sawdust.

Siam essential oil It’s prized in perfumery for its warm, exotic scent. The oil is also valued for creating an uplifting atmosphere.

Coconut Extract

The coconut extract used in Vanilla Chai essential oil blend is a unique supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) material that offers a traditional coconut aromatic profile, while also providing a decadent creaminess to the overall scent of the oil blend.

Clove Bud Essential Oil

Intensely aromatic when diffused, Clove Bud essential oil is warm, woody, spicy, and sweet. It is often considered a festive holiday aroma.

The clove tree is originally from Southeast Asia, and most of clove production is for the spice industry. It takes clove trees about three years to mature, but they can live to be over 100. The essential oil comes from the clove buds, which are ready for harvest when they turn bright red—just before they blossom. Harvesting is performed during the fall season. After the buds are harvested, they’re dried in the sun. This not only extends the shelf life of the buds, but it also produces a higher quality and yield of Clove Bud essential oil.

Cassia Essential Oil

A close relative to Cinnamon Bark, Cassia essential oil has a strong, spicy aroma that can be used in small quantities to transform any essential oil blend. Cassia has been used for thousands of years thanks to its many benefits. It’s one of the few essential oils mentioned in the Old Testament, noted for its unmistakable fragrance and calming, welcoming aroma.

Black Pepper Essential Oil

Black Pepper essential oil is steam-distilled from the fruit of the black pepper vine.

When mature, the fruit changes from green to dark red. They turn even darker, appearing black after being harvested and dried. Frequently grown for the spice market, black pepper is sometimes referred to as the king of spices.

Black Pepper oil is particularly diverse among spice oils, as it offers versatile benefits for both cleaning and aromatic use. Additionally, its aroma is especially warm and invigorating.

Nootka Essential Oil

The imposing, resilient nootka tree is a conifer native to the Pacific Northwest. Historically, nootka trees have been valued by the indigenous peoples of the region, who recognized its unique properties and incorporated it into their cultural practices.

The distinctive scent of Nootka essential oil is often used to create a calming and grounding atmosphere.

Star Anise Essential Oil

Native to Northeast Vietnam and Southwest China, star anise oil comes from the fruit of a small evergreen tree in the magnolia family. Its history is steeped in ancient trade routes, primarily the Silk Road, which helped spread it across continents. It gained prominence in Europe during the 1600s, serving as a popular breath freshener.

Today, star anise continues to be a culinary and cultural mainstay. It’s renowned for its licorice-like flavour and serves as a key component in the Chinese five-spice powder, as well as in Indian masalas and Vietnamese pho. Star Anise essential oil is prized for its comforting and uplifting scent.

Balsam Peru Essential Oil

Balsam Peru, also known as “Peru balsam,” is a natural resin obtained from the trunk of the Myroxylon pereirae tree, which is primarily found in Central and South America, particularly El Salvador and Peru. The resin is extracted by making incisions in the tree’s bark, allowing the aromatic liquid to flow out and then harden into a reddish-brown resin.

Balsam Peru has been used for centuries in perfumery because of its aromatic qualities. It serves as a base note in many fragrances, providing depth, warmth, and sweetness. It’s also often used in cosmetic and personal care products for its scent and skin-soothing properties.

As a fragrance ingredient, Balsam Peru has a warm, rich, and sweet scent with vanilla and cinnamon-like notes, along with a hint of smokiness. Its aroma is often described as cozy, comforting, and slightly spicy.

Ginger Essential Oil

Sourced from Madagascar, Ginger essential oil is derived from the fresh rhizome of the ginger plant—the subterranean stalk of a plant that shoots out the root system. A featured ingredient in many Asian dishes, ginger has a hot, fragrant flavour when used as a kitchen spice. In Western tradition, ginger is most often used in sweets—gingerbread and ginger snaps being two examples. Ginger essential oil can be applied topically or inhaled for a soothing aroma.

Cistus Essential Oil

Steam-distilled Cistus essential oil comes from the leaves and branches of the Cistus shrub. These shrubs are found in rocky or dry soils throughout the Mediterranean region. They can live over two years and are typically covered in evergreen leaves and five-petaled flowers that are white, purple, or dark pink.

Cistus essential oil provides a warm, earthy aroma to any blend.

Vanilla Absolute

Vanilla planifolia is a member of the orchid family, with yellow-white flowers that produce odourless bean pods. These blooms must be hand-pollinated, and it takes three to four years for the plant to begin producing beans. The beans are also harvested by hand before undergoing a time-consuming, labour-intensive process to fully develop their aroma and flavour.

Afterward, the beans are ground into small pieces and subjected to pressurized CO2 in a two-step extraction process that captures the beans’ aromatic constituents in vanilla absolute.

Of the real vanilla available in the world, 80% comes from Madagascar, which has the perfect tropical climate for the spice to thrive. In Madagascar, thousands of people—mostly families—are employed in the vanilla supply chain. The harvest is a crucial source of employment for rural communities and an integral part of the local economy, contributing to the livelihoods of almost 80,000 farmers.

Cardamom Essential Oil

Cardamom is a member of the ginger family. Cardamom essential oil is steam-distilled from the plant’s small black seeds. Cardamom grows best in India, but the booming local spice industry often prevents it from being exported. doTERRA sources Cardamom oil from Guatemala and Honduras, which have similar climates. Cardamom is a newer crop to Honduras, offering significant additional income to banana and sugar cane farmers.

High in the terpenes 1,8-cineole, Cardamom essential oil has a profoundly refreshing aroma and contributes a delightful dimension of spice to the Vanilla Chai.

Benzoin

Benzion (otherwise known as Styrax tonkinensis resin extract) helps elevate the sweet aroma of Vanilla Chai essential oil blend.