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- Botanical Name: Elettaria cardamomum
- Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
- Strength: Moderate
- Description: Warm spicy balsamic & woodsy aroma with a light camphor touch
Learn More
Want to learn more about this essential oil? Here’s some of my favorite resources:
- Robert Tisserand’s Essential Oil Safety, Page 232
- Julia Lawless’ The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Page 62
- The Good Scents Company
- AromaWeb
What's inside?
Every essential oil contains constituents, and every batch of essential oil can be different. For Cardamom essential oil, we compiled constituent rates from several gas chromatograph analyses and cross-referenced with medical/science literature and studies. Each rate was then weighted in the higher range to ensure restrictions covered for general safe usage. Your specific Cardamom essential oil may or may not contain all of the following constituents or contain them at these rates.
Here are the constituents and rates used in the calculator for Cardamom essential oil:
- Cardamom IFRA (Contains 100%)
- Limonene (Contains 3.5%)
- Linalool (Contains 3.5%)
Featured In:
Blend: Dusk
Contains: Cardamom, Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Lemongrass, Ginger Root, Amyris, Ylang Ylang III, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Chai Masala
Contains: Cardamom, Clove Bud, Pepper (Black), Ginger Root, Clary Sage, Cassia
Blend: Autumn Garden (Reborn)
Contains: Cinnamon Bark, Cardamom, Ginger Root, Eucalyptus Globulus
Blend: Grounded Again
Contains: Ho Wood, Cardamom, Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Clary Sage, Cedarwood (Atlas), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Animal (Redux)
Contains: Nutmeg, Cardamom, Patchouli (Indonesian), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Ylang Ylang III