High five for wanting to learn more about Geranium essential oil!
- Botanical Name: Pelargonium graveolens
- Appearance: Colorless to yellow green/pale amber clear liquid
- Strength: Moderate to strong
- Description: A spicy floral aroma with hints of fresh greens and a touch of sweetness
- Highlights: Geranium is one of the most confusing essential oils to source with a robust number of synonyms that aren’t used consistently across the board by distributors, remember to use your botanical names!
Learn More
Want to learn more about this essential oil? Here’s some of my favorite resources:
- Robert Tisserand’s Essential Oil Safety, Pages 292 – 294
- Julia Lawless’ The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Pages 100 – 101
- The Good Scents Company
- AromaWeb
What's inside?
Every essential oil contains constituents, and every batch of essential oil can be different. For Geranium 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 Geranium 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 Geranium essential oil:
- Citral (Contains 1%)
- Citronellol (Contains 25%)
- Geraniol (Contains 16%)
- Geranium IFRA (Contains 100%)
- Linalool (Contains 4.5%)
Featured In:
Blend: Sunset
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Grapefruit (Pink), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium
Blend: Uncommon Earth
Contains: Sandalwood (Australian), Cedarwood (Virginian), Vetiver, Palmarosa, Clary Sage, Amyris, Geranium
Blend: Infinity
Contains: Frankincense (carterii), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Geranium, Lavender 40/42, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Oatmeal Lavender
Contains: Lemon (Distilled), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Opaline (Rediscovered)
Contains: Ho Wood, Patchouli (Indonesian), Bitter Almond (Synthetic), Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Curious
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Cedarwood (Atlas), Geranium, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Bed of Roses (Reborn)
Contains: Ho Wood, Peru Balsam, Patchouli (Indonesian), Palmarosa, Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Awakening
Contains: Petitgrain, Palmarosa, Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Endless
Contains: Clove Bud, Peru Balsam, Patchouli (Indonesian), Grapefruit (Pink), Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Sunkissed
Contains: Lemon Myrtle, Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Grapefruit (Pink), Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Shade
Contains: Peru Balsam, Patchouli (Indonesian), Clary Sage, Basil (Sweet), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium
Blend: Up in Smoke (Redux)
Contains: Juniper Berry, Cade (Rectified), Petitgrain, Peru Balsam, Patchouli (Indonesian), Cedarwood (Atlas), Amyris, Ylang Ylang III, Geranium
Blend: Black Rose
Contains: Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Palmarosa, Grapefruit (Pink), Geranium, Cinnamon Leaf
Blend: Dark Horse (Rides Again)
Contains: Peru Balsam, Patchouli (Indonesian), Cedarwood (Atlas), Amyris, Bitter Almond (Synthetic), Geranium
Blend: Skin Love
Contains: Cedarwood (Atlas), Tea Tree (Australian), Geranium, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Aquaholic
Contains: Rosemary (Spanish), Lemon (Distilled), Eucalyptus Globulus, Cedarwood (Atlas), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Lavender 40/42, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Kindred
Contains: Rosemary (Spanish), Petitgrain, Patchouli (Indonesian), Palmarosa, Cedarwood (Atlas), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Floral Touch
Contains: Patchouli (Indonesian), Palmarosa, Ylang Ylang III, Geranium, Lavender 40/42, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Hair of the Dog
Contains: Coriander Seed, Pepper (Black), Grapefruit (Pink), Ginger Root, Geranium
Blend: Speeches
Contains: Coriander Seed, Palmarosa, Lime (Distilled), Geranium, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Fancypants
Contains: Peppermint (Redistilled), Palmarosa, Clary Sage, Geranium, Lavender 40/42