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- Botanical Name: Piper nigrum
- Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
- Strength: Strong
- Description: A warm, sharp, and spicy aroma similar to ground black peppercorns
- Highlights: A little goes a very long way!
Learn More
Want to learn more about this essential oil? Here’s some of my favorite resources:
- Robert Tisserand’s Essential Oil Safety, Pages 384 – 385
- Julia Lawless’ The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Pages 162 – 163
- The Good Scents Company
- AromaWeb
What's inside?
Every essential oil contains constituents, and every batch of essential oil can be different. For Pepper (Black) 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 Pepper (Black) 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 Pepper (Black) essential oil:
- Limonene (Contains 20%)
Featured In:
Blend: Midnight Storm
Contains: Copaiba Balsam (Distilled), Pepper (Black), Lavender 40/42, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Dusk
Contains: Cardamom, Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Lemongrass, Ginger Root, Amyris, Ylang Ylang III, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Mysterious
Contains: Frankincense (carterii), Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Clary Sage, Cedarwood (Atlas), Amyris, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Chai Masala
Contains: Cardamom, Clove Bud, Pepper (Black), Ginger Root, Clary Sage, Cassia
Blend: Spicy Lime (Redux)
Contains: Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lime (Distilled)
Blend: Black Rose
Contains: Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Palmarosa, Grapefruit (Pink), Geranium, Cinnamon Leaf
Blend: Cynic (Remix)
Contains: Clove Bud, Rosemary (Spanish), Petitgrain, Pepper (Black), Ginger Root
Blend: Hair of the Dog
Contains: Coriander Seed, Pepper (Black), Grapefruit (Pink), Ginger Root, Geranium