HIQILI 16 Fl Oz Ginger Oil, 100% Pure Natural Ginger Essential Oil for Hair, Massage, Skin - 500ML

I impulsively bought the geranium oil several months ago when it was on sale. I mostly use essential oils like lavender, clove, bergamot, and cedar wood to make a linen spray (with rubbing alcohol) that I tell everyone I use to make my sheets smell nice…..but secretly it’s mostly because I’m trying to ward off spiders and the occasional carpet beetle (I found a spider in my bed once and am terrified of it ever happening again). Anyways, this stuff smells freaking amazing! Like actual perfume, but fresh and not gross and synthetic. Not that it’s strong enough to double as a perfume (don’t bother with essential oils if you want a “clean” perfume; there’s plenty of affordable clean perfumes for that!) but it smells great! I’ve been adding it not only to the linen spray (even though I doubt it has any anti-spider capabilities) but also to my cheap Walmart moisturizing “sensitive” body wash. I am not a big believer in using essential oils on my skin BTW (I have oily sensitive acne prone skin and essential oils are often irritants and require mixing with pore clogging carrier oils), but I was surprised to discover that this one is actually okay! I only added a single dropper full to a bottle of body wash and it actually made a difference! My skin felt noticeably softer and even slightly moisturized after I washed. My shower also smelled amazing. I looked it up and of course, there’s plenty of people singing the praises of geranium oil and it’s many benefits for your skin (I guess I might be joining them). I might actually be willing to risk using it on my face some day. I think I also bought this company’s lavender oil (and/ or clove oil) and had zero issues with that one.

Strong scent and wonderful in beauty products. Great value for how much you're getting

This peppermint oil seems like a decent quality product, but the scent just wasn’t strong or long lasting enough for my needs. I was hoping for a more powerful, refreshing peppermint aroma, especially for homemade projects. It’s not bad, just milder than expected.

I purchased this oil for my Airversa diffuser machine (awesome) to combat a dull musty smell that appears in my home during peak summer and winter months. A thorough hvac repair and cleaning did not help. Leaving windows open to improve airflow in my 1981 home did not help. I did some research, and learned that Australian sandalwood and mandarin orange were two of the better scents to defeat old-home smells. I wanted a hint of floral, so I added a 10% solution of this Ylang Ylang + 10% Frangipani for a light tropical hint. This Ylang Ylang isn’t quite what I hoped for. It isn’t unpleasant, just different. When smelling from the bottle, the floral scent is definitely present. However, to me, it felt a little heavy and mildly musky. I picked up on notes of vanilla and powder. I was looking for something more crisp and light. If you prefer a floral with more warmth and a creamier undertone, you’ll love this one. I am still using it in my custom mixture, and it turned out quite nicely. My bottle came with a glass eye-dropper that was broken in half. Luckily, I had an extra to use. The price was quite fair, especially since it comes in a comparatively larger bottle than most oils.

I wanted some pine essential oil with the holidays coming up to use in my home diffuser. I also wanted to make some pine scented dryer balls to give my friend as a gift, thinking it went well with a Christmas theme package. I looked at many oils here on Amazon and poured over the reviews and finally went with this one. I was so impressed once it got here…..for one thing, it is a very big bottle. And the scent of this oil is such a true pine tree/woodsy aroma, it only takes a few drops in a diffuser to throw off a wonderful Christmas smell that carries very well without being overpowering or too much. Another thing that really impressed me was in the box they included another (empty) smaller vial, complete with its own dropper and separate cap. This makes it easy for travel or in my case, I was able to fill up a generous smaller size to include with my dryer balls so that my friend could make hers as strong or as lightly scented as she likes. I ordered my own set of dryer balls to try this out and was pleased to see that my laundry absolutely dried with a light pine scent on the clothing. The packaging was very well thought out even for something as small as this. The dropper was encased in a foam “sleeve” for protection, and again an extra smaller complete vial for sharing or travel comes with it. If you are looking for a nice pine scent for diffusers, candle making, or soap making, I highly recommend trying this out. Because of my first impressions opening the product box, it’s evident that this company is very thorough even with safe and secure packaging. The scent of the oil is very nice, carries well, and you not only get a generous amount in the bottle, you also get an extra vial for travel or gift giving.

I love this stuff. It's my 2nd time buying this Frankincense Essential Oil. I wear it as a cologne. It's not overpowering, as a lot of essential oils can be. It's a neutral sort of scent, not flowery, but it's more interesting and nuanced than sandalwood, I think. It's spicier, more intriguing, and doesn't smell as soapy. It's sophisticated and never feels over-the-top. Good size and value for the price. Showed up FAST. I'm thinking this Frankincense Essential Oil is going to be my thing forever. Sorry, patchouli - Smell you later!

Coming back to this review because the sandalwood is growing on me. It'll only let me do one review even though I ordered several so this reviews isn't just for orange. Orange - smells spot on. It's has a bright vibrate color and is on par with therapeutic grade oils I've bought from high end suppliers. Orange is one of the cheaper oils even from expensive sources. So you can't really go wrong with this one. Bergamot - smells slightly sweeter and I like that, compared to the other suppliers I've bought from. Bergamot is a bright, crisp citrus-like smell. It can come off bitter at times, but this oil has a slight sweetness to it which I enjoy. Vanilla - Slightly powdery but not overwhelming. Sweet. The smell of vanilla does come through nicely in product. If you truly love vanilla, you should like this one. There's a million different type of vanilla fragrance, but if for the most part you tend to like vanilla, I would try this one. I do love the way this oil smells but I question what it really is. Vanilla "essential oil" from other website suppliers labels it as an oleoresin and not a true essential oil. It's also about $40/ half ounce. So considering this one is $10 for 3.38oz, I have to question what this really is or mixed with. My only concerns is because I want to use these oils on my skin. Diluted of course, but I want to know what I'm putting on my skin. Neroli & Ylang Ylang are both very floral. Neroli is slightly fruity in comparison. They're different floral but still very floral. They mix well with other fragrances. These two, but especially the Neroli has me questioning again the composition of the oils. Because Neroli is another one that is usually very expensive, as much as over $50/ half an ounce. Fragrance wise, these are potent, however. Sandalwood -- I'm editing to add that this fragrance is growing on me. It mixes really well with orange, lavender, bergamot, and vanilla from the same company. It is powdery and not a woody scent like I was originally expecting, however I'm starting to appreciate it for what it is. - Original review of Sandalwood: of all these oils, I do not care for this one. It smells powdery and clean but not what I would expect out of sandalwood. I'm used to some synthetic versions and EO blends of sandalwood and have never smelled an expensive pure EO version, but I would expect more wood notes to be present like the synthetic versions I've smelled. Pure Sandalwood EO is another usually extremely expensive oil at over $100 an ounce. So again, I'm questioning this one. I know there's different methods of distillation that play a part in pricing, but some oils are more expensive to produce than others so it's really interesting how all these oils are priced pretty much the same and at such low prices for the quantity. If I have some terrible reaction, I'll update my post, but so far I'm using them on my skin, including my face (in very diluted quantities in other products like carrier oils and balms). Even very diluted quantities the notes come through very well. And I'm enjoying them.

I'm no expert in essential oils, so this is a very subjective review. The oil smells fine, but not especially like vanilla, in my experience. It smells like a vanilla-ish perfume, but not vanilla extract or anything. It's not bad, just not what I was looking for