The Essentials of Essential Oil

How Are Essential Oils Made?

Ever wondered how that tiny bottle of essential oil holds such powerful, natural aroma? It all starts with plants — and a bit of age-old craftsmanship.

1. Harvesting Nature's Best
Essential oils come from flowers, leaves, bark, roots, or peels. Think lavender blooms, citrus rinds, or eucalyptus leaves — all harvested at their peak to preserve potency.

2. Steam Distillation
The most common method is steam distillation. Plant material is gently steamed, releasing aromatic compounds. The vapor rises, cools, and separates into water and essential oil — pure, potent, and ready to bottle.

3. Cold Pressing (for Citrus Oils)
Citrus oils like bergamot or lemon are often cold-pressed. The rinds are mechanically pressed to squeeze out those zesty essential oils without heat, preserving their bright, fresh aroma.

4. Quality Over Quantity
It takes a lot of plant material to produce a small amount of oil — imagine thousands of rose petals for a single bottle of rose oil. That’s why quality, ethical sourcing, and proper extraction matter so much.

Essential Oils at sens

At sens, we believe fragrance should be as clean as it is captivating. That’s why we use only 100% organic essential oils in our genderless fragrances. No synthetics. No shortcuts. Just pure botanical ingredients, crafted with respect for nature and your body.

Each batch is small, intentional, and designed to evoke understated luxury — the kind you can feel good about wearing, every single day.

Pure. Conscious. Uncompromising. That’s the sens way.