05/11/2025
St John’s Wort Essential Oil (Hypericum perforatum) organically grown in Bulgaria. The enticing aroma is reminiscent of a balmy afternoon in a sun-soaked orchard meadow.
🌿 Extraction
Steam-distilled from the flowering tops of Hypericum perforatum. A rare, specialist essential oil. Not to be confused with the macerated red oil (with different therapeutic effects). The percentage of essential oil in the plant itself is very low at less than 0.1% which is similar to Melissa, thus the high price.
✨ Aroma & Constituents
Warm, bright, dry-herbaceous, with sweet candy-floral notes and earthy, resinous undertones. Contains a-pinene, b-caryophyllene, and germacrene D among other sesquiterpenes.
💛 Traditional Use
St John's Wort is historically valued for protection, soothing nerves, uplifting the spirit, and supporting healing of minor wounds, burns, and inflammation among other uses.
🕯️ Aromatherapeutic Actions
Uplifting, comforting, and emotionally balancing. Topically, SJW essential oil may ease muscular tension and support skin recovery.