Collection: Essential Oils

With industry links to essential oil distilleries and world class perfumery laboratories; Hushwood Hollow brings you direct access to New Zealand's widest range of pure therapeutic essential oils, without any multi-level marketing sales pitches.

Ancient Egypt was the true birthplace of essential oils, or ‘aromatherapy’ as we know it today.  The Egyptians cultivated plants for their oils and used them extensively in their religion, in cosmetics as well as for medicinal purposes.  Aromatic essence and resins were also used in the embalming process.

It is thought that most essential oils were produced in Egypt by a type of solvent extraction method (enfleurage) using animal fat – however, distillation “pots” have also been found dating back about 3,500 BC.

In this section we've categorised the benefits of each oil allowing you to filter the oils just below.