Geranium Essential Oil bottle

The Rose of Leaves

True Geranium Oil

Rosy, green geranium leaf opens bright and minty, then settles into a soft floral heart that stretches lavender and citrus blends further.

Geranium essential oil is the great impersonator of perfumery, a leaf oil that smells convincingly of roses. Steam-distilled from Pelargonium graveolens, with the Bourbon type from Reunion Island setting the standard, it brings green-rosy elegance to skincare and scent work alike.

From $15.99 for 0.5 oz · sizes up to 400 lbs

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For Soap Makers And Skincare Formulators

Order True Geranium Oil By The Pound

Production buyers can choose 5 lbs, 25 lbs, 100 lbs, and 400 lbs of geranium oil, every size covered by one published COA.

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⚗ Small-batch distillation
🌳 Pelargonium graveolens from Egypt
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What This Rose-Scented Leaf Offers

Put Rose Geranium To Work

Diffuser Blends

Warm rosy geranium rounds out floral diffuser recipes and gives a softer, greener edge to citrus and lavender pairings.

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Facial Oil Recipes

Formulate balancing facial oils and toning mists where geranium's rosy note carries the whole blend without added fragrance.

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Soap & Candle Studios

Give handmade soap bars and poured candles a true rosy signature that reads as botanical, not synthetic floral.

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Bulk & Wholesale

Move from a single bottle to pound quantities once your formulation is locked and ready for a real production run.

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Small Bottle, Bigger Batch Ahead

Geranium Essential Oil 0.5 oz Evaluation Bottle
0.5 oz
$15.99

Evaluate rose geranium's aroma and blending behavior in test formulas before committing to a full batch.

 Geranium Essential Oil 16 oz Pilot Batch
16 oz
$132.99

Run a genuine pilot batch of soap, lotion, or diffuser blends at real production ratios before ordering pounds.

 Geranium Essential Oil 5 lbs First Production Size
5 lbs
$483.99

The first pound-scale size, priced lower per unit than the sample bottles for studios ready to commit.
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About True Geranium Oil

True geranium essential oil is steam-distilled from the leaves and stems of Pelargonium graveolens, the rose-scented geranium. The most prized material, Bourbon geranium, traces to the volcanic soils of Reunion Island, though Egypt and China now grow much of the world's supply.

The scent is rosy and green at once: fresh crushed leaves wrapped around a rose heart, with minty and citrusy glints that keep it lively. Geranium partners naturally with bergamot, lavender, sandalwood, and clary sage, and it substitutes for rose in countless recipes.

Geranium stars in diluted facial and body oils within balancing-style skincare rituals, gives handmade soaps and creams a rosy signature, freshens linen sprays, and rounds out floral diffuser blends without the price of rose otto.

Steaming The Rose-Scented Leaf

Harvest

Geranium leaves and stems are cut from Pelargonium graveolens plants grown in Egypt's fields.

Sorting

Cut plant material is sorted and prepared so only clean leaf and stem reach the still.

Distilling

Steam passes through the plant matter, carrying the rosy, green aromatic compounds into the condenser.

Lab Testing

Each finished batch is tested in the lab and the results become that batch's certificate of analysis.

Bottling

The pure, undiluted oil is bottled and stored away from heat and light until it ships.

Something You Can Actually Check

True Geranium Oil comes from one plant, Pelargonium graveolens, grown and distilled without shortcuts, so there is little room for the blending or dilution that makes purity claims hard to verify elsewhere.

Every batch is lab tested before it leaves our shelf, and the certificate of analysis for the batch we are currently shipping sits right on this page for you to check.

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Geranium Oil vs. Synthetic Geranium Fragrance

Steam-Distilled GeraniumSynthetic Fragrance Oil
SourceDistilled from Pelargonium graveolens leavesLab-blended aroma chemicals
AromaRosy, green, and lively, shifts naturallyFixed rose scent, same every time
CompositionComplex natural aromatic compoundsA handful of synthetic isolates
DocumentationBatch backed by a published lab reportNo batch testing or paperwork
Best forBotanical formulas, soap, and skin blendsCheap mass-market scenting only

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Rooted In One Egyptian Harvest

1 species

Every bottle traces to a single plant, nothing else blended in.

Egypt

Grown and distilled in Egypt, a key growing region for this plant.

Leaf & stem

Distillation starts with the leaves and stems that hold the scent.

Steam distilled

Steam draws the oil out, no solvents or shortcuts involved.

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Before You Order, Read This

These three guides walk you through filling a diffuser, blending geranium into skin-safe dilutions, and identifying its rosy, green scent profile.

Diffusing Geranium Oil: Rosy Blends for a Softer-Feeling Room

Diffusing Geranium Oil: Rosy Blends for a Softer-Feeling Room

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How to Use Geranium Oil: Dilution, Carriers, and First Steps

How to Use Geranium Oil: Dilution, Carriers, and First Steps

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What Does Geranium Oil Smell Like? A Rosy Green Scent Profile

What Does Geranium Oil Smell Like? A Rosy Green Scent Profile

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Geranium In Quantity For Makers

Soap makers, candle crafters, and boutique perfumers who go through geranium oil quickly can order by the pound instead of by the single bottle. Our 5, 25, 100, and 400 pound sizes are backed by the same lab testing as every smaller bottle, so a bigger order never means less oversight, just a better cost per pound as volume grows.

Soap Makers

Formulate rosy, botanical soap bars at scale without swapping in a synthetic fragrance blend.

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Candle Studios

Scent poured candles with a true rosy note instead of a lab-built floral fragrance oil.

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Perfumers & Formulators

Build rose-adjacent accords and skincare formulas around a consistent, lab-tested geranium note.

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Geranium Essential Oil 5 lbs
5 lbs
$483.99
$96.80 per lb
Save 21% Geranium Essential Oil 25 lbs
25 lbs
$2,001.99
$80.08 per lb
Save 24% Geranium Essential Oil 100 lbs
100 lbs
$5,570.60
$55.71 per lb
Save 28% Geranium Essential Oil 400 lbs
400 lbs
$21,047.99
$52.62 per lb
Save 28%
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Geranium Oil Questions

What color is true geranium oil, and does it tint soap or lotion? ▾
True geranium oil is a pale yellow-green liquid with a light, mobile texture. In small percentages it adds only a faint tint to soap batter or lotion base, so most makers rely on it for scent rather than color, layering a botanical colorant if a rosier hue is wanted.
How does geranium oil hold its scent in candles and melts? ▾
Geranium's rosy-green profile survives the heat of a wax pour reasonably well, though its brighter citrusy top notes soften first. Blending it with a fixative like sandalwood or clary sage helps the rose heart carry longer through a candle's burn.
Does true geranium oil affect trace or curing time in cold-process soap? ▾
Geranium is a lighter-bodied essential oil that typically behaves gently in cold-process batters, without the fast acceleration some resins and spice oils cause. Its rosy-green scent does soften somewhat over a multi-week cure, so many soap makers blend it with a fixative to help the aroma last.
Does Egyptian geranium smell different from Bourbon-grown geranium oil? ▾
Yes, subtly. Bourbon geranium, grown on Reunion Island's volcanic soils, is often described as rosier and more refined, while Egyptian-grown Pelargonium graveolens like ours leans a touch greener and mintier. Both share the same rose-and-leaf backbone that makes geranium such a versatile blending oil.
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