Star Anise Essential Oil 50ml

Latin Name: Illicium Verum  |  Plant Part: Fruit  |  Source: China  |  Extraction: Steam Distillation

Please note: This is Star Anise (Illicium verum) essential oil — steam-distilled from the star-shaped fruit of the Chinese star anise tree. It is botanically distinct from common aniseed (Pimpinella anisum), though both share a characteristic sweet, liquorice-like aroma due to their high anethole content.

Sweet, warm, and richly liquorice-like, Star Anise Essential Oil is a bold and distinctive oil with deep roots in Chinese culinary and aromatic tradition. Steam-distilled from the beautiful star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum grown in China — the world’s primary producer — this oil delivers a sweet, intensely anisic aroma with warm, spicy and slightly woody undertones. Characterful, warming, and unmistakably exotic.

Star anise has been used in Chinese cuisine and traditional practice for thousands of years, and is one of the key components of Chinese five-spice. Its essential oil is also a primary natural source of anethole, widely used in the flavour and fragrance industries.

• Sweet, intensely anisic aroma with warm spicy and woody undertones — bold, warming, and exotic
• Used in oriental-style diffuser blends, warming massage formulations, and natural perfumery
• Pairs beautifully with black pepper, cardamom, clove, fennel, and citrus oils
• Steam-distilled from Chinese Illicium verum fruit — the world’s primary star anise source
• Professional 50ml size — ideal for specialist blending and formulation

⚠️ Safety note: Star anise oil contains trans-anethole and should be avoided during pregnancy and breastfeeding, by young children, and by those with oestrogen-dependent conditions. May cause skin sensitisation — always use in low dilutions and perform a patch test. Avoid contact with eyes.

One of the great spice oils of the East — Chinese star anise brings sweetness, warmth, and ancient character to any specialist formulation. Explore our full guide for blending ratios, usage ideas, and safety notes.

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