Description
Steam-DistilledSingle-Botanical100% PureAromatherapy Grade
Soft, sweet, faintly rose-like with a green herbaceous undertone — geraniol-dominant, which is why people sometimes mistake it for a softer rose at first sniff.
Sampson’s Palmarosa is a pure single-botanical essential oil from Cymbopogon martinii, steam-distilled from the grass. Botanically it’s a grass (same genus as lemongrass), but its high geraniol content gives it a profile closer to geranium or rose. The result is a soft, sustainable floral note at a grass-oil price.
Traditionally used in personal-blend perfumery as a softer rose-like note, in skin-routine carrier dilutions, and in evening diffusion for those who find pure floral oils too intense. Pairs beautifully with geranium or ylang-ylang for layered florals.
Who it’s for
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Personal Perfumery
Heart and base notes for custom roll-on blends.
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Skin Routines
Diluted in jojoba or sweet almond as a gentle facial-oil floral.
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Evening Wind-Down
Sleep-hygiene diffusion, bedtime routines, quiet end-of-day stack.
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Custom Blenders
Pairs cleanly with the rest of the Sampson EO line.
🌱The Sampson Promise
“We only put ingredients in our products that we would use on our own family. Every ingredient has a purpose. If it doesn’t need to be there, it isn’t.”
Volume
10 ml
Purity
100% Pure Single-Botanical
Extraction
Steam-Distilled
Origin
India
Certifications
None claimed
Cautions
Dilute before topical use
Benefits
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Geraniol-Rich
Chemistry
75–85% geraniol — the same compound that gives rose otto and geranium their floral character. Reads as a soft floral despite the plant being a grass.
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The Affordable Rose
Value
Rose otto at 10 ml runs hundreds of dollars. Palmarosa gives a related profile at a grass-oil price — the working perfumer’s soft-floral go-to.
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Gentle on Skin
Use Case
One of the gentler oils in the line at standard 1–3% dilution — the reason it shows up in so many traditional skin-routine carrier blends.
How to Use
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Diffuse
Add 3–5 drops to an ultrasonic diffuser per 100 ml of water. Run for 30–60 minutes, then pause — continuous diffusion isn’t more effective and can desensitize the nose.
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Dilute for Skin Use
Adults: dilute to 1–3% in a carrier oil (jojoba, sweet almond, fractionated coconut) — 6–18 drops per 30 ml of carrier. For kids, elderly, pregnancy, or sensitive skin: 0.5–1% (3–6 drops per 30 ml). Always patch-test first.
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Store Cool & Dark
Keep the bottle sealed in a drawer or cupboard away from heat. Most steam-distilled oils last 1–3 years unopened, around 2 years once opened.
“Aromatherapy-grade essential oils are not food-grade — do not ingest. Keep out of reach of children and diffuse in well-ventilated spaces.”
Ingredients
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Palmarosa Essential Oil
Cymbopogon martinii · Steam-distilled grass · India
Pure single-botanical essential oil. No carrier, no synthetic geraniol boost — the rose-adjacent character is the plant’s natural chemistry.
Full INCI
Cymbopogon Martini Oil.
* Patch-test diluted before broader use. Aromatherapy-grade only — do not ingest. Backed by our 30-day guarantee.
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