Angelica Root Essential Oil
Angelica Root Essential Oil
Angelica Root Essential Oil (Angelica archangelica)
Angelica Root (Angelica archangelica) is steam-distilled from the roots and stems of the angelica plant, yielding a pale yellow to orange clear liquid with a warm, spicy, herbaceous aroma and woody, musky undertones. It's traditionally valued as a grounding, restorative oil, with a long history of use for stress, digestion and respiratory comfort.
Diffused, Angelica Root is traditionally used to ease stress, anxiety and exhaustion, to uplift the mood and support mental clarity, and to help clear coughs, congestion and sinus discomfort. Well diluted in a massage oil or in the bath, it's traditionally reached for to support digestion and ease indigestion, bloating and wind, to stimulate healthy circulation and lymphatic drainage, and to soothe muscular aches, rheumatism and joint stiffness.
Blended into a cream or lotion, Angelica Root is traditionally used for the same digestive-comfort and muscular benefits — though because it can increase skin's sensitivity to sunlight, it's best kept for evening use or for areas that won't be exposed to the sun.
This one deserves a little extra care: Angelica Root can make skin more sensitive to sunlight, so avoid direct sun or sunbeds on any treated area for at least 12 hours after applying. It's also flammable, so keep it away from heat and open flame, and it isn't meant to be swallowed. Always dilute before topical use, with a patch test first, and keep it well out of reach of children. If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, check with your healthcare provider before use.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Angelica archangelica |
| Plant Part Used | Roots and Stems |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distillation |
| Origin | France |
| Purity | 100% Pure, Natural, Undiluted |
| Appearance | Pale Yellow to Orange Clear Liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 0.870 to 0.890 @ 25°C |
| Refractive Index | 1.479 to 1.488 @ 20°C |
| Acid Value | 6.00 Max. KOH/g |
| Flash Point | 43°C / 105°F (Closed Cup) |
| Shelf Life | 2 Years (Properly Stored) |
Uses ▼
Burners and vaporizers
In a diffuser, Angelica Root is traditionally used to ease stress, anxiety and exhaustion, to uplift the mood and support mental clarity, and to help clear coughs, congestion and sinus discomfort.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
Well diluted in a massage oil or in the bath, Angelica Root is traditionally used to support digestion and ease indigestion, bloating and wind, to stimulate healthy circulation and lymphatic drainage, and to soothe muscular aches, rheumatism and joint stiffness.
Blended in a cream/base cream
Diluted into a cream or lotion, Angelica Root is traditionally used for the same digestive-comfort and muscular benefits — though because it can increase skin's sensitivity to sunlight, it's best kept for evening use or areas that won't see the sun.
Blends Well With
| Although essential oils blend well with one another, Angelica Root oil goes particularly well with other essential oils such as cedarwood, juniper, cypress, clary sage, patchouli, vetiver, palmarosa, bergamot and orange. |
Usage & Formulation Guide ▼
For soap makers, natural perfumers and cosmetic formulators. These are starting points, not finished formulas — always confirm compliance, stability and safety (including IFRA usage limits) for your own finished product before use.
Fine Fragrance & Perfumery
An earthy, musky-green base note with soft coniferous and bittersweet-herbaceous facets, Angelica Root is a distinctive material in gin-botanical, chypre and fougère accords and in "green"/earthy natural compositions. It pairs particularly well with cedarwood, juniper, cypress, clary sage, patchouli, vetiver and palmarosa for depth, and with bergamot or orange to lift and brighten it. It's potent, so use sparingly — around 0.1–0.5% of the fragrance concentrate is typical — and always run the finished formula through the IFRA calculation below before it goes into anything leave-on.
Leave-On Skincare (Creams, Lotions & Serums)
Angelica Root is one of the oils IFRA specifically names in its furocoumarin/phototoxic materials standard, which caps total Bergapten (5-MOP) at 0.0015% (15ppm) in any finished leave-on product applied to skin that may see UV exposure. Given Angelica Root's natural bergapten content, that works out to a very low inclusion rate — well under 0.1% of the neat oil — and should be calculated from your supplier's bergapten assay/COA rather than assumed. Consistent with the sun-avoidance caution above, we'd suggest keeping any leave-on Angelica Root blend to night-time products or areas that won't see the sun, and leaving it out of daytime, sun-exposed or SPF-adjacent formulas altogether.
Aromatherapy & Diffuser Blends
For its traditional grounding, stress-easing and digestive-comfort associations, Angelica Root works well in a diffuser blend at around 10–15% of the blend, paired with citrus notes like bergamot or orange for lift, or with clary sage and cedarwood for a deeper, more grounding evening blend.
Cold-Process Soap
Because soap is rinsed off, the leave-on bergapten limit above doesn't apply in the same way, making cold-process soap one of the more straightforward uses for Angelica Root. A usage rate of around 0.5–1% of total oils is typical, added at trace. As with any DANGER-tier oil, wear gloves when handling it neat, expect a natural pale amber tint may carry through to the bar, and patch test the finished soap given its Category 1 skin-sensitiser classification.
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Angelica Root Essential Oil (Angelica archangelica)
Angelica Root (Angelica archangelica) is steam-distilled from the roots and stems of the angelica plant, yielding a pale yellow to orange clear liquid with a warm, spicy, herbaceous aroma and woody, musky undertones. It's traditionally valued as a grounding, restorative oil, with a long history of use for stress, digestion and respiratory comfort.
Diffused, Angelica Root is traditionally used to ease stress, anxiety and exhaustion, to uplift the mood and support mental clarity, and to help clear coughs, congestion and sinus discomfort. Well diluted in a massage oil or in the bath, it's traditionally reached for to support digestion and ease indigestion, bloating and wind, to stimulate healthy circulation and lymphatic drainage, and to soothe muscular aches, rheumatism and joint stiffness.
Blended into a cream or lotion, Angelica Root is traditionally used for the same digestive-comfort and muscular benefits — though because it can increase skin's sensitivity to sunlight, it's best kept for evening use or for areas that won't be exposed to the sun.
This one deserves a little extra care: Angelica Root can make skin more sensitive to sunlight, so avoid direct sun or sunbeds on any treated area for at least 12 hours after applying. It's also flammable, so keep it away from heat and open flame, and it isn't meant to be swallowed. Always dilute before topical use, with a patch test first, and keep it well out of reach of children. If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, check with your healthcare provider before use.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Angelica archangelica |
| Plant Part Used | Roots and Stems |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distillation |
| Origin | France |
| Purity | 100% Pure, Natural, Undiluted |
| Appearance | Pale Yellow to Orange Clear Liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 0.870 to 0.890 @ 25°C |
| Refractive Index | 1.479 to 1.488 @ 20°C |
| Acid Value | 6.00 Max. KOH/g |
| Flash Point | 43°C / 105°F (Closed Cup) |
| Shelf Life | 2 Years (Properly Stored) |
Uses ▼
Burners and vaporizers
In a diffuser, Angelica Root is traditionally used to ease stress, anxiety and exhaustion, to uplift the mood and support mental clarity, and to help clear coughs, congestion and sinus discomfort.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
Well diluted in a massage oil or in the bath, Angelica Root is traditionally used to support digestion and ease indigestion, bloating and wind, to stimulate healthy circulation and lymphatic drainage, and to soothe muscular aches, rheumatism and joint stiffness.
Blended in a cream/base cream
Diluted into a cream or lotion, Angelica Root is traditionally used for the same digestive-comfort and muscular benefits — though because it can increase skin's sensitivity to sunlight, it's best kept for evening use or areas that won't see the sun.
Blends Well With
| Although essential oils blend well with one another, Angelica Root oil goes particularly well with other essential oils such as cedarwood, juniper, cypress, clary sage, patchouli, vetiver, palmarosa, bergamot and orange. |
Usage & Formulation Guide ▼
For soap makers, natural perfumers and cosmetic formulators. These are starting points, not finished formulas — always confirm compliance, stability and safety (including IFRA usage limits) for your own finished product before use.
Fine Fragrance & Perfumery
An earthy, musky-green base note with soft coniferous and bittersweet-herbaceous facets, Angelica Root is a distinctive material in gin-botanical, chypre and fougère accords and in "green"/earthy natural compositions. It pairs particularly well with cedarwood, juniper, cypress, clary sage, patchouli, vetiver and palmarosa for depth, and with bergamot or orange to lift and brighten it. It's potent, so use sparingly — around 0.1–0.5% of the fragrance concentrate is typical — and always run the finished formula through the IFRA calculation below before it goes into anything leave-on.
Leave-On Skincare (Creams, Lotions & Serums)
Angelica Root is one of the oils IFRA specifically names in its furocoumarin/phototoxic materials standard, which caps total Bergapten (5-MOP) at 0.0015% (15ppm) in any finished leave-on product applied to skin that may see UV exposure. Given Angelica Root's natural bergapten content, that works out to a very low inclusion rate — well under 0.1% of the neat oil — and should be calculated from your supplier's bergapten assay/COA rather than assumed. Consistent with the sun-avoidance caution above, we'd suggest keeping any leave-on Angelica Root blend to night-time products or areas that won't see the sun, and leaving it out of daytime, sun-exposed or SPF-adjacent formulas altogether.
Aromatherapy & Diffuser Blends
For its traditional grounding, stress-easing and digestive-comfort associations, Angelica Root works well in a diffuser blend at around 10–15% of the blend, paired with citrus notes like bergamot or orange for lift, or with clary sage and cedarwood for a deeper, more grounding evening blend.
Cold-Process Soap
Because soap is rinsed off, the leave-on bergapten limit above doesn't apply in the same way, making cold-process soap one of the more straightforward uses for Angelica Root. A usage rate of around 0.5–1% of total oils is typical, added at trace. As with any DANGER-tier oil, wear gloves when handling it neat, expect a natural pale amber tint may carry through to the bar, and patch test the finished soap given its Category 1 skin-sensitiser classification.
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Product Documents SPECIFICATIONSSAFETY DATA SHEETIFRA GUIDELINESUSER GUIDE |
