Description

Key Facts

• Botanical Name — Helichrysum italicum
• Also Known As — Immortelle, Everlasting, Curry Plant
• Origin — Croatia
• Part Used — Flowers
• Extraction — Steam distillation, organic
• Note — Middle to top note

Aroma

Warm and rich: a light sweetness at first with soft floral-herbal notes, then honey-like sweetness and a warm, woody-earthy depth. Over time it becomes calmer and more grounding, like a sunny Mediterranean field.

Benefits

• Mood — Its warm, gentle scent brings a sense of calm and steadiness, and supports reflection and meditation.
• Skin — Deeply nourishing in skincare blends; helps the look of fine lines, stretch marks and scars, and leaves skin looking radiant.
• Body — A soothing choice for massage blends after a long day.

The Story

Helichrysum means 'golden sun' in Greek, after its bright yellow flowers. In French 'immortelle' means everlasting: the flowers keep their colour long after drying. Crush a leaf and it smells of curry, hence 'curry plant'. Even in poor soil and harsh conditions, as long as it has sun, it thrives.