Spikenard

Ancient, complex, and deeply evocative — Spikenard essential oil (Nardostachys jatamansi) is steam distilled from the roots of wildcrafted plants in India. Sometimes called “False Valerian” for its botanical kinship with Valerian, Spikenard has a far more compelling aromatic story: richer, earthier, and more complex, with a depth that has made it one of the most historically significant oils in the world — referenced across cultures and centuries, including in ancient biblical texts. Its aroma is rich, earthy, woody, and musky with sweet, animalic, and slightly spicy undertones — deep, heavy, and intensely settling. A genuinely rare and special offering.

• Botanical name: Nardostachys jatamansi
• Origin: Wildcrafted in India
• Extraction: Steam distilled from the root
• Aroma: Rich, earthy, woody, and musky — sweet, animalic, and slightly spicy undertones; deep, heavy, and intensely grounding in character; ancient and unmistakably complex
• Blending note: Base note — a powerful fixative with exceptional tenacity; a little goes a very long way; anchors and deepens any composition it enters
• Sometimes called “False Valerian” — botanically related, but aromatically richer, earthier, and more complex; a far more compelling aromatic experience
• One of the most historically significant oils in the world, referenced across cultures and centuries including in ancient biblical texts
• Wildcrafted in India — where Nardostachys jatamansi grows in the high-altitude Himalayan regions and has been revered for millennia
• Pairs beautifully with Frankincense, Myrrh, Vetiver, Lavender, Clary Sage, and Geranium
• A cornerstone of deep meditation, spiritual, and richly grounding aromatic compositions — for those who appreciate rare, historically significant botanicals
• Available in Tester, 1/6oz, 1/3oz, 1oz, and 100ml