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Kobashi Essential Oils

100% pure essential oils, carrier oils, hydro, bath, aromatherapy and skin care products since 1985 Welcome to KOBASHI

Lynda Ballard founder of Kobashi.

"I started Kobashi in 1985 with the goal of supplying the best Essential Oils and Aromatherapy products at good prices. I am happy to say, that with the help of many people we have accomplished that goal. We originally set up to supply the Health Food industry and now also supply thousands of Therapists, Clinics, and Hospitals worldwide." Kobashi is a well established company that prides itself on the quality of its products. All of our oils are from named botanical species, 100% natural, unadulterated, nothing added or taken away unless needed to make safer, of the highest quality and tested for their authenticity. We use the latest testing equipment: GC & GC-MS systems in conjunction with HP Chem-station and Wiley’s 360,000 chemical spectrum's library, testing to parts per trillion. We reject any oil if pesticides or herbicides are found. The oils structural testing has been operated by Dr. Kevin Brigden, Iryna Labunska, Scott Ballard and others at laboratories in Exeter, France and Scotland. Kobashi has an extensive library on essential oil data to cross reference-research the oils.

95% of our packing materials are 100% biodegradable. We are working to make this 100% without the products breaking in shipping. Kobashi has been Campaigning to end animal experiments since 1985. We do not believe animal testing is valid for humans. The ugly truth is, even though there are alternatives to animal testing, all products in the world have been tested on animals at on time or another. We can only try to stop it. Note: if some lab somewhere on this planet is animal testing anything, for any reason, we want it stopped immediately. We do not believe any life should be sustained through the harm of another. We encourage people to use peaceful alternatives. We must make the best stance against animal testing that we can. All Kobashi products are Animal Free and suitable for Vegetarians or Vegans.

19/03/2026

Sweet violets (Viola odorata) flourishing amongst the tree roots.

One of the earliest to return, low to the ground and perhaps easy to miss unless you’re looking for them, Viola odorata is the only scented violet native to the UK.

Legend tells that you may only smell sweet violets once because they 'steal' your sense of smell. Theres actually a little truth to this, as sweet violets contain beta-ionone, a chemical that overwhelms and temporarily shuts off our smell receptors.

The aroma of Sweet violet flowers has been valued through history, and very locally to us in Devon, they supported a whole perfume industry around 100 years ago.

After the stillness of winter, these little aromatic pops of colour feel very welcome.

22/12/2025

Solstice occurred at 15.03 on the 21st of December. The sun has been reborn and the days now lengthen - a symbol of hope and renewal in the darkness.

A gentle reminder that we will be closing tomorrow (23rd December) at 4pm, until the 5th of January. Any orders placed after 1pm on the 23rd, may not be shipped until we reopen. So if there's anything you need, do order now.

I want to say thank you so much for all your support this year, for being part of what allows us to keep doing what we do.

We’ll be using this quieter time to rest, restore and prepare for the year ahead, and we hope you’re able to do the same.

10/12/2025

The last moon of the year rose bright and close, the 'Cold Moon' and third sequential supermoon of the year.
The meadow is in its winter rest. Slowing, storing, waiting for the light to return.
Nature reminds that we also must find stillness, amongst the business of the festive season. 🌕✨

05/11/2025

St John’s Wort Essential Oil (Hypericum perforatum) organically grown in Bulgaria. The enticing aroma is reminiscent of a balmy afternoon in a sun-soaked orchard meadow.

🌿 Extraction
Steam-distilled from the flowering tops of Hypericum perforatum. A rare, specialist essential oil. Not to be confused with the macerated red oil (with different therapeutic effects). The percentage of essential oil in the plant itself is very low at less than 0.1% which is similar to Melissa, thus the high price.

✨ Aroma & Constituents
Warm, bright, dry-herbaceous, with sweet candy-floral notes and earthy, resinous undertones. Contains a-pinene, b-caryophyllene, and germacrene D among other sesquiterpenes.

💛 Traditional Use
St John's Wort is historically valued for protection, soothing nerves, uplifting the spirit, and supporting healing of minor wounds, burns, and inflammation among other uses.

🕯️ Aromatherapeutic Actions
Uplifting, comforting, and emotionally balancing. Topically, SJW essential oil may ease muscular tension and support skin recovery.

15/09/2025

The alchemy of Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) 🌀
German chamomile aka blue chamomile essential oil gets its dazzling hue due to the presence of chamazulene, a sesquiterpenoid with anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and antioxidant effects.

💧But did you know that chamazulene isn't actually found in Chamomile plants?
How so? Well, German chamomile naturally contains matricin, a colourless non-aromatic molecule which serves as the precursor to chamazulene. It's only when heat is applied, during distillation, that the matricin converts to chamazulene!

✨ Although it’s not alchemy in the ancient sense, this transformation from invisible to indigo feels nothing short of magical. It’s a perfect example of nature’s chemistry, where fire and water unlocks the plant's full potential.

🌀Here we are hydrodistilling the flowers for a very special, limited hydrolat. In the video, the fresh distillate is exiting the still, with chamazulene visible both as a small layer floating on the surface and suspended as a colloidal dispersion in the aromatic water.

26/08/2025

✨ Our new supply of aloe has arrived! ✨
Now even better, made only from the inner fillet for less processing and an even gentler, more soothing gel 🌱💧

We’ve also started sourcing from smaller Spanish plantations to lower our carbon footprint 🌍
Still organic, still as pure as possible, with 99.3% fresh aloe content.

Here’s the thing: most aloe gels on the market have less than 30% aloe! This means you’re mostly buying water and microplastic-based thickeners.

If you want your aloe gel to be as natural and pure as possible, check the ingredients. Make sure it doesn’t contain:
❌ Aloe powder
❌ Added water
❌ Carbomer or acrylates (these are microplastic thickeners)

All kobashi products are 100% biodegradable because we care about your skin and the planet 💚

11/08/2025

Our calendula harvest has been well under way for some time now. 🌼
Every step, from sowing to picking, is done by hand. Once the flowers are cool air-dried, we infuse them in organic sunflower oil, creating the most beautiful and potent calendula oil you can find!

08/07/2025

These past few days we've been harvesting and distilling our Helichrysum italicum - aka immortelle - for its beautiful hydrolat.

To produce a high-quality floral water, freshness is important . We use just-harvested plants to capture not only the delicate aromatic compounds, but also the vitality and cellular water of the botanical.

Our Helichrysum grows just 15 metres from the still, with less than 30 minutes between harvest and distillation. It doesn’t get much fresher than that!

19/06/2025

Savouring the last of Mother Elder’s frothy fragrant blooms, hiding in the cool and shady corners where she’s still in flower. 🌿✨
Elder (Sambucus nigra) is one of my favourite hedgerow plants to forage; generous, deeply healing & deeply imbued with folklore.
Her flowers are especially supportive of the upper respiratory tract, easing inflamed eyes and sinus congestion, particularly for those struggling with hay fever. Taken regularly, elderflower can be a gentle ally through the pollen-laden months.
The, come autumn, she offers rich, glistening purple-black berries, packed with immune-supportive compounds to see us through the colder seasons. A true year-round medicine chest in one tree.
Did you know that Elder is a sacred tree of the fairies and cutting one down is very bad luck! If you wanted to meet the fairy folk, then under an Elder on midsummer eve, you may be in with a chance ✨

17/06/2025

A true ally for nervous system and skin support, Melissa is both therapeutically versatile and aromatically rich. Available at 2% in mct oil or undiluted.
We are lucky to currently have a rare and beautiful Melissa essential oil, not only rich in its defining citral content but also unusually high in β-caryophyllene and sesquiterpenes, giving it:
• Greater grounding and resilience building qualities
• Broad antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory uses
• A balanced aromatic profile with emotional and physical depth.

04/06/2025

May moments at Kobashi 🌿🌸
This past month has flown by faster than any other this year. A whirlwind of bright, swallow-filled skies, enticing blooms and verdant greens (albeit a little parched - still waiting for those April showers!)
Here, nature is not just a concept, it's our co-creator: Living, breathing and growing in harmony.

1. Iza, our Romanian rescue chilling in the evening
2. Where the meadow borders our woodland
3 & 4. Distilling rosemary essential oil
5. Beltane sunset through silver birch
6. Mountain cornflower blooms in the warehouse boarder
7. Swallows & Martins in joyful flight
8. Cedar distillation
9. Blue bell woods below our medow
10 & 11. Preparing the soil and removing couch grass!
12. Gathering hawthorn from the hedgerow
13. Comfrey ready for it's first harvest
14. Peppermint thriving in up-cycled containers
15. Rugosa rose in bloom

30/04/2025

Distilling Bay blossoms & leaves for hydrolat and essential oil 🌿

The beautiful, warm April weather brought our bay trees into full, sweet bloom. The perfect moment to create a truly special distillate.

Using our 60L copper alembic from , we hand-harvested and steam-distilled the leaves and blossoms right here on site, across two separate distillations. From the very first drops, we were struck by the gorgeous aroma: fresh, spicy, sweet and intensely aromatic - lifted even further by the inclusion of the blossoms.

This rare, small-batch bay hydrolat will be available on our website soon. I was going to wait until the new site is live, but I know a few of you are already keen to try this very special offering. Our next batch will be leaves only — until the blossoms return again next year!

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KOBASHI
Dunsford
EX67BH

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+441392811451

Website

https://www.kobashi.co.uk/

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