Spruce essential oil is pine’s gentler cousin. Where pine is sharp and bright, spruce is soft, round and green – the smell of fresh-cut boughs rather than the whole forest at once. It is calm, clean and easy to live with.

What spruce smells like

Fresh and green with a soft, balsamic, slightly sweet body. It has the coniferous character of the north without the bite – quieter and more rounded than pine, and very clean.

Simple ways to use it

• Diffuse it for a fresh, forest-calm room – 4 to 6 drops.
• Blend it with other woods for a layered woodland scent.
• Use it in a room spray to bring a little outdoors inside.

Patch test before skin use, dilute properly, and keep it away from the eyes.

What spruce pairs with

• With pine for a deeper, fuller forest.
• With cedarwood for a warm, woody base.
• With lemon for a fresh, green-citrus lift.

Spruce is the soft green note that makes a forest blend feel natural rather than sharp. Explore the range in the shop, or read more on the blog.