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Our story

Thirty years in Hampshire

About us

Made by a family, trusted by professionals

Absolute Aromas began in 1994, when David and Kay Tomlinson started bottling pure essential oils from a small unit in Hampshire. Thirty years on we are still here, still family-run and still in Hampshire, though the range has grown and the laboratory has become the heart of everything we do.

Our products have become a staple for skilled therapists and aromatherapy enthusiasts around the world, which is a quiet source of pride for all of us. We have never wanted to be the biggest. We have always wanted to be the one a professional reaches for without a second thought.

When Kay and I started out, we made a simple promise: that whatever left our door would be exactly what the label said it was. That promise is why we built our own laboratory, and it is why I still care as much about a single bottle of lavender today as I did thirty years ago. David Tomlinson, Founder
Glassware and botanicals in the laboratory
The laboratory

Tested by science, every single batch

Every essential oil that leaves our laboratory in Alton is tested using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, the industry standard for confirming the chemical integrity of an oil. The technique separates a drop of oil into its constituent compounds and identifies each one against a known fingerprint.

We test every batch in our own facility because the integrity of an oil cannot be confirmed by sight, smell or supplier paperwork alone. Whether you are a working aromatherapist or discovering aromatherapy for the first time, you deserve to know the bottle in your hand contains exactly what the label describes.

ATC & IFEAT

David Tomlinson chairs the Aromatherapy Trade Council and sits on the IFEAT board.

B.E.O.A.

A member of the British Essential Oil Association.

On-site lab

Our own chemist and GC-MS laboratory in Alton, Hampshire.

Since 1994

Thirty years of pure essential oils, family-run throughout.

Sourced from Nature. Tested by Science. Trusted by You.