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Essentially Knysna

Essentially Knysna
  • Home
  • Products
    • Fynbos Essential Oils
    • Other Essential Oils
    • Fragrances
    • Oil Test Results
  • Pelargonium tomentosum
  • Fynbos & Distillery Tours
  • Blog
  • Contact

                                                     OUR STORY - DISTILLED FROM THE WILD


Nestled between the forested slopes and rugged coastline of South Africa’s Garden Route, the Harkerville area is a place where sea breezes, mountain mists, and ancient soils meet. Here, within the legendary Cape Floral Kingdom—one of the richest and most diverse plant habitats on earth—fynbos thrives in all its aromatic glory.

In November 2020, we began a journey as a husband-and-wife team with a shared passion for plants and pure scent. What started as a love for the land soon became a calling: to celebrate and protect this natural abundance through wild harvesting and small-batch distillation. Guided by respect for the delicate ecosystem around us, we gather fynbos with care, ensuring each harvest supports the health of the veld and the communities who depend on it.

Our stainless steel stills capture the living essence of the landscape—transforming leaves, flowers, and twigs into authentic essential oils and natural fragrances that carry the spirit of the Garden Route. Every drop reflects the uplifting freshness of coastal herbs, the grounding warmth of mountain botanicals, and the timeless character of the wild.

Today, our fynbos oils are more than ingredients. They are a bridge between people and place:
the story of a living landscape, distilled.

Our products

Helichrysum Petiolare Essential Oil.  "Imphepho", Silver Everlasting or Liqorice plant.

Fynbos Essential Oils

Fragrances - Limited Editions (SOLD OUT)

Fynbos Essential Oils

Wild harvested and distilled on farms in the Harkerville area, Garden Route, South Africa

Scented Pelargonium Essential Oil. Rose and citrus scented Pelargonium hybrid.

Other Essential Oils

Fragrances - Limited Editions (SOLD OUT)

Fynbos Essential Oils

We have planted rose scented geranium, English lavendar, rosemary & other plants to extract the essential oils

Jubilee Creek Eau De Toilette.

Fragrances - Limited Editions (SOLD OUT)

Fragrances - Limited Editions (SOLD OUT)

Fragrances - Limited Editions (SOLD OUT)

  

Artisinal eau de toilettes with top and middle notes formulated from locally grown and distilled Pelargonium Tomentosum (Peppermint Geranium) and Pelargonium Hybrid (Citrus Rose Geranium) oils, with a lingering base note in a 99.9% pure long-lasting perfumers alcohol base. 

At least 66.6% of the essential oils used in our fragrances are 

  

Artisinal eau de toilettes with top and middle notes formulated from locally grown and distilled Pelargonium Tomentosum (Peppermint Geranium) and Pelargonium Hybrid (Citrus Rose Geranium) oils, with a lingering base note in a 99.9% pure long-lasting perfumers alcohol base. 

At least 66.6% of the essential oils used in our fragrances are locally and naturally grown and steam distilled on our family farm, Vergesig, situated in Harkerville (between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay) on the Garden Route, South Africa. GC/MS laboratory reports are available.

Only base notes, such as Sandalwood, Patchouli and Cedar oils are sourced from other suppliers.

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