About Abbey Essentials
When ancient Abbeys and Monasteries are excavated, they reveal fascinating stories about the past. Over two decades ago our founder heard a story about one Abbey in particular, where the remains of herbal remedies and historic treatments were found, preserved through time.
As a chemist, this inspired our finder Tony to start his own aromatherapy business, where customers could discover the highest quality oils and extracts from sustainable sources.
Worldwide Distribution
Today Abbey Essentials distribute all over the world, whilst remaining a small independent business. We pride ourselves on delivering top quality essential oils and providing expert advice, friendly customer service, and encouraging members of our community to advise and inspire each other too.
Leaping Bunny Approved
Abbey Essentials believes that beauty should be cruelty free. We are proud to be Leaping Bunny approved. A global programme, Leaping Bunny requires cruelty free standards over and above legal requirements.
All of our own brand cosmetic and personal care products are approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny programme, the internationally recognisable gold standard for cruelty free products. We adhere to a fixed cut-off date policy and proactively monitor our suppliers to ensure that our products continue to adhere to the Leaping Bunny criteria. Our supplier monitoring system is also independently audited.
For more information about Cruelty Free International, Leaping Bunny and Leaping Bunny criteria, please visit www.crueltyfreeinternational.org
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Shipping Policy
Shipping Details
UK - Flat rate of £2.95
Europe - Calculated based on weight of order and shown at checkout.
Rest of World - Calculated based on weight of order and shown at checkout.
All order over £35 are sent tracked and signed for.
All orders over 2kg are sent tracked and signed for.
Please note that in some cases (usually heavy wholesale orders) we may have to contact you to arrange delivery and discuss costs.
Privacy Policy
Return & Refund Policy
We offer all our Customers a 14-day money-back guarantee on all our products. If you are not satisfied with your item, you can return it for a refund.
Please note: All non-faulty products you wish to return must be in unused, in perfect boxed condition. In other words the product must be in a resaleable condition i.e. As New.
If you wish to return a product, please e-mail us with the following details and wait for a reply before shipping your goods back to us. Some restrictions may apply in certain circumstances, but we will notify you.
You must pay the return postage unless the product is faulty in which case we will refund you the cost of postage.
1. Returns WILL NOT be accepted unless complete information is provided including:
Payment Method
Full Name
Full Address
Valid Email Address
Phone Number (including the area code)
Quantity and Name of returning Product(s)
Reasons for returning the Product(s)
Please make sure to go over your information carefully before submitting your return to us.
If you have any further queries or if you wish to request a return/refund please email sales@abbeyessentials.co.uk with the information requested above.
Oil Information
Essential Oils
Our pure essential oils are extracted from (but not limited to) the leaves, roots and barks of plants by steam distillation or by cold pressing.
Absolute Oils
Unlike essential oils absolute oils are extracted from plants via solvent extraction, or by enfleurage.
Fragrances
These scents are extremely rich, complex, and long lasting. They are produced with sophisticated scientific techniques including, critical fluid extraction, and rotary vapour extraction.
Please be aware that these products are chemical synthetics of natural products. Therefore they have no therapeutic value - they just smell nice. Remember to dilute to at least 5% before use on the body.
Carrier Oils
Derived from the seeds, kernels or nuts of plants these oils are named after their ability to "carry" essential oils. As the application of essential oils directly to the skin can cause irritation, they are frequently diluted into a carrier oils and the applied to the skin. Carrier oils are also moisturising in their own right.
The term carrier oil is mainly used with regards to aromatherapy, outside of aromatherapy they are referred to as vegetable oils, or base oils.
Floral Waters
All our floral waters are either Hydrosols or Hydrolates which for all intents and purposes are the same thing, differing only in the method of creation.
Hydrosols are purposely prepared by dissolving the water soluble components of essential oils in, well, water. As a result the product has similar but more subtle properties and scents than its essential oil counterpart.
Hydrolates are the natural by product of the essential oil extraction process. When plants are steam distilled the oil is collected and separated from the floral water, this floral water is the hydrolate.
Quality Assurance
Each batch of product is analysed and tested to ensure compliance with strict standards as part of our quality assurance program. Each bottle of oil we sell can be traced back to a production and bottling index.
Our oils and fragrances are tested with the latest technical equipment including mass spectrometry and gas chromatography.