Complete means the whole distillation rather than a single fraction of it, so this Madagascar ylang ylang carries the full sweep of the flower: intensely sweet, heady and unmistakably floral from the first drop through the dry down.

Plant Therapy steam distills it from the blossoms of Cananga odorata and certifies the crop organic with the USDA. Two or three drops per 100 mL of water is enough to scent a room from a diffuser. On skin it is potent, and the maker caps topical use at 0.8 percent in a carrier oil. It carries Plant Therapy's KidSafe, Pregnancy Safe and Pup and Pony Safe designations, and keeps for four to five years unopened.