Sweet basil oil comes from basil (Ocimum basilicum), a plant with a thick foliage and small flowers. Fresh basil leaves taste sweet and pungent and exudes a fresh and floral aroma, while the dried ones have a spicy and earthy scent. The oil glands in fresh basil leaves produce the essential oil of the herb. Its dried leaves and stems are used in the production of essential oil.

Sweet basil oil comes from basil (Ocimum basilicum), a plant with a thick foliage and small flowers. Fresh basil leaves taste sweet and pungent and exudes a fresh and floral aroma, while the dried ones have a spicy and earthy scent. The oil glands in fresh basil leaves produce the essential oil of the herb. Its dried leaves and stems are used in the production of essential oil.