Rare Earth Oils

Rare Earth Oils is a Kuranda-based Australian native essential oil and natural wellness business with an online range spanning essential oils, wellbeing products, pain recovery, skin support, natural beauty and antiviral products. Its collection includes wild-harvested native oils such as Niaouli, Nerolina and Rosalina, alongside balms, rubs, repellent, skincare and cold-and-flu support products. The business also offers alternatives to synthetic fragrances through its organic perfume workshops.

The workshops are the most distinctive way to experience Rare Earth Oils. Set in the tropical rainforest of Kuranda, they introduce participants to the art of blending essential oils and absolutes, with the aim of creating an individual signature perfume. Options listed on the site include Signature Perfume Workshops, private sessions, perfume parties, corporate workshops and a free introduction to perfume oils. That makes the experience suitable for a solo visitor wanting to explore scent, as well as groups looking for a creative activity or a shared event.

The business was established by Meleuka and Rahm, who say they were inspired by their Elders to learn about Indigenous plant medicine. Rare Earth Oils has been wild-harvesting essential oils and making organic products since 2011. Its balms draw on a combination of Ayurvedic medicine, European herbalism and Australian botanicals, and the business describes its work as an organic alternative to synthetic products. The website places the business on the lands of the Djabugay and Buluwai People of Far North Queensland, connecting its work with local plant knowledge and cultural context.

Rare Earth Oils is also a social enterprise established by the Rare Earth Foundation. Sales help create resources for language and cultural projects with Indigenous families, while the foundation provides business mentoring for Indigenous entrepreneurs and supports projects focused on youth empowerment and cultural heritage. For Cairns visitors, it offers a chance to explore Australian native oils and botanical products in a distinctly Kuranda setting, whether browsing the range online or booking a perfume experience for a small group, private gathering or corporate activity.