Myrtle oil is produced by steam distillation of the leaves twigs and sometimes flowers of this fragrant shrub which grows wild across southern europe and northern africamyrtle has a gentle camphoraceous aroma which is also sweet and fresh it blends well with lavender rosemary clary sage spice oils bergamot and other citrus oils for a cleansing uplifting aroma try 3 drops of myrtle with 2 drops of bergamot and 1 drop of lime in a burner or diffuserother members of myrtle39s family