About Escents

Founded in Vancouver in 1992, Escents Aromatherapy is a Canadian-owned natural wellness brand offering 500+ bath, body, wellness, and home fragrance products all blended by hand in our Richmond, BC studio. Our essential oils are 100% natural and sourced from around the world, with every blend crafted locally in Canada.

We were the first to market a custom blending experience, letting customers create a scent that is uniquely theirs and that spirit of personalization has been at the heart of Escents from day one.

 

Our Founder

Jacqui MacNeill is a Vancouver native, an outdoor enthusiast, and a mother of three. She first discovered essential oils while travelling at age 23, drawn in by the science behind plant-derived ingredients and the remarkable ability of scent to heal, calm, and restore.

That discovery would take on a new meaning years later when Jacqui suffered a life-threatening seizure at 38 weeks pregnant with twins and underwent two brain surgeries. She came through it and built a life, and a brand, on the other side.

Raising three children while recovering and rebuilding, Jacqui leaned on essential oils the same way she always had: as a daily tool for clarity, calm, and wellbeing. That lived experience shaped everything about how Escents is made products that actually work, for real moments in real life.

More than 30 years later, Escents remains rooted in that same belief: that pure, natural aromatherapy belongs in everyday life. Every blend we make starts with the same question Jacqui asked at the beginning: does this actually help? If the answer is yes, it earns its place in the line.