This beautiful essential oil is distilled from the roots of Vetiver grass (vetiveria zizanoides). These roots can penetrate to a depth of up to 3 metres and contain a tiny amount of the fabled essential oil, located at the point where the root's side-shoots branch off.
The grass itself is superb for preventing soil erosion and is an excellent fodder crop and thatching material too. So all in all, a pretty good plant to grow.
In fact, if you Google "Vetiver Essential oil", some of the following comments appear:-
"What is vetiver oil good for? Vetiver oil is acclaimed for its calming properties, making it effective in alleviating stress, anxiety, and sleep disorders like insomnia. Its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory qualities benefit skin care, helping conditions such as acne and eczema and aiding in scar healing..."
And there is an awful lot more gushing stuff like that....
However, lately you may have found that this wonderful, heavy and somewhat mysterious oil has become rather scarce and expensive, mainly because its main source - Haiti - has been devastated by earthquakes, followed by anarchy-with-riots: the end result is that this desperately poor country is now completely ungovernable.
Apart from Haiti, the other main sources of Vetiver oil include India, Indonesia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka - but in every case the quality cannot match that of the oil from Haiti.
Well, a new kid on the block has arrived - Malawi. We have been involved with setting up Stills and supplying local farmers with Vetiver cuttings and can now report that the first 20+ litres of essential oil is available. The good news is that perfumery reports show that this oil is every bit as good as the highest quality Haitian material and MS-GC analysis shows that it has even higher levels of certain components (e.g. Longifolene) to give it a unique fragrance profile.
For small quantities (e.g. 500ml and 1litre packs) the price will be £495 per litre, with discounts available for larger pack sizes.
But don't just take our word for it - please contact us and we would be delighted to send you a sample and full analysis.
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