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Vetiver Haitian Essential Oil
Description: Sweet, earthy, rooty, balsam, woody, amber aroma. The parent plant is a a tall perennial grass which originates in India, probably also in Indonesia and Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Vetiver Oil is steam-distilled from cleaned and washed rootlets which are dried, cut and chopped, then again, usually soaked in water prior to distillation. The distillation is undertaken near the place of harvesting. Haitian Vetiver Oil is the naturally occurring essential oil from the roots of the Vetiver plant. No additives, solvents or chemicals are used at any point of the recovery process.
Color & Consistency: Brown to redish, viscous, thick and sticky liquid.
Strength of Aroma: Strong.
Common Uses: Intensely strong as a perfume note, Haitian Vetiver is profoundly effective in Aromatherpy. The therapeutic properties of vetiver oil are antiseptic, aphrodisiac, cicatrisant, nervine, sedative, tonic, sedative and vulnerary. Vetiver oil calms and soothes the mind and helps to dispel anger, hysteria and irritability, and neurotic behavior can also be reduced as stress and tension is reduced. It revitalizes the body and helps with mental and physical exhaustion and is also used for general aches and pains, especially for rheumatism, arthritis and muscular pain, while relieving insomnia.
Blends with: One of the great perfume notes, Haitian Vetiver blends well with so many essential oils, but especially with Lime, Black Pepper, Vanilla, Ylang-Ylang, Orange, Patchouli, Palmarosa, Petitgrain, Rose Geranium and Rosewood.
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Note: Base.
Aromatic Scent: Haitian Vetiver is especially rich and heady, without the “burnt” note that is so common in less carefully distilled Vetivers. Musky, woody, vegetative with woody pine and sandalwood notes and perfume rosy geranium nuances. Odor is sweet and very heavy woody earthy, reminiscent of roots and wet soil, with a rich backnote of precious wood notes.
History: It is a tall, tufted, perennial, scented grass with long narrow leaves and an abundant complex lacework of underground white roots and is mainly cultivated in the tropics, such as India, Tahiti, Java and Haiti. The grass was used in Calcutta and Haiti for thatching and awnings, blinds and sunshades, while in Java the roots were used for weaving mats and thatching huts, which not only gave rooms an exquisite fragrance but also deterred insects. It is a popular ingredient for soaps, toiletries and perfumes and growing the grass protects against soil erosion. Vetiver oil is also known as the “oil of tranquility” because of its calming properties.
Cautions: It is considered a safe oil and is non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing. |
