PATCHOULY OIL

From Wikipedia, Patchouli (also patchouly or pachouli) is bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching two or three feet (about 0.75 metre) in height and bearing small pale pink-white flowers. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia and is now extensively cultivated in Caribbean countries, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, West Africa and Vietnam.

The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong. It has been used for centuries in perfumes and continues to be so today. The word derives from the Tamil patchai (green), ellai (leaf).

Pogostemon cablin, P. commosum, P. hortensis, P. heyneasus and P. plectranthoides are all cultivated for their oils and all are known as 'patchouli' oil, but P. cablin is considered superior.Indonesia is 80% of Patchouli Oil world supplier. Followed by China, Brazil and some african countries. The superior Indonesian Patchouli Oils usually blended with other lower quality patchouli oil sources.

The superior Indonesian Patchouli Oils usually blended with other lower quality patchouli oil sources.

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