Patchouli Essential Oil

Dark Patchouli Essential Oil - 10ml/ .33 oz Botanical Name: Pogostemon cablin Country of Origin: Indonesia Parts Used: Leaves Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Note Classification: Base Aroma: Earthy, smoky, spicy and musky Overview: If you’ve ever wondered why hippies seem so obsessed with patchouli, we’re about to clue you in. Actually, the Western world was turned on to patchouli long before the sixties. As far back as the 19th century, Europeans were decking themselves out in imported threads from India, where patchouli has been used for thousands of years as a moth repellant. The smell was so widely associated with “authentic” Eastern imports that counterfeiters were forced to start adding it to their knock-offs as part of their hustle. Sixties hippie counterculture reignited an interest in Eastern religions and philosophies in the West, thus re-popularizing East Indian decor and in turn, patchouli. The fact that many Westerners find the smell rather disagreeable probably helped