Monsoon. Natural perfume fixative by Wild Veil. Petrichor base notes.

natural perfume fixative • monsoon • petrichor base notesa l c h e m yThe monsoon fixative evokes the smell of wet earth, rain after a dry spell, geosmin, petrichor. It features my homemade absolutes of clays and soils I have tinctured for their unique aromas. These include: Multani Mitti clay from volcanic ash, Rhassoul clay from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, and sod (topsoil from my Vermont gardens). The sod from my garden has a mysterious agarwood note that becomes prominent after the soil has been upturned and left in the sun, and which I like to think of as an earthworm musk. Color may vary. Photos: the fixative in a 10ml glass jar and my handmade monsoon absolute (organic); fixative in 5ml and 10ml black violet glass jars.f i x a t i v e sThis compound serves as a primer for my natural perfumes and colognes, "fixing" and extending the composition. One of the issues with natural perfumes is their tendency to evaporate rapidly, especially the volatile heart and top notes. The aro