How to Identify Patchouli Essential Oil and Its Market Price
How do you identify patchouli essential oil, and what is its price? Let's take a look.
How to identify patchouli essential oil:
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) has a typically Indian character. Its heavy earthy scent, combined with a sweet spicy note, has an intoxicating quality and an exotic flavor. Its rather "earthy" aroma brings a sense of reality and calm, helping one face problems more calmly and objectively. When it comes to pure patchouli, some people love it intensely, while others reject it completely, but when blended with floral and citrus essential oils, it creates a wonderfully exquisite scent.
Patchouli comes from India, and because of its excellent insect-repellent properties, clothing and carpets are scented with patchouli. In India, only scarves that have been fumigated with patchouli could be sold. Later, in 1860, patchouli became very popular in the United Kingdom and spread throughout Europe.
In the essential oil world it is called the "daughter's brew" (nverhong); as the name suggests, its scent grows stronger over time, and it needs to be stored for more than 20 years to fully reveal its aromatic character. The fragrance is very beautiful, and its benefits increase along with it. If you have a daughter, you can store a bottle for her and give it to her when she marries 20 years later, which is very meaningful!
Patchouli has a long-lasting aroma and is an excellent fixative; a small amount of patchouli essential oil is usually added to rose and oriental perfumes.
The greatest characteristic of patchouli is its astringent and consolidating action, which can promote wound healing and help with skin laxity caused by excessive dieting.
Other benefits: treating anxiety and depression; anti-inflammatory; antibacterial; aphrodisiac; sedative; relieving foot odor; anti-wrinkle; weight loss; reducing edema; promoting digestion; insect repellent
The price of patchouli essential oil
Depending on the processing and production methods and the place of origin of the materials, the price will differ. The brand of the product and the quantity you are about to buy also affect the price. You can look up prices on shopping websites, but patchouli essential oil is generally quite expensive, so do not buy the too-cheap ones, as they may be counterfeit.