Vetiver Oil

(vetiveria zizanoides)
Oil is distilled from grass of Vetiveria Zizanoides, Vetiver Oil is steam disti[led from cleaned and washed rootlets which are dried, cut and chopped,

The other members from the same botanical family can be stated as citronella, lemongrass etc. It is believed that it is used as an ingredient in perfume making much before than the rose was put to this use. It has gained its much wide popularity with respect to its use in the field of aromatherapy. Tropical regions are the home grounds for the dense flourishing of this grass, and grow to a height ranging from 6-9 feet. One can also observe the plentiful of dense and complicated network of white roots. It is largely found in countries like India, Haiti, Tahiti etc. There are several products where the application of the grass is made for instance in making of sunshades and blinds, thatched huts etc. The grass made of in making of huts offers a beautiful aroma to its residents whereas it also kept bugs away.

The extraction process involves roots or rootlets been washed and cut, further dried and soaked before been exposed to the steam distillation process. The vetiver oil been extracted is in colors like amber or olive whereas the aroma it has is of an earthy and musty essence. The aroma has the same effect when one is walking through a forest just after a rainfall. The calmness that it has to offer to ones senses makes it a deserving candidate to be referred as oil of tranquility.

Specifications:-
Apperance:- yellow brown viscous liquid (est)

Odor:- woody rooty balsamic

Specific Gravity:- 0.98400 to 1.03500 @ 25.00 deg.C

Refractive Index:- 1.50900 to 1.51500 @ 20.00 deg. C

Optical Rotation:- +140 TO +24.50

Acid Value:- 6.00 max. KOH/g

Solubility:- alcohol, water, 2.148 mg/L @ 25 deg.C (est)

Extraction:- Organic Vetiver Oil is extracted from Vetiveria zizanoides of the Gramineae family.

Composition:- Three carbonyl compounds are deemed the primary odor-influencing components of this essential oil, which is used extensively to blend oriental-type perfumes and floral compounds, along with other cosmetic and aromatherapy applications.

Uses & Benefits:-

Vetiver Oil is used extensively in perfumery not only as a fixative but also an odor contributor.
In bases such as fougere, chypre, woody-aldehydic or amber-aldehydic bases, Oriental bases, moss and wood notes, vetiver oil is used extensively in perfumery not only as a fixative, but also as an odor contributor.
In bases such as fougere, chypre, woody-aldehydic or amber-aldehydic bases, Oriental bases, moss and wood notes.

Safety Precautions:-

Patch test on a small section of your skin before applying it all over your body.