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Patchouli
Woody, earthy, dry, balsamic, camphoraceous.
Molecular distillation offers a smoother and cleaner woody and earthy, pure and precise profile.
The Molecular distillation applied to the traditional essential oil offers the finest and most elegant profile of PATCHOULI for a FF creation.
In addition, it allows the essential oil to be decolored to facilitate its use in fine fragrance.
Obtained by distillation of the biomass with water, or steam.
The essential oil is physically separated from the aqueous phase by decantation.
The leaves are dried in the sun before being distilled.
50 Kg of dry leaves to produce 1 Kg of Essential Oil.
This process, called curing, activates a fermentation process.
Additional process: Molecular Distillation
Native to the Philippines, Patchouli cultivation began in Malaysia in the 19th century, gradually moving to the Indonesian archipelago over the decades.
Indonesia
The patchouli leaves are harvested by growers on Indonesian islands.
More than three-quarters of them are located on the island of Sulawesi, with the rest divided between Sumatra and Java. The annual production is around 1400/1600 MT per year of Essential oil. Indonesia is leading 95 % of the worldwide production, also providing the highest quality.