Patchouli Sumatra / Nilam Sumatra Essential Oil Pure 100% | Pogostemon Cablin

PATCHOULI SUMATRA OIL

Brand: DDistillers

Product name: Sumatran Patchouli essential oil

Product Category: Single essential oil, purity: 100%

INCI Name: Pogostemon Cablin Patchouli (Sumatra) Oil

HS Code: 33012960

CAS#: 8014-09-3 ; 84238-39-1

FEMA#:-

Extraction method: Steam distillation

DESCRIPTION:

Our patchouli oil is obtained from the extraction of dry leaves and young twigs of Pogostemon cablin from Sumatra using the steam distillation method. The oil produced is a slightly thick yellow to brownish liquid. With its distinctive aroma, patchouli oil is an important essential oil that is widely used in perfumery. Despite its heavy, woody, earthy characteristics and camphor odor, it has long-lasting and strong fixative properties.

The main and important ingredients of patchouli oil are patchouli alcohol, α-bulnesene, seychelene, β-caryophyllene, α-guaiene, norpatchoulenol, α-patchou-lene, β-patchoulene and pogostol. Patchouli oil has quite a strong aroma so it lends itself well to blending well with other essential oils and provides a strong, alluring smell and long-lasting qualities that help prevent evaporation. Because it has strong and long-lasting fixative properties, patchouli is widely used as an important base ingredient in many fragrance products. In addition, patchouli oil has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-depressant and insect repellent properties[1,2,3,4].

BOTANICAL AT A GLANCE:

Pogostemon is estimated to have around 80 species spread across South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and 1 species found in Australia. In Indonesia, there are three types of Pogostemon which can be distinguished based on morphological characters, oil quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, namely P. cablin, P. hortensis, and P. heyneatus.

Pogostemon cablin is known as Aceh patchouli, P. heyneatus is known as Javanese patchouli and P. hortensis is known as soap patchouli. Pogostemon cablin is one type of the Pogostemon genus which has very high economic value with higher patchouli oil production compared to P. horthensis, P. hyneanus and P. plectranthoide.

Patchouli is an upright or climbing herb up to 1 m high. Based on the nature of its growth, the patchouli plant is an annual plant with branched, dense and angular stems. Leaves are decusate opposite (cross facing) with thin or thick leaf membranes with short hairs. Javanese patchouli (P.heyneatus Benth.) is also called forest patchouli. This patchouli originates from India and entered Indonesia and grows wild in several forests on the island of Java. This type of plant only has an oil content of around 0.5 - 1.5%. This type of leaves and twigs do not have fine hairs and the tips of the leaves are slightly tapered [5,6,7].

HISTORY:

The warm, spicy, musky and sensual aroma of Patchouli oil is commonly associated with the hippy generation or referred to as the "smell of the sixties". This oil comes from the leaves of the highly valued Patchouli plant, which belongs to the aromatic plant family such as Lavender, Mint and Sage.

Patchouli is a native plant and is widely cultivated in tropical areas such as Brazil, Hawaii and Asian areas such as China, India, Malaysia and India. Traditionally, patchouli oil is used in Asian countries as a traditional medicine to treat hair problems such as dandruff, oily scalp, skin irritations such as dryness, acne and eczema.

The use of patchouli oil began to spread in the 1960s, but patchouli began to be used hundreds of years earlier; its high value inspired early European traders to exchange Patchouli for gold. A pound of patchouli is worth a pound of gold. It is also believed that Pharaoh Tutankhamun, better known as "King Tut", was buried with 10 gallons of Patchouli Essential Oil in his tomb.

The history of patchouli was also used to scent fabrics in India such as fine silk and shawls to clean them of moths and other insects in the 1800s.

Patchouli oil is believed to receive its name from the Hindi word "pacholi", which means "fragrant". Another theory states that its name comes from the Old Tamil words "patchai" and "ellai", meaning "green leaves". The story goes that the scent of Patchouli Oil became the standard by which cloth would be judged as a true "Oriental" cloth. Even English and French clothing makers would scent their fabrics with artificial Patchouli Oil to increase clothing sales. There are 3 species of Patchouli, namely Pogostemon Cablin, Pogostemon Heyneanus, and Pogostemon Hortensis. Of these, the Cablin species is the most popular and is cultivated for its essential oil, as its therapeutic properties give it a relative advantage over other species.

Patchouli Essential Oil is currently used for various purposes including fragrances, aromatherapy, cosmetic products, home cleaning products, and laundry detergent. Through any of these methods, the calming aroma of essential oils relieves anxiety, stress, and depression, making them effective for achieving relaxation, especially in meditation[8,9,10].

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