New Patchouli Oil

Specifications

 The oil of patchouli is obtained by steam distillation of dried leaves  of Pogostemom cablin (Blanco) Benth . Syn. P. patchouli Pellet

Var. sauvis Hook.(Femily labiatae). The oil is known to blends well with other essential oil, sandalwood, geranium and lavender . Patchouli oil is considered to be the cheapest fixative among the natural source, and enhances the life of any perfume to which it is part. Since, there is no synthetic chemical substitute to patchouli oil it further enhances the value and unique position patchouli oil in perfumery and cosmetic industry. 

Propagation-

                       Patchouli is propagated by stem cutting . For best results, apical cuttings 10-15 cm long  with 3-4 leaves are taken from well  developed branches . These cuttings are either used for raising nursery or can be planted directly in the field.

Patchouli oil has a rich musky-sweet, strong spicy and herbaceous smell. It is light yellow to dark brown in color and is thick oil.  

 It is a perennial, bushy plant that grows up to 1meter (3 feet) high, with a sturdy, hairy stem and large, fragrant, furry leaves, about four inches long and five inches across. It has whitish flowers tinged with purple.  

The plant is native to Malaysia and India, where it is known as 'puchaput'. The word is derived from Hindustan word 'patch' meaning 'green' and 'ilai' meaning 'leaf.'  

 It was placed between Indian cashmere shawls en route to Victorian England, to protect the merchandise from moths, and without this signature smell of dried patchouli leaves the shawls could not be sold in England.  

 In the East, it is used in potpourris and sachets and place between linen, to keep bedbugs away, and it is the smell of patchouli oil, mixed with that of camphor, that gives Indian ink its characteristic smell.  

 Uses-

         Patchouli oil is one the most important essential oils used in perfumery and cosmetics industry world over .It has strong fixative properties and prolong the life of any perfumery material which it is a part. Infact, there is hardly any blend of fancy and fragrance that does not contain agood amount of patchouli oil. The is almost is perfume by itself. Thus, Patchouli oil

Has a wide range of applications in alcoholic drinks,frogenfood, dairy products , baked goods, meet products , soaps, cosmetic and essence.

Physico-Chemical Properties-

                                                   Patchouli oil distilled from dries and cured leaves is viscous liquid, brownish or dark orange in colour. It gives woody , sweet herbaceous and some what spicy note . The oil develops sweet aroma on aging . Freshly distilled oil is yellowish green woody note. The oil has

Following properties.

Appearance      :  Brownish, dark orange, viscous , freshly                     distilled  oil yellowish green.

Analysis- 

Chemical composition

The chemical components of patchouli oil are b-patchoulene, a-guaiene, caryophyllene, a-patchoulene, seychellene, a-bulnesene, norpatchoulenol, patchouli alcohol and pogostol.  

Summary

Patchouli oil has a beneficial effect on the skin, helps for infections and insect bites, water retention and can help with stress related problems and addictions.