PATCHOULI

Patchouli is a shrubby herb that can reach up to 90 centimeters in height and grows in humid and temperate climates. It has flowers with seeds that are very fragrant and bloom during the night which do not tolerate exposure to direct sunlight.

For centuries, silk merchants in China transported their precious silks by inserting patchouli leaves into them so that the moth would not ravage the fabrics.This gave them a peculiar aroma that has always been associated with opulence and wealth.

It has been used in Europe since much earlier, since the 18th century, in the manufacture of all kinds of perfumes.

It has an intense, sweet aroma which, blended with other essences in the right proportion, produces long-lasting fragrances that are highly prized in perfumery.

The scent of patchouli continues to evoke, with its end notes, a journey to India and the Orient, a journey to the exotic, to the opulence of the great palaces of the Marajahs and the color of the Oriental countries.