untamed fact #10 (patchouli)

August 9, 2013

untamed fact #10 (patchouli)

Whereas many essential oils have a shelf life limited to just a few years under even the best conditions, Patchouli actually improves with age.

Many distillers, suppliers, and aromatherapists assert Patchouli has a twenty-year-plus shelf-life.

Indeed, I wasn’t much of a fan of Patchouli until I encountered the intoxicating fragrance of a vintage Patchouli that was originally distilled over twenty years ago!


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