INGREDIENT: 

Vetiver Important Oil 

WHAT IS THE FANCY LATIN NAME? 

Vetiveria zizanoides

WHERE DOES VETIVER COMES FROM? 

Vetiver is grown in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Java, India, and Haiti. It’s a tall grass (as much as six ft) with very deep roots. The grass is used for erosion management in wet international locations, because the deep roots stop the soil from washing away in moist circumstances. It’s referred to as the Oil of Tranquility on account of its calming motion on the thoughts when inhaled. The important oil is steam-distilled from the washed roots of the grass, and it’s darkish brown and fairly thick. The aroma of vetiver is nice, heavy, and harking back to candy, moist soil. It lasts hours on the pores and skin or a scent strip on account of its low volatility (it evaporates very slowly).

DOES VETIVER HAVE AROMATHERAPY USES? 

Vetiver is used to deal with stress and pressure, each psychological and muscular. Psychologically, it has a soothing impact on the nervous system, and may also help produce a sense of stability and wellness. It’s glorious to be used after a traumatic occasion, serving to to fortify the spirit after a interval of problem. Bodily, it may well strengthen the motion of the immune system, serving to fend off sickness, and it has a gentle ache aid impact on joints and muscular tissues when utilized topically to the affected areas.

DOES VETIVER HAVE SKINCARE USES? 

Vetiver is useful in oily or acneic pores and skin circumstances, serving to tone the pores and skin and reduce breakouts. It can be helpful in wound therapeutic functions. It’s fairly protected to be used in correctly diluted merchandise on the pores and skin, and isn’t phototoxic within the solar. We find it irresistible in our Water Physique Oil, which smells fantastically wealthy and candy in your pores and skin for hours after software. 

WHAT IS VETIVER COMMONLY USED FOR?

Vetiver has been used as a fragrance in India for hundreds of years, and it’s now extensively utilized in pure perfumery as a fixative and a base observe. It blends effectively with sandalwood, patchouli, jasmine, cedarwood, and grapefruit, however must be used judiciously in fragrance blends because it’s pretty potent and long-lasting.

RANDOM SNIPPETS: 

Vetiver is usually utilized in scorching international locations to weave mats, awnings, or window shades: when sprinkled with water, the fabric emits the attractive scent of the plant. It’s botanically associated to citronella and lemongrass. It has been used to protect greens, particularly asparagus! Additionally, it’s known as vetivert and khus-khus (however not the type you function a part of a Moroccan meal).

With love and vats of vetiver from us to you, 

The data contained on this publish is for instructional curiosity solely and isn’t supposed to symbolize claims for actions of vetiver. This info shouldn’t be supposed for use for prognosis or therapy of any bodily or psychological sickness or illness