Vetiver

Description

Vetiver essential oil has a strong, woodsy, earthy scent. Vetiver essential oil has been described as the tranquil oil due to properties that may help relive stress, lower anxiety and lessen insomnia. The oil may also help ease inflammation and pain.

The grass leaves of the vetiver plant are used to weave mats in India and Sri Lanka while the roots are used for oil distillation. Vetiver has been recognized by many civilizations, since antiquity, as a fine fragrance. Today it is used in one-third of Western perfumes and one-fifth of men’s fragrances.

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Fun Fact

The word vetiver comes from the Tamil word that means ‘hatcheted up’, a description of the way in which the roots are collected.

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