Patchouli essence

In the Middle East, silk traders used to wrap shawls and precious fabrics in packages containing patchouli leaves to repel insects and protect them from moths, which is why when the fabrics arrived in the east and were bought the smell of patchouli was associated with luxurious objects and materials and therefore widely appreciated. Its popularity exploded in America and Europe in the late 1960s, when the hippie current and the pacifist movement was born. Its narcotic trail subdued an entire generation who believed in free love and saw the promised land in the eastern word. At that time the patchouli fragrance was used as an absolute extract from the plant, with a strong herbaceous note, which was not accompanied by other scenets. But its close connection with the world of the hippies created two different thoughts: some considered it as a sensual elixir while others did not appreciate it because of its connection to that world. But Patchouli has bewitched perfumers by becoming one of the most popular raw materials and has been used in combination with others and very often used in the bottom of the olfactory pyramid for its intensity and persistence. So it went through ages, met wrists from all over the world, accompanied illustrious women and men and has always been a warm and enveloping companion.