Dark Patchouli Essential Oil

Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: clear, runny liquid

• Colour: dark yellow to brown

• Odour: sweet, earthy, ambery and warm with a hint of smokiness

Density

0.952 - 0.975

Flash point

109°C

Storage

Essential oils are sensitive to UV radiation and to the gradual evaporation of their constituents. It is therefore essential to store your essential oils in a sealed coloured glass or aluminium bottle at a temperature of between 5°C and 40°C.

Precautions

• Not recommended during pregnancy or for children under 6.

• May have an oestrogen-like effect, and should be avoided in cases of fibrocystic breast changes or hormone-sensitive cancer.

• Warning: this oil is tonic when used in low doses, but sedative when used in high doses.

• Keep out of reach of children.

• Avoid contact with the eyes.

• As a general rule, always carry out a test application of your mixture in the crease of the elbow at least 48 hours before using it.

• For use as a cosmetic ingredient, please refer to the specific precautions.

• Dangerous. Follow the precautions for use.

• Danger. May be fatal if swallowed and enters the respiratory tract (if accidentally swallowed, do not induce vomiting).