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At first I said "yuck", and compared it to rotting vegetables. But then I learned something. The stuff about patchouli improving with age is actually true. Of course, I had heard this, but I assumed 2 things: first, that it was a many months to years kind of thing, even if it was true, and second, that it was probably connoisseur subjective bs for the most part. I believe I was wrong on both counts. I hated this stuff at first. It did smell bad. Too earthy, too musky, and really, downright rotten. But I kept it around, just because I tend to do that. I smelled it a few weeks later, and it smelled better. I mixed it with other oils, and it wasn't bad. Then, after a while, I decided to try it again on its own. I put it in my diffuser by itself. Smelled to good to just be the patchouli, so I figured it was mixing with some other oils that had residual smell in there. But then I took to smelling it from the bottle. The stuff had actually changed! I mean, seriously, SIGNIFICANTLY changed. I let it set for another week and smelled again. Even better. After a couple of more weeks, it was very, very good.
Now, I know some may ascribe this to me "acquiring" a taste for the smell. But I have to tell you, I did not expose myself to it enough for that to happen. I really hated it at first. It really did get a LOT better. And I can be specific about this. The stuff changed over a few weeks. From a heavy, earthy, yucky (to me) smell, and began to develop very surprisingly powerful lighter notes. (No, I'm not one of those bs'ers that normally talks about aromas in this way. For the record, all of my descriptions are just things I have no other way of describing more accurately.) The light notes became quite powerful, and had a distinctively citrus-like quality, but not exactly citrus, just very similar. Keep in mind, this is from smelling directly from the bottle, and/or, from smelling the oil directly from the bottle dropped onto my desk, my skin, etc. The smell had changed a lot. The musky, earthy aspect was still there, but now it had transformed from a dominant, smothering aroma, to a MUCH more subtle, background scent. In fact, it was now fairly pleasant in it's own right, and did remind me of the (neuvo-80s) hippies I knew in college. The musky smell now provided a very nice, sort of bass note, a "tethered-to-the-earth" sensuality to deeply accent the wonderful, bright, higher notes that had emerged above it.
I am shocked to be revising this review. I HATED this stuff at first. I'll just say this: If you LOVE it at first, good for you. (You have a stronger and probably more sophisticated stomach/palate than I do.) But IF you hated it at first, KEEP IT! Or if you are debating about ordering it, ORDER IT. Just take a sniff and if you hate it at first, put it aside for a couple of months and try again. It really does change over time, and relatively quickly! It now smells VERY good to me. And as opposed to my prior version of this review, where I was totally committed to bashing it, I now say GO FOR IT! This stuff may be great at first for you, depending on your taste and, more importantly, on how old or fresh the oil you receive is. But if it smells nasty at first, keep it! This oil becomes extremely sophisticated and enjoyable in an almost ineffable way within a few weeks. It's very good stuff. I apologize to the provider for bashing. Had no idea the stuff would turn out this good.
And in case anyone is wondering. (Which I really doubt.) I AM the guy whose original title said simply "Yuck", and compared it to rotting vegetables. This is that review, only revised now. Good stuff man. Highly recommended.
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Maybe I'm not used to 100% pure patchouli but this stuff did not smell like patchouli to me. It smelt like patchouli's brother, or something. There's a playfulness in patchouli that is missing here. This stuff smells much earthier. I'll find something to do with it but I won't be wearing it!!!
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A chavacana friend in the Phillipines told me its the local remedy for arthritis. I tried it and was surprised to find it helps relieve the pain and keep the joint in my neck from locking up. Apparently the essential oil extract is different from what they do with perfume a big relief to me. I just use it at night and wash it off in the morning as best I can. It seems to soak deep into the skin (and maybe deeper?)as it only partially washed off.
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Smelled awful; more like anise than patchouli! I tried to 'let it air', but that didn't help. I know I love the patchouli scent, but after this am wondering if what I am used to isn't 'real'. I'm going to try again with NOW ptchouli oil...
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The heavy, musty aroma that I loved in the 60's and I still love today. It was the scent of the hippie movement of the 60's.It brings back such great memories. This Plant Therapy patchouli oil is excellent quality and aroma. Thanks Amazon for having this product. Les
