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Essential Oils
Patchouli Essential Oil
A rich, earthy essential oil that ages like wine — improving in depth for 10+ years after distillation.
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) is one of the few essential oils that genuinely improves with age. Fresh patchouli is sharp and camphorous; aged patchouli (5–10 years) develops the deep, warm, slightly chocolatey base that defines classic men's fragrance houses like Tom Ford and Creed.
Key Facts
- ›Improves with age — best after 5–10 years.
- ›Scent family: earthy, warm, slightly sweet base note.
- ›Naturally antifungal and antibacterial.
- ›Extremely long sillage: 10+ hours on skin.
- ›Used in Grizzly Solid Cologne for depth.
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