Thursday, March 6, 2008

Oil of Vetiver

Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Inhale slowly, taking it in little by little ...

uhmm ... it is Vetiver - an old friend. 
How good to smell you again.

Vetiver is also called the oil of tranquility
It calms the nerves and provides a feeling of balance and grounding.
It reliefs tension and stress and could be useful for insomnia.
It is mild, it is safe.
It is rare.

Vetiveria ziazaniodes is cultivated in Java, India, Reunion, Angola, Brazil and Japan.
The wild variety is only found in North India and yields the most exotic fragrance of them all.

I may not have access to the rarest of this scents but the one I am in the presence of right now soothes me just fine.

It conjures memories of long ago and far away, 
of youth, discovery and innocence.

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