Love and Peace (Patchouly)

Member Name: Scooobydooo

Product:	Patchouly
Date:	16/03/04 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: smells nice, wood, musk

Disadvantages: heady

First of Dooyoo, Patchouli, is the correct spelling :0)


When I think of Patchouli, I instantly think of hippies and how they would drown themselve in the oils as a symbol of peace and love.

Now we all know about the oils that you can use in aromatherapy and you certainly can put a couple of drops of it in your candle burner and it will enrich you room with a lovely smell if a sweet and a musky woody smell.

But what do we actually know about patchouli been used as a medicine?

Well the Patchouli leaf is where we get the oils from and I can remember my dad as a teenager experimenting with this going mad when I would put one or two drops of oil in the bath and it would always leave that oily rim around the bath.

Patchouli also has medcinal benefits such as antiseptic properties and an easy antiseptic cream is to buy some patchouli oil and a base oil such as aqueous cream and drop a couple of blobs in it and mix it well. I often do this for my husband who has got Psorasis as it is great for any one who had dry skin and is a cheap alternative than most creams you can buy, plus you have the added bonus that you will smell nice.

It is also ideal for men after they have shaved and the skin is a bit dry, add a bit of the cream and it will soften it up quite quickly.

In ancient times gone by, when the clothes were shipped out of India to Europe, they would douse the clothes in patchouli to give it a nice smelling aroma.

It is also associated with been an aphrodisiac, so if you ever feel in the mood for a passionate night in, you can buy candles that contain it but I find in this instance it is much better in a burner. It is supposed to release sexual energy from within.

Also it is said to lift people who have depression by burning the oils and inhaling the aromatic smells.

I have a little hippy shop near where I live and it is full of oils and the one that I keep buying is patchouli
oil as there is so much that you can do with one little bottle.

If you buy this from health shops or even The Body Shop, you can expect to pay around £4 for a little 10ml bottle but it does go a long way.

It is not for everyone as it can become quite heady and if you use it basically as a perfume on your body it does leave a greasy residue that does not seem to absorb well intot he skin, but this little hippy chick loves it and I would have the whole house smelling of it along with my clove oil which I had to put out yesterday as hubby said the house smelled of a dentist and felt sick, although I loved the smell.

Karen

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