Patchouli is a natural ingredient used in perfumery. It is a volatile oil obtained from Pogostemon patchouli. Here are some details, positive and negative aspects, and ingredients or materials related to patchouli:
Details:
- Patchouli oil is a dark orange or brownish-colored, viscous liquid, possessing an extremely rich, sweet-herbaceous aroma.
- The plant is cultivated for the production of essential oil in various countries, including Sumatra, Malaysia, the Seychelle islands, Nossi-Bé (at Madagascar), Hainan, and the adjoining China coast, and, on a smaller scale in Japan, Brazil, Mauritius, and Tanganyika.
- Patchouli oil is occasionally adulterated with other oils and derivatives, but the present price of patchouli has made it less interesting to “cut” this useful perfume material.
Positive aspects:
- Patchouli confers density and body to the flowery essences in natural perfumes and is often the magical ingredient that makes commercial perfumes smell more expensive.
- Patchouli oil has anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and analgesic activity, and it is used in many fields such as medicine, cosmetics, and food because of its good effect.
Negative aspects:
- Patchouli oil may cause skin irritation in some people.
- Patchouli oil is occasionally adulterated with other oils and derivatives.
Ingredients or materials:
- The core materials of patchouli oil microcapsules are patchouli oil, and the wall materials consist of a chitosan composition and Arabic gum in a mass ratio of 1:(1-3); and the chitosan composition consists of chitosan and chitosan quaternary ammonium salt in a mass ratio of 1:(1-3) .
- Patchouli oil was obtained from Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
