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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2014 8:22 pm 
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I purchased small quantities of patchouli from a few different suppliers just to compare quality. Once my family and a few friends learned I was making soap, all I've heard is, "Where's the patchouli soap? When are you going to make patchouli lavender? I WANT PATCHOULI SOAP!" Eh-hem. Maybe if you purchased enough well-aged patchouli on your own credit cards and turned it over to me, I could afford to make the rest of the soap? :| Really not impressed with the BB Patchouli FO, or any other company's patchouli FO for that matter. My nose says it's the real deal or nothing, and my husband's nose concurs.

The latest patchouli EO candidate arrived from a well-known soap supply company, that is not BB. It arrived with a certificate of analysis, states the country of origin is Indonesia, and under the "odor" heading, it states, "Sweet herbaceous, woody. Complies." Nope. Dirt, dirt and more dirt and if there is anything sweet about this stuff, it's still buried under all that dirt. What really surprises me is another line on this certificate. "Shelf Life: 8 months from date of purchase." Now that's a new one on me. Doesn't patchouli get better and better as it ages? Why would any patchouli, or any other EO for that matter, have an expiration date? Assuming, that is, that it is properly stored in a cool dark place? Can anyone enlighten me?

I did manage to find a decent, fairly affordable (for MY budget anyway) patchouli EO and finally soaped a test batch with it. Hoping that'll hold the patchouli fanatics at bay for a while. They only have another month to wait for it. :mrgreen:

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Fresh made Patchouli can smell like dirt or dirty socks. :lol: 20 yr. old Patchouli is amazing and nothing like the fresh.

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Whoa! 20 yr. old patchouli? Where can you buy that?

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Seriously though, soapbuddy, that is awesome!! Have you actually made any soap with your aged patchouli? Will other essential oils last that long? I thought most essential oils would 'go bad' much sooner than that.

So cool!

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Patchouli is the exception. It gets better as it ages. I do use some of mine for blends. Essential oils have a different shelf life. For example, orange oil has a shelf life of only 6 months.

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I've also got some aged Patchouli, and I just use it in blends with other EOs. :) I really want to make a straight patchouli batch, but just for my own use. It does smell like dirt, but once it cures its really nice.

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Thanks, soapbuddy and logansama! This makes me want to go and buy some patchouli EO and put it away to age for 20 years.

Also, soapbuddy, I forgot to ask: why do you say to get an iron distilled patchouli? I thought EOs were best distilled in stainless steel? Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure I've heard so... :?:

Thank you!

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Interesting! Do you know why this is?

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The type of distillation vessel is important because some essential oils would not smell as good if made in an iron vessel. Stainless steel is neutral and will not subtract or add any other scent. Now with that said, I took a class where a copper distiller was used for lavender and clary sage.

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That is interesting! I may do a little more research on this topic. Thank you! :)

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