Organic Patchouli Essential Oil

Fragrance: Earthy, woody, musky scent that's tremendously rich and deep

Botanical Name: Pogostemon cablin

Emotional Effect: Calming and grounding

Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled of the Leaves

Almost everyone associates the smell of Patchouli Essential Oil with hippies. It's heady, grounding scent reminds me of the out-of-the-way shop that sold jewelry, crystals and incense in Guildford in the 80's and 90's. However, it has many more properties than the hallmark scent of alternative communities some of which I will cover below. 

Research has shown that Patchouli Essential Oil has properties meaning it could be a therapeutic or preventive agent for a variety of human diseases, including influenza, depression, gastric disorder, inflammatory intestinal diseases, and metabolic diseases. 

For me, though, its primary value is in grounding and calming me in stressful times. This can be in a blend in a roller ball that I can carry around and roll-on when I feel inspired, a diffuser blend for inhaling via a diffuser at home or a body oil blend to massage into my body (or, ideally, have someone else massage in!). Here are some of my favourite recipes.

Diffuser Blends

Relaxation

This calming blend of orange, patchouli and ylang ylang in a water-based diffuser can help you chill out after a hectic day.

3 drops Sweet Orange 
2 drops Patchouli 
1 drops Ylang Ylang 

This recipe is perfect for a 200 ml diffuser, so you can scale it for your diffuser size.

Peace

This recipe is for a 500 ml diffuser and perfect to use whenever life gets chaotic.

6 drops Sweet Orange
6 drops Mandarin
3 drops Ylang Ylang
3 drops Patchouli
3 drops Roman Chamomile

Perfume Recipes

These are perfume recipes are designed to be used in 10 ml roller balls. I find adding the essential oils first works best because, when you add the carrier oil, it all mixes in.

Mother Nature

Feel like escaping into nature? The warm, welcoming scents of Cedarwood and Patchouli combine with the freshness of Palmarosa, Neroli, and Vetiver for a blend that will help you feel connected to Mother Nature wherever you are!

• 4 drops of Cedarwood
• 3 drops of Palmarosa 
• 3 drops of Patchouli 
• 1 drop of Neroli 
• 1 drop of Vetiver

Knockout Beauty

With the floral aromas of Lavender and Ylang Ylang mixed with the sensuous spice of Patchouli, this scent is definitely beautiful and one of a kind, just like you!

• 5 drops of Lavender 
• 3 drops of Patchouli
• 2 drops of Ylang Ylang 

I hope that you enjoy these blends as I find, in combination with other oils, Patchouli has so much to offer; not just for its calming properties, but it's wonderfully uplifting part of many perfumes.