Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 On 05/11/05, alchemy1a <terrydsterling@...> wrote: > > Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential > oil. Apparently a wood oil from Australia. A supplier now has some > in stock and I'm curious about it. One vague reference calls it > 'false sandalwood'. What does it smell like and what are it's properties? Specification Sheets for Australian Essential Oils from the Aromatic Plant Project include details of Budda Wood. Scroll down page about half (?) way. http://tinyurl.com/7tqqh I did have a small sample of this a few years ago - I'll re smell it and post back! HTH Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 > Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential > oil. Apparently a wood oil from Australia. A supplier now has some > in stock and I'm curious about it. One vague reference calls it > 'false sandalwood'. What does it smell like and what are it's properties? Hi Terry From my own database that I have been compiling over the years from a host of sources, I can offer this info: I have a lovely Buddha wood, which comes from Australia, botanical name Eremophila mitchellii. Etymology of the name: [to love (phila) a lonely place or desert (eremos) and named after Sir , 19th century explorer and botanist] DESCRIPTION An evergreen and often resinous shrub to small tree 3-8 m in height, (a woody weed), growing in many areas predominately found on Western slopes and plains of NSW and Queensland, dark rough bark, with hairless leaves that are bright green and aromatic. The scented wood is burnt for its pleasant aroma. OIL CHARACTERISTICS A dark copper red oil, opaque, viscous, medium intensity odor (6 on a scale of 1-10 scale), the scent predominate in wood with a vegetal sustaining note and somewhat spicy back note. The taste is bitter. It is procured by steam distillation of the wood and bark. My stock (from a reliable source I have used for years) smells somewhat burnt - like Indian Cypriol (not as sharp though) and Guiacwood (with soft-rose backnotes) combined with Amyris. It has a very pleasing scent from opening to dry down. I have yet to work further with it, but think it may be very interesting to mix with Guiacwood (which is very soft crystalline at room temp) to use in " burned " note recipes ESSENTIAL OIL PROPERTIES somewhat analgesic, fixative balsam Pain relief of sore muscles and joints when used in massage oil. Useful as an addition in men's toiletries and scent for its unique color and woody odor. PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES @ 20° Specific Gravity @ 15° — 1.02 - 1.05(sinks in H2O) Refractive Index — 1.529 - 1.535 Optical Rotation — +1.24° to -4.0° Solubility w/ethanol — Clear sol'n with 1 vol. oil in 1 vol. of 70% V/V ethanol Moisture Content— None CHEMICAL PROFILE unique and closely related sesquiterpene ketones 30-60% eremophilone 6-25% 2-hydroxyeremophilone 11-30% 2-hydroxy-2-dihydroeremophilone Hope this helps ) Happy scenting~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of alchemy1a Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 1:49 AM Subject: buddha wood Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential oil. Apparently a wood oil from Australia. A supplier now has some in stock and I'm curious about it. One vague reference calls it 'false sandalwood'. What does it smell like and what are it's properties? Terry Dragonfly Aromatics www.dragonflyaromatics.com Hi Terry, We have carried Buddha wood for several years and I use it in several formulas for products. Buddha Wood, often called Australian desert rosewood (as well as false sandalwood), is a lovely oil to work with in perfumery with a smooth geraniol-like pervasive odor with a hint of guiacwood woodiness - which changes to a verbena like aspect (w/woodiness) in about an hour during drydown. Some people ascribe an Oud note, however I don't detect that. Some distillations can be smokier than others. After 24-hour drydown it is still geraniol-like with a slight citrus. It is usually hexane extracted and then distilled using high vacuum process. Here's an article from Jeanne Rose http://www.aromaticplantproject.com/articles_archive/Australian_Essential_Oi ls.html#17 Be well, Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com/katrina.htm " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to begin. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of ajgroppe Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:17 AM Subject: Re: buddha wood > Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential > oil. Apparently a wood oil from Australia. A supplier now has some > in stock and I'm curious about it. One vague reference calls it > 'false sandalwood'. What does it smell like and what are it's properties? Hi Terry From my own database that I have been compiling over the years from a host of sources, I can offer this info: I have a lovely Buddha wood, which comes from Australia, botanical name Eremophila mitchellii. Etymology of the name: [to love (phila) a lonely place or desert (eremos) and named after Sir , 19th century explorer and botanist] DESCRIPTION An evergreen and often resinous shrub to small tree 3-8 m in height, (a woody weed), growing in many areas predominately found on Western slopes and plains of NSW and Queensland, dark rough bark, with hairless leaves that are bright green and aromatic. The scented wood is burnt for its pleasant aroma. OIL CHARACTERISTICS A dark copper red oil, opaque, viscous, medium intensity odor (6 on a scale of 1-10 scale), the scent predominate in wood with a vegetal sustaining note and somewhat spicy back note. The taste is bitter. It is procured by steam distillation of the wood and bark. My stock (from a reliable source I have used for years) smells somewhat burnt - like Indian Cypriol (not as sharp though) and Guiacwood (with soft-rose backnotes) combined with Amyris. It has a very pleasing scent from opening to dry down. I have yet to work further with it, but think it may be very interesting to mix with Guiacwood (which is very soft crystalline at room temp) to use in " burned " note recipes ESSENTIAL OIL PROPERTIES somewhat analgesic, fixative balsam Pain relief of sore muscles and joints when used in massage oil. Useful as an addition in men's toiletries and scent for its unique color and woody odor. PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES @ 20° Specific Gravity @ 15° — 1.02 - 1.05(sinks in H2O) Refractive Index — 1.529 - 1.535 Optical Rotation — +1.24° to -4.0° Solubility w/ethanol — Clear sol'n with 1 vol. oil in 1 vol. of 70% V/V ethanol Moisture Content— None CHEMICAL PROFILE unique and closely related sesquiterpene ketones 30-60% eremophilone 6-25% 2-hydroxyeremophilone 11-30% 2-hydroxy-2-dihydroeremophilone Hope this helps ) Happy scenting~ Hello , This information is very obviously taken from Jeanne Rose with a little added data. Look at the link I posted to her APP site. I think most of us here would uphold other author's copyright and respect them by listing a bibliography of sources for any information that we might present that isn't our own original work. Be well, Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com/katrina.htm " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to begin. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 > > On 05/11/05, alchemy1a < terrydsterling@...> wrote: > > > > Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential > > oil. > > Liz replied: > Specification Sheets for Australian Essential Oils from the Aromatic > > Plant Project include details of Buddha Wood. Scroll down page about half > > (?) way. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/7tqqh > > I did have a small sample of this a few years ago - I'll re-smell it and > post back! > Hi I've just rechecked the link to Aromatic Plant Project I gave above > and the details for Buddha Wood is item 17 - *not* " half way down page " - > sorry! > Well I dug out my small sample of BW and am engrossed with it, Marcia gave > an excellent description of the physical qualities that I can't better - > other than in the sample I have I do detect an Oud hint (but then, my only > experience of Oud is via commercial incense, so that may not be anything to > go by!). Also the one I have is quite smoky and I think its this aspect I'm > finding so yummy and " more, moreish " . Not sure it would have the same appeal > without the smoky element. > From an emotional point of view, I'm finding it very balancing and calming > - with a hint of happiness and bright promise. As an aromatherapist, I think > I would find BW very useful in a blend for nervous depression that's linked > with anxiety and inability to relax. > Perfumery wise - when I *finally* get started(!) - I think this will be > on my *need* rather than *want* list. (Though I've not looked at the > ecological position yet...) > HTH LLx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Liz Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: Re: buddha wood > From an emotional point of view, I'm finding it very balancing and calming > - with a hint of happiness and bright promise. As an aromatherapist, I think > I would find BW very useful in a blend for nervous depression that's linked > with anxiety and inability to relax. > Perfumery wise - when I *finally* get started(!) - I think this will be > on my *need* rather than *want* list. (Though I've not looked at the > ecological position yet...) > HTH LLx Hi Liz . . . I have to admit that I, too, am just getting more familiar with Oud. Trvge (the only Oud expert I know) shared some with me in sdale, AZ several years back, and I have just gotten another sample from a source that I may purchase quantities from. Have sent it off for testing first. These two samples are entirely different from one another, however, both interesting in their own way. I like your perception of 'happiness and bright promise', I think that is very true. Also, I think, very intuitive that you would think it useful for nervous depression. The predominant chemical, the eremophilanolides, are 'spasmolytically' active according to the Phytochemical Dictionary by Harborne & Baxter. So, obviously it would have smooth muscle calming action. In drydown, I think it has a more medicinal odor and what I perceive as animalic - which could be the Oud-like note. Be well, Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com/katrina.htm " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to begin. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 > > Is anyone familiar with buddha wood (Eremophillia i)essential > oil. Apparently a wood oil from Australia. A supplier now has some > in stock and I'm curious about it. One vague reference calls it > 'false sandalwood'. What does it smell like and what are it's properties? > > Terry > Dragonfly Aromatics > www.dragonflyaromatics.com > It's not like sandalwood at all, except that it's woody. It's nice, dry, with a hint of smoky notes. I really love it. It works well with florals and citrus notes. I only used it once in a formula, but it was gorgeous. Sure will use it again - it can be great in leathery scents to add a dry, woody slighly smoky note, and in woody scents, to extend or compliment patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and oud. It's not expensive either and wortht he try experiemnting with! Ayala Sender Perfumer & Owner Quinta Essentia Signature Perfumes Inc. http://www.Quinta-Essentia.ca E-mail: Ayala@... Signature Perfumes ~ Perfumed Jewelery ~ Fragrance Consultant On-Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Marcia Elston Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: RE: Re: buddha wood Hello , This information is very obviously <snipped for brevity> I intended this to go privately to and I apologize for my haste. It should not have gone to the list. did state that he was presenting information he had gleaned from many sources. I would suggest to all of us, however, that it is important to identify our sources for several reasons. It gives readers a chance to verify for themselves and it gives us all a more credible body of evidence and perhaps helps prevent the continuation of erroneous, parroted misinformation that has gone on so long in aromatherapy. Sorry, , I didn't mean to offend you personally. Be well, Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com/katrina.htm " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to begin. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 > > I did have a small sample of this a few years ago - I'll re-smell it and > post back! > Hi I've just rechecked the link to Aromatic Plant Project I gave above > and the details for Buddha Wood is item 17 - *not* " half way down page " - > sorry! > Well I dug out my small sample of BW and am engrossed with it, Marcia gave > an excellent description of the physical qualities that I can't better - > other than in the sample I have I do detect an Oud hint (but then, my only > experience of Oud is via commercial incense, so that may not be anything to > go by!). Also the one I have is quite smoky and I think its this aspect I'm > finding so yummy and " more, moreish " . Not sure it would have the same appeal > without the smoky element. > From an emotional point of view, I'm finding it very balancing and calming > - with a hint of happiness and bright promise. As an aromatherapist, I think > I would find BW very useful in a blend for nervous depression that's linked > with anxiety and inability to relax. > Perfumery wise - when I *finally* get started(!) - I think this will be > on my *need* rather than *want* list. (Though I've not looked at the > ecological position yet...) > HTH LLx Thank you Liz, and everyone who responded about the buddhawood. It seems from your responses that this is an intriguing and rather nice smelling oil. I will certainly check it out. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 > I would suggest to all of us, >however, that it is important to identify our sources for several reasons. >It gives readers a chance to verify for themselves and it gives us all a >more credible body of evidence and perhaps helps prevent the continuation of >erroneous, parroted misinformation that has gone on so long in aromatherapy. I'd like to add that looks very sternly against reprinting copyrighted works without permission. Anya http://.com The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume " The Age of the Foodie is passé. It is now the Age of the Scentie. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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