Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Posted January 11, 2006 I purchased a small bottle of lavender absolute and it smells terrible, particularly when compared to the beautiful lavender absolute I purchased many years ago. My old absolute is liquid, emerald green, with a sweet, velvety smooth lavender-coumarin like odor. The new stuff is dark olive green, pasty in texture, with a dirty, seaweed note. Would anyone familiar with lavender absolute know why the odor and texture could vary so much? I guess I will have to consider this a learning experience... Thanks!! Quote
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Posted January 11, 2006 At 01:16 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote: >I purchased a small bottle of lavender absolute and it smells terrible, >particularly when >compared to the beautiful lavender absolute I purchased many years >ago. My old absolute >is liquid, emerald green, with a sweet, velvety smooth lavender-coumarin >like odor. The >new stuff is dark olive green, pasty in texture, with a dirty, seaweed >note. Would anyone >familiar with lavender absolute know why the odor and texture could vary >so much? I >guess I will have to consider this a learning experience... >Thanks!! > Sounds strange, like maybe the bottle got contaminated by sloppy filling? The texture is very strange, too. Lavender absolutes *can* vary greatly-- it always pays to get samples. Do you feel secure naming the supplier? Are they new? Unknown? Most reputable suppliers will take returns if the oil is spoiled, contaminated, etc. Anya http://.com The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume / Join to study natural perfumery Quote
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Posted January 11, 2006 At 01:16 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote: >I purchased a small bottle of lavender absolute and it smells terrible, >particularly when >compared to the beautiful lavender absolute I purchased many years >ago. My old absolute >is liquid, emerald green, with a sweet, velvety smooth lavender-coumarin >like odor. The >new stuff is dark olive green, pasty in texture, with a dirty, seaweed >note. Would anyone >familiar with lavender absolute know why the odor and texture could vary >so much? I >guess I will have to consider this a learning experience... >Thanks!! > Sounds strange, like maybe the bottle got contaminated by sloppy filling? The texture is very strange, too. Lavender absolutes *can* vary greatly-- it always pays to get samples. Do you feel secure naming the supplier? Are they new? Unknown? Most reputable suppliers will take returns if the oil is spoiled, contaminated, etc. Anya http://.com The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume / Join to study natural perfumery Quote
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2006 Report Posted January 12, 2006 > >I purchased a small bottle of lavender absolute and it smells terrible, > >particularly when > >compared to the beautiful lavender absolute I purchased many years > >ago. My old absolute > >is liquid, emerald green, with a sweet, velvety smooth lavender-coumarin > >like odor. The > >new stuff is dark olive green, pasty in texture, with a dirty, seaweed > >note. Would anyone > >familiar with lavender absolute know why the odor and texture could vary > >so much? I > >guess I will have to consider this a learning experience... > >Thanks!! > > > > Sounds strange, like maybe the bottle got contaminated by sloppy filling? > The texture is very strange, too. Lavender absolutes *can* vary greatly-- > it always pays to get samples. > > Do you feel secure naming the supplier? Are they new? Unknown? Most > reputable suppliers will take returns if the oil is spoiled, contaminated, etc. > > > Anya It was from Liberty. I have had a pretty good experience with most of their oils, and I will continue to purchase from them. I purchased from Liberty a little bit of Russian rose otto which is absolutely lovely, it has a berry nuance which I love. It was a very small bottle of the lavender absolute, so I am not so much concerned with returning it as finding out a reason behind the odor (as a learning experience). I may write to them to see what they say. Thanks! Quote
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Posted January 13, 2006 > > --- <mfrey_97@y...> wrote: > > > I purchased a small bottle of lavender absolute and > > it smells terrible, particularly when > > compared to the beautiful lavender absolute I > > purchased many years ago. My old absolute > > is liquid, emerald green, with a sweet, velvety > > smooth lavender-coumarin like odor. Oh - ! I'll have to put my vote in for that Lavander Absolute fron Eden Bot. it is Dreamy ! almost like candy ! I did a prototype scent and had a friend try it - (with the Lavender abs.) She offered me $$ to make her a bottle. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.