Re: So is Rose Otto the strongest essential oil out there?

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> I'm starting to wonder...I just put approx. 2% in Jojoba (organic,

> golden, etc.) and it still has a strong scent, and I'm all about

> strong floral scents so its not some sensitivity/repulsion thing.

> It also is not the top of the line kind (from what I can tell)...its

> the Rose Gallica from Liberty which is about 1/3 of the cost of the

> Damask from Turkey...I wonder how that one is! I warmed it up in the

> sun before adding it to get the waxy stuff to blend a bit (which

> worked nicely but quickly went back to the waxy state...). I also

> wonder how much scent those wax bits are packing and if they are

> ever filtered out or something for aesthetic reasons/keep the

> clogging down...well, the journey continues....M.

I would not use the golden Jojoba Oil. It has it ouwn scent and might

covet the Rose Oil scent.

The white Jojoba is better.

I use Neobee M 5 Cos. It is better than any other Vegetable Oils out

there. It is 100% natural, clear, odorless a d has no disturbing wax

in it. And most importantly, it does not get peroxidized or in other

word, it does noy become ranzid.

The scent of Rose Oil gets out much, much better.

Udo

Hi M,

You got the rose absolute, not rose otto, I believe. That rose

absolute is pricey for a rose absolute, and more expensive than there

other rose absolutes. It seems that you are saying that the rose

absolute did not blend into the jojoba oil, and that the rose absolute

was very viscous rather that liquid. If so, you could have gotten the

bottom of the barrel - meaning the last bit of a large drum, where the

more solid and waxy parts of the absolute settle to the bottom. If so,

(if your absolute was not liquid to begin with), you should let them

know and as to return it because it is not like the absolute should be

(it is more like a concrete at that point).

A 2% dilution is a low dilution - so this attests to the power of the

rose absolute. Nice thing is you can always add more carrier oil if it

is too strong.

Udo suggested Neobee M 5 Cos - a brand name for MCT oil (medium chain

trygliceride). He is correct - that this is the premier oil for use as

a carrier, for the reasons he mentioned. The easily obtainable and

inexpensive version of this which is completely suitable for all but

the highest professional use is Fractionated Coconut Oil. It is not in

the aromatherapy books (where jojoba is touted as the best carrier),

but many believe it to be superior to jojoba in many ways (and it is

what we use for our dilutions). Our current jojoba supplier in arizona

says the golden jojoba has a longer shelf life than the jojoba clear.

It is counter intuitive to me and I was surprised by this. So, I won't

say that it is true, rather it was simply related to me by the grower/

manufacturer of clear and golden jojoba...

Happy blending,

Will

Eden Botanicals