Eeek! Does anybody actually use with this oil!

[Saltwater Scented]

I got to smell both side by side today at Arizona Soap Supply. Dark patch I think isn't bad at all. Regular light patch? I'd rather kiss a duck's butt than smell that again.

 

[bookreader451]

In my day everyone wore patchouli to cover the smell of pot on their clothes

 

[MGM]

I make a coffee oil under eye cream with dark patchouli. I mainly use it for fun (not sure it's actually *doing* anything), but it turns out I *really* like the scent of coffee and patchouli at night. Who knew????

 

[Dahila]

Patch and lavender or sweet orange EO my bestsellers, I have also body oil with the same combination. A lot of Hippy generation like that, For me it heavenly scent I do not like flowery scents though so it is probably why patch, spicy a bit and not sweet
Bookreader451 That's right, Pot stinks

 

[zanzalawi]

i've read that in india, patchouli oil is what is used to anoint the dead, and they cant understand why westerners would ever wear it as perfume
i do love it so! i hadnt thought about blending it with lavender, gonna put that on the list, thanks @Dahila

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

That's right, Pot stinks

I respectfully disagree patchouli reminds me of that

i hadnt thought about blending it with lavender

I haven't done that either but am gonna try it. and I agree with those that say it smells great with orange

if you guys like patchouli you should try ancient incense from M&M--its wonderful

 

[Dahila]

i've read that in india, patchouli oil is what is used to anoint the dead, and they cant understand why westerners would ever wear it as perfume
i do love it so! i hadnt thought about blending it with lavender, gonna put that on the list, thanks @Dahila

2 parts of Patch 1 part of lavender

 

[earlene]

In my day everyone wore patchouli to cover the smell of pot on their clothes

That didn't work.

 

[MGM]

Just last night, my wife came home and said a friend of hers would like to order some soap...cocoa butter in the soap, patchouli fragrance! Because my wife and I and our friends all love patch, I think it's time to sacrifice some of my EOs for soap (I usually use them for leave-on products or aromatherapy). I'm thinking 3 smallish batches, to test different cocoa butter recipes and 3 fragrance combinations: plain patchouli, patch + orange or bergamot, patch + lavender. I've started a new thread here for recommendations: Cocoa butter soap suggestions.

 

[LilianNoir]

I think what people forget about patchouli is that, in perfumery at least, it's not an ingredient you use at full strength! FOs and EOs are concentrated. Once you dilute it and combine it with other ingredients it can be quite nice.

There's also quality. Different patchouli variants have different qualities and you really have to know how to blend them. A lot of people just slap any ol' patchouli oil onto themselves or in a soap and call it a day and it gives poor patch a bad name.

I've smelled some patchoulis that were mold like and others that were rich, resin-y and woodsy.
Even the moldy patch has a place... one drop in a blend can create an earthy depth and nuance.

 

[tblonde1]

I think patchouli is very very much love or hate. I've never met somebody who had neutral feelings about it, lol. I personally really like it, but a little goes a LONG way. IMO, it's best utilized in a blend. It's kind of like anchovies - a tiny amount can do amazing things to boost flavor but its' very easy to go overboard.

Well said.

 

[lsg]

Patchouli is great in blends. It is a base not that helps anchor the scent.

 

[Adobehead]

I will confess--I wore this all the time when I was younger cuz I am that old . patchouli oil patched jeans bandanas and wire rimmed glasses and oh earth shoes or fringed mocs when I wore shoes.

Hahahahahahahaha! Good one!

 

[xavalyss]

I have no understanding on the patchouli oil scent.. to me it smells exactly like mould.
We had a customer come in with it on. I had no clue that this was a thing. I just smelt this horrible smell like a mould bomb had gone off.. and was running around trying to nail it down where it was coming from. I had to open all the windows in the house. But it wouldnt go away. When the customer left i was freaking on my h about helping me where to find out where the smell was coming from. I Thought maybe we had a leak in our air conditioner system. Or a wet dead rat had gotten caught in our ducts. He started laughing..He said it was this patchouli oil that the customer was wearing! That the customer was a recovering addict and a lot of them wear it as its cheap. I could not wrap my head around a man thinking that would attract a woman. Its more like a repellant.
Either way I was not happy as i could not get the odour out. Customers were coming and i was worried they would think that I did not keep a clean house. I made him explain to the customers when they arrived what they were smelling. I was not happy as for some reason, it must be a heavy oil of some sort as it stuck in the air for hours. Not as pungent as before but still lingering. I felt very bad for my Two Gs’s.
To each their own but i will never make patchouli oil soaps in my house is all im saying. Am I the only one that feels this is satans perfume?
What ever happened to normal man scents such as old spice or Draker?

When I first smelled Patchouli, I was like "put that crap in the garage. However it grew on me and I try to always get requests; it's hard to keep on hand. So far I have blended it with Sandalwood, Rose, Orange, and Vanilla. I personally like mine by itself.

 

[Adobehead]

Patchouly, it is often a love/hate kind of thing.
As strongly as you feel in the negative about patchouli, I feel the other way! And where I live, it has been selling steadily for about the last 10 years, I am told I have the best (soap). By other patchouly lovers, of course.

It is a good base note to add to blends to hold them and it blends well with other EOs, this month I like Geranium, Bergamot and Blood Orange. Dried Patchouli leaves were used for a thousand years on the silk road to scatter in between layers of fabric to keep pests out, it did not suddenly come into use in the 1960s! The fabrics smell heavenly.

I think your customer may have been wearing a heavy dose in your store and if you ever have a chance to get just a slight whiff, it might seem different. On the other hand, maybe you are allergic and that is that.

 

[Gaisy59]

My husband and daughter said they hate the smell of patchouli and yet whenever they smell a nice diffuser or candle they “love that smell!”

i just laugh and tell them it has patchouli in it.

 

[Nanette]

like it very much myself...especially how it changes when blended with other eos..

 

[Sally Scheibner]

I like Patchouli. In small amounts.

For me it's like garlic lol
It's noticeable when it's there and noticeable when it's not there and I like both garlic and patchouli there haha

Same with lavender incidentally....

@KiwiMoose also loves it.. With "the ferocity of a thousand suns" hehehe

 

[Sally Scheibner]

I add cedarwood Virginia, fir, any woodsy EOs (bay rum & patchouli, tiny tat of peppermint in small amounts) to vodka. & use it as a spray deodorant for hot Fl days. I’m an old hippie anyways. I also make a room spray when I cool collard greens or fish.

 

[MGM]

Here's a big loaf of patchouli! The confetti is frankincense and myrrh. I have a whole loaf of these but haven't used any yet...they seem very cumbersome....I thought I'd get fancy by putting a bit poufy plop of "icing" or "foam" on top, but instead it's just an unwieldy bar with lots of edges.