Agarwood EO

Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lecomte.

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Selected size SKU:57-015 - Agarwood 15 ml (1/2 oz)

Tiny Sample 6 drops (6 drops)
$13.25
1 ml (1/30 oz)
$55.00
2 ml (1/15 oz)
$94.50
5 ml (1/6 oz)
$196.25
15 ml (1/2 oz)
$492.00
30 ml (1 oz)
$895.50
59.14 ml (2 oz)
$1,636.50
$13.25
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Product Overview

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Agarwood essential oil has a highly persistent sweet warmth and a deeply complex, precious and magnificent woody aroma with shades of smoky, ambery incense, honeyed tobacco, and sensuously underscored with animalic notes resembling musk/castoreum. The aroma becomes sweeter and musky/woody in the very long drydown.

Originally from Southeast Asia[1], Agarwood formed the basis of the legendary Arabian perfume called Oud.[2] It is also known as Aloeswood, Eaglewood, Kyara, Ood, or Ud, and many other names, depending on the wood's grade and country of origin.[3] Revered and esteemed by many cultures, Agarwood is a highly valued addition to the natural perfumer's palette and is often used in sacred oil blends and for ceremonial anointing. Kurt Schnaubelt writes that "…[Agarwood oils] evoke mental or spiritual reflection and a rekindled sense of awe for the phenomena of nature."[4]

Agarwood essential oil is procured by distilling the heartwood of the genus Aquilaria, a flowering tree with various species that grow in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam (A. crassna); the Philippines (A. filaria); and northeastern India, Burma, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (A. agallocha), but only those trees that have been infected by a parasitic fungus (Phialophora parasitica and others) are the source of this rare and highly prized material.[5] In response to the infection, the trees attack the affected wood by producing an oleoresin that, after some years, becomes dark and highly aromatic. The oleoresin accumulates to such an extent that the bulk and density of the infected wood causes it to sink in water, thus the Japanese call it jinkoh – 'wood that sinks' and in China it is called ch'en hsiang – the 'sinking incense wood.'[6] It is the incense industry that accounts for the main commercial use of Agarwood[7] – it is one of the oldest and most famous incense materials of the Far East.[8]

PLEASE NOTE: The trees from which we source our Agarwood essential oil are from a forest in Vietnam where they are sustainably harvested and periodically replanted. They are inoculated by hand when they reach 10 years of age; after the infection has been allowed to propagate for 2 years, the trees are harvested for distillation.[9] We also have on hand the CITES certification that notes this product was legally imported and cleared by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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1 Lawless, Alec. Artisan Perfumery or Being Led by the Nose, 2009, pp. 2, 44.

2 Ibid, p. 44.

3 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Fragrance and Wellbeing, 2014, pp. 157-8.

4 Schnaubelt, Kurt. "Oils from the East" (distributed booklet), 8th International Aromatherapy Conference, San Francisco, California), Nov. 6-8, 2015.

5 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Fragrance and Wellbeing, 2014, pp. 157-9.

6 Ibid, p. 158.

7 Ibid, p. 159.

8 http://www.bojensen.net/EssentialOilsEng/EssentialOils01/ EssentiaOils01.htm#Agarwood

9 Industry communication.

Blends Well With

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Customer Reviews

Ok

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All the Ouds I’ve smelled have a barnyard smell at some point in their aromatic life. This will definitely give you a sample of that. Unfortunately that is all I got from it. The other Ouds I’ve sampled from various regions all transformed with every whiff. Not saying it’s not good quality, but would be great to have a couple other options.

Review by Chris 9/19/2022

Ooooooouuuuuuuuuud

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Every oud is different depending on where they’re from, soil composition, growing conditions, etc- just like wine or tea. Vietnamese oud does not smell like Thai or Indian versions, and that is the magic. SAMPLE first and read the aroma profile and don’t get upset that this insanely precious material has castoreum notes exactly like the description says it does.

Review by Ste 4/2/2021

Too barnyardy for the price

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I don't understand the draw of this type of agarwood. If this is what renewable agar smells like, maybe we should just let it pass to history?

Review by Ty 8/8/2020

A little goes a long way!

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Not as incredible as the co2 version Eden used to carry, hence only 4 stars. This is not quite as fecal or barnyardy as many other ouds I've sampled (but still is) which is a major bonus to me, I ordered the tiny sample and have diluted it down to 1% and I think I'll try 0.5% as another reviewer suggested. At that dilution it's almost 50mls of material to work with (I dilute everything down to at least 10% in my organ) so that's value for money considering the price. This is not a stand-alone fragrance for most, it's way too strong and offensive but trace amounts will work magic in the right blend I'm sure.

Review by bobbyseven 1/22/2020

Un oud precioso

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Translated with google: I have bought oud in very prestigious and exclusive places, and I can assure you that this oud is as delicious as the most expensive oud I know. And the price of this oud is wonderful. This oud is as good as others that are worth their price multiplied by three.

Review by Juan (Sevilla) 7/30/2019

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