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)
$12.25
1 ml (1/30 oz)
$51.00
2 ml (1/15 oz)
$87.75
5 ml (1/6 oz)
$182.50
15 ml (1/2 oz)
$457.75
30 ml (1 oz)
$833.00
59.14 ml (2 oz)
$1,522.00
$12.25
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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.

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Customer Reviews

ce Oud n'a pas de côté mystérieux

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Je m'attendais à un Oud plus lourd, sombre, âgé etc... d'après les descriptifs, mais non sa ressemble à du thaïlandais mais pas de haut de gamme , je ne le rachèterai pas personnellement, car ce Oud n'a pas de côté mystérieux, aphrodisiaque etc...

Review by Nadir 6/15/2017

This is the real deal

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Let me start off with a little backstory on me: I'm not huge into perfumery, but rather I got into it trying to create something specific and personal for myself. I did obsessive research and trials but was never really satisfied with the results. Now I can't even remember how I first found it, but the day I stumbled upon Agarwood oil everything changed. There was everything else, and then there was this magical stuff. And then phase 2 of obsessive research started just on Agarwood. I learned there were many different kinds of varying quality, and that the real stuff was very rare and very expensive, made in small limited batches that you kinda had to luck into. I hunted down the most legit oils from the middle east and my mind was finally blown like I had been searching for all that time. The main thing I learned about legit Agarwood oils is that they are all very different, similar in certain characteristics, and level with each other in "magicality", but smelled next to each other could literally be considered completely different scents, some which I loved and would wear, others which I would not wear on myself personally. They're each their own "brand", usually named after the region the trees were harvested from. Now we come to EB's Agarwood oil. Let me go ahead and start off by saying this stuff is legit, the real deal, only-gets-as-good-but-never-better than this. I don't know if every batch from EB is gonna smell exactly like what I got from them because like I said my only other experience with this stuff was from small limited batches, but what I can say is that this specific type smells great and I plan on wearing it. I've smelled a couple agar oils that I liked better than EB's, and then there were a whole lot of other ones, some much more expensive, which I would put far below EB's in my own personal preference. Like I've smelled maybe 10 different "brands", I would wear maybe 5 of them, and I would rank EB's oil in the top 2 or 3 I've experienced. I've never written a review on here before, but this stuff called for it. I haven't even mentioned that it's being renewably grown and harvested, which basically elevates it to legendary status for me. I hope other regions will also start doing what these suppliers from Vientnam are doing, so we can have different "brands" and smells of Agarwood on here. But this is so amazing for now. EB, I hope yall never change, keep doing what you're doing!

Review by Joey 4/9/2017

I love it!!

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2nd review here. Ok, new to at-home perfumery. I blended agarwood, rose otto, one secret ingredient, and tobacco absolute (with agarwood and tobacco being my base notes, rose the middle, and my secret ingredient a very slight top note) and ohhhh mmmmyyyy sstttaaarrrsss!! It smells absolutely amazing. Everywhere I go, I am literally getting men and women coming to me and asking what I am wearing and where to get it. I will say that the fragrance is literally intoxicating and draws people towards you. To test it out, I let my concoction rest a few days, then I've worn it three nights in a row. Literally, I put a drop on my finger tips and rub it behind my ears. 1st night, at a small niche restaurant, I had at least 8 people ask me what I was wearing with the desire to go out and buy it. 2nd day I wore it to brunch and everyone i passed on the way to a table would say something along the lines of, "something smells so good! Who is that!?". 3rd night I went to a non smoking bar for the purpose of being smelled. This bar is known for being a bar of mixed orientation because I wanted to see how different people reacted to the scent. Had I been looking to meet someone, I would have come out with several numbers. This scent is literally magic. Blending it with my supplies and novice knowledge was something really amazing. This agarwood is the heart of this fragrance and there is nothing else like it. It is so deep and complex so many different ways to describe it. If there is such a thing as magic, this rare and expensive oil is the base of it. Okay, I dont want to sound goofy but, if you are new to agarwood, try this. Go ahead and get the 1ml to start with. Put a tiny drop on a strip of paper. Go ahead and cut out any distractions and take some time to appreciate this scent. When you first smell it, it is strong. Allow it to dry down a bit. Come back in an hour and sniff your strip again. Do this multiple times. Its so complex and yields so many different aspects. Then i would take a drop, and just slightly ru b it behind your ears. It doesn't take much so don't go crazy. See what you think after a day of wearing it. Really, your first impression of this scent can be a bit confusing so all this is to say that you should give yourself a moment to acquire the scent before you try to work with it and blend it and moreover, to have an appreciation for this fine, rare, and precious oil. By the way, I'm trying to rate this 5 stars but, the rating bubbles don't list a number next to them indicating the value for the bubble. If it shows less than five that is a mistake. Id rate this a million if i could.

Review by James 4/4/2017

Amazing scent

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Ordered the sample, as Im dabbling in natural perfumery, put a few behind my ears and wow. It's a scent I can only describe as woody, leathery, warm, tobacco, ... It is really deep and it changes throughout the day. It was extremely well recieved by people near me. Had many men and women ask what I was wearing. I paired it with rose absolute and it was a very amazing deep scent.

Review by James 3/12/2017

Great Classic Ouhd smell

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This smells like some of the finest Ouhd I have ever smelled.....Deep and Musky with a faint barnyard sourness...If you wanna experience real Ouhd this is your oil....But beware it is not a smell you are used to if you have never smelled real Ouhd....Pure sexyness

Review by Real Deal Ouhd 9/3/2016

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