Vetiver, India EO

Cleanest, most wonderfully clean vetiver. the green smell isnt there at all, and its nearly like a Malaysian oudh. i smelled this last year and it caused me to start farming vetiver and buy a distillation rig. highly recommend!

Review by Asthmos 2/20/2024

Vetiver can comes in all shapes and sizes, from region to region, and depending on distillation methods. If we're viewing this on a spectrum, with Eden's Javanese vetiver being all the way on the deep, dark, smoky side of things, this Indian oil is at the complete opposite end. I expected this to be a big bold monster like the Java, but I was (pleasantly) surprised to be proven wrong. Where the Javanese oil is bold, dirty, earthy, smoky, and even a bit savoury-salty with some smoked meaty gourmand characteristics, this Indian oil is remarkable clear, transparent, and clean, retaining a surprising degree of greenery and vegetal nuance. It differs substantially from Hatian, in that the Haitian oil has this bright, almost acidic-sharp lemony/green-citric facet, with a lot of bright salinity. This one retains the cleanliness of the Haitian, with the transparent green element, but lacks the lemony citrus and overt salty tones, replaced instead with the deeper earthy-rooty-dark tonalities of, say, the Javanese oil. In a way, you could say this combines the clean crispness of the Haitian with the rooty earthiness of the Javanese, minus the lemon, salt, and smoke of either. It's also quite tame and nuanced. It doesn't scream off skin like either the Haitian or the Javanese, and while it isn't nearly as diffusive, it's about as tenacious as each of them. The Haitian and Javanese can blow out a formula with as little as 1%. The Indian can be comfortably pushed to 2% without becoming a vetiver bomb, and as such, has greater fixative value, in my opinion. It's also remarkably thick - thicker than either of the other vetivers, with a texture similar to raw honey. As it gets into the deep drydown, you're left with a sheer, clean, transparent vetiver silhouette, with minimal salinity, zero smoke, and a lovely footy, mineralic damp earthiness. Like damp fallen leaves sitting atop the dying grass in autumn. I'm not a huge vetiver fan. This could easily slot into my top 3, being remarkably high quality, but not an unusable monster. If you value a more subtle, nuanced, clearer and cleaner oil over bombastic power, smoke and scorched earth, this could be a winner for you.

Review by HHP 11/13/2023

It is the vetiver oil with softer initial notes but beautiful drying. It is more "transparent" compared to the blunt force of Haiti and the gourmand power of Java. I imagine useful in compositions where a more subtle vetiver accompanied by citrus, less invasive and green is sought ... The drying is extraordinary, after a day the base notes smell of an elegant masculine perfume by itself, DIVINE !! It is much thicker than other vetiver like syrup, which makes it an excellent fixative.

Review by Juan 5/13/2021

I thought I didn't care for vetiver until I found this one through a sample. This oil is less sharp with fewer offensive notes (to me) than other Vetivers I've tried. I'm back to place my order. (I love being able to sample oils. Please don't ever stop offering this wonderful service.)

Review by Leann 2/10/2020

Eden's Vetiver India, is paler in color and less smoky than their Vetiver Java but not as sweetly smooth (initially) as Eden's Vetiver Haiti. I prefer the smokier, robustness of Java, but understand many might prefer a more subtle base note. This would serve the purpose admirably if you're making blends and want a smoother background base note.

Review by Michele L. 1/17/2019