We patiently waited until we could find an Agarwood from Aquilaria malaccensis that met our stringent aromatic requirements before restocking. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. It's important to note that this particular specimen of A. malaccensis exceeded our expectations and is considered to be ultra-rare due to its exceptional quality. The distiller took great care to cap and store this oil for an impressive 30 years! During our discussions, he fondly shared the story of how this oil was produced when one of his children was an infant, and now that child is all grown up and in university. It's truly remarkable to have been able to procure this oil, as it involved three weeks of intense negotiations with the distiller just to secure the purchase!
This rare Agarwood malaccensis (Oud) essential oil was personally sourced during a recent trip to Thailand in April and May 2023. This is an exquisite and extremely rare Agarwood (Oud) oil from the first distillation (Grade I) of naturally occurring dark resinous Aquilaria malaccensis heartwood. The resinous heartwood was from an 80 year old tree that was distilled followed by the precious resulting oil being capped for curing (aging) in 1993. The most premiere quality Agarwood (Oud) comes from the first distillation known as Grade I. Thailand is known for rare and extremely high quality aged Grade I Aquilaria malaccensis and one that we are very pleased to have been able to source. The efficacy of this aged Grade I Agarwood oil is unmistakable and undeniable; needless to say, we guarantee its authenticity and sublime aromatic quality.
Whether making perfume, incense, anointing or spiritual blends Agarwood (Oud) imparts a unique, mysterious, luxurious aroma. The aroma of this Agarwood malaccensis essential oil is an explosion of olfactory notes that are extremely tenacious, with a deep resonating character that Oud aficionados seek. This essential oil simply fails to disappoint and is an olfactory delight for adding refinement and opulence to fine perfume bouquets and accords.
A study involving the screening of anticancer activity from agarwood essential oil concluded that "based on the simple screening procedures (cell viability assay and cell attachment assay) as well as cytotoxicity assay (SRB assay), AEO was observed to possess anticancer activity towards MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The findings offer evidence to further support the traditional uses of AEO to treat inflammatory related diseases. As such, this warrants further research to investigate the mechanism of actions of the AEO for better understanding and positioning of the essential oil as potential remedy for cancer." Go to complete article.
Although Agarwood has clear aromatherapy benefits, its costly nature is prohibitive to most. We sourced this rare essential oil because of repeated requests from our Agarwood aficionados and fine perfume artisan customers. If you have never had the opportunity to experience this luxurious oil you owe it to yourself to try a sample, you are guaranteed to be captivated by its exotic animalic, sensual, woody aroma further touched by resinous and sweet caramel notes!
Agarwood Facts: Also known as Oud, Aloeswood, Agar, Oudh, and Oodh, premium Agarwood oil is the result of the aquilaria tree becoming infected with a type of mold. In normal growth, the heartwood of the aquilaria tree is relatively light, pale colored and barely aromatic. Only after the mold invades the heartwood and progresses does the tree then produce a dark aromatic resin in a defensive response to the parasitical mold attack. The result of the naturally occurring defensive mechanism culminates with the heartwood becoming very dense, dark, and resin embedded. The parasitical infection and subsequent decomposition is a very slow process that can take several hundred years in natural habitat.
Pure Agarwood oil from wild harvest is extremely rare and quite expensive. Mass indiscriminate tree harvesting for precious Agarwood oil production, particularly over the past thirty years, severely depleted natural resources. The demand for high quality Agarwood by fine perfumeries and the negligence in replanting resulted in premium quality wildcrafted Agarwood oil becoming extremely rare. Ecologically sound practices have been established by plantations to replant, allowing trees to grow to maturity, but as you can imagine this is also a slow and arduous task.
One must exercise caution when purchasing Agarwood oil due to inferior oil production from lighter colored wood of the aquilaria tree in unscrupulous attempts to meet demand. True Agarwood oil from dark, wild harvested, resin embedded aquilaria heartwood is currently a treasured find.
Batch specific GC/MS report for this Agarwood (Oud) essential oil is available by clicking on the green tab above.
Aromatherapy use: Stimulant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antimicrobial, carminative (flatulence), febrifuge (lowers fever), digestive, bronchial
Spiritual use: Provides motivation and devotion to meditation. Facilitates communication with the transcendent. Removes impurities. Expels negative energies. Creates natural order in your sacred living areas. Opens the crown chakra and the pineal. Helps the natural flow of Qi.
General use: Natural incense, formulation of alluring and sensual massage oil, perfume, bath and body products, spa treatment oils and creams, meditation aromatic and meditation blends
Contraindications: None known.
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