Essential Nose Vetiver Bourbon
Vetiveria zizanioides
Vetiver Bourbon is distilled from Chrysopogon zizanioides grown on Réunion island, where terroir and traditional processing yield a finer, slightly sweeter profile with different sesquiterpene ratios compared to Haitian or Indonesian oils. Khusimol remains the key marker compound, while eremophilane and eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes vary by origin. Réunion Bourbon vetiver is highly prized in haute perfumery for its rooty, woody-smoky complexity, and shares the antimicrobial and antioxidant bioactivity documented across vetiver oils.[1]
- Also Known As
- Bourbon Vetiver, Reunion Vetiver
- Family
- Woody
- Perfumery Note
- Base
- Intensity
- Strong
- Extraction
- Steam Distillation
- Plant Parts
- Roots
- Origins
- Reunion Island, Haiti, Madagascar
- Effect
- Calming & Relaxing, Grounding & Centering
- Aroma
- Earthy, Woody, Rich
- Applications
- Aromatherapy, Perfumery, Skincare, Massage
- Price
- $$$$The roots grow deep and must be dug up by hand; distillation takes over 24 hours to extract the heavy molecules