Haitian Vetiver is treasured for its smooth richness with an emphasis on Vetiver's ambery note. This oil expresses fully and clearly all of Vetiver's earthy, soil-like, and ambery facets.
This Vetiver Oil is distilled from the roots of a grass that grows in the hills of Southwestern Haiti. It's economic value is sufficient to support thousands of families on the island.
The plant's roots hold tightly to the fertile soil, preventing it from being carried away by wind erosion, preserving it for lucrative agricultural use.
This combination of old world quality and new world principles helps to keep the benefits of essential oil production concentrated in local communities.
Vetiver has been an integral part of the perfumer's palette since its debut at the refined courts of Versailles. Throughout perfumery's turbulent centuries vetiver's influence has been woven through the foundation of fine fragrance like its fibrous, slender roots.
Warm, earthy, and woody, the Haitian variety is distinguished by its exceptional clarity. With eponymous perfumes from dozens of fragrance houses and hundreds more in which it is a critical ingredient; Vetiver Oil Haitian's lasting power is unmistakable.
