Vetiver
Vetiver
Chrysopogon zizanioides (sin. Vetiveria zizanoides)
Family
Poaceae
Note
Base
Part used
Roots and radichette lavate, tritate, dried and macerate
Extraction
Steam distillation
Plant description

Extracted by steam distillation from the roots dried and lavate of Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (sin. Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash), graminacea perennial tropical of the Poaceae native of the India southern (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), now cultivated in all the tropic for the production of essential oil — Haiti, Giava, Reunion, Sri Lanka, Africa Oriental. The vetiver of the isola of Reunion or of the Giava and traditionally considered the more high-quality ('khus' in India). The phytochemical profile and straordinarialy complesso with over 150 sesquiterpenes alcoholic identificati: vetiverol, vetivone, isovalencenol, α and β-vetivone, khusimol — responsible of the aroma of root, earthy, fumoso, slightly affumicato and intensaly persistent. The vetiver and the more powerful fixative natural in perfumery: base note for eccellenza, rallenta the evaporation of all the components of a fragrance. In aromatherapy and used as tonic nervous grounding, anxiolytic deep, circolatorie-venous and adattogeno of the asse ipotalamo-ipofisi-surrene (HPA). Base note earthy, affumicato and fumoso.

Origin

India, Sri Lanka

Part used

Roots and radichette lavate, tritate, dried and macerate

Extraction method

Steam distillation

Main uses
  • Acts as stimulating to livello psicofisic in case of fatigue, stress and depression.
  • Haeffetti lenitive on the skin and is effective in the care of the disorders skin.
  • Excellent equilibrant of the production sebacea, counteracts the acne and the untuosity of the skin, but si can use also for dry skin.
  • Excellent for skin very provate from lunghi periods of stress, stanche, atone and grigie, is also a buon antirughe;is effective against the couperous.
  • Excellent as toning of the seno and for the stretch marks.
  • Stimolante of the activity endocrina, increases the livello of the estrogeni.
Recipes & blends
Radicamento and anxiety deep

3 drops Vetiver + 3 drops Frankincense + 2 drops Lavender in the diffuser. The vetiver and recommended for the anxiety with dissociation, sovrastimolation and 'testa in air' — radica in the body.

Fissativo fragrance fai-from-te

4 drops Vetiver + 3 drops Patchouli + 2 drops Cedarwood as base. Add qualsiasi heart note and of testa — the terzina fissant more powerful of the perfumery natural.

Tonic venous anti-cellulite

3 drops Vetiver + 4 drops Cypress + 3 drops Grapefruit in 50 ml of jojoba oil. Massage tonic venous for legs pesanti, varici and ritention idrica.

Adattogeno chronic stress

3 drops Vetiver + 3 drops Sandalwood + 2 drops Ylang ylang in the diffuser evening. The vetiver supports the asse HPA sovraccaric: recommended for the chronic stress with esaurimento surrenal.

Rituale bath ayurvedic khus

5 drops Vetiver + 3 drops Sandalwood + 2 drops Rose in 2 cucchiai of oil of sesamo. Dissolve in the water of the bath tiepida for the bath ritual khus of the tradition ayurvedic.

Contraindications
Non-toxic, not irritates and not cause sensitization.