{"product_id":"olejek-eteryczny-paczula","title":"Patchouli Essential Oil 10 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 19th century, European ladies paid a fortune for cashmere shawls from India. They didn’t know they were buying patchouli.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian weavers packed dried patchouli leaves between the cashmere shawls to protect them from moths on the long sea voyage to Europe. When the shawls reached London and Paris, they carried that distinctive, earthy, musky scent with them — and European women soon realized that shawls without the scent of patchouli were simply fakes. That is how Europe’s obsession with this aroma began. In the mid-19th century, patchouli became synonymous with luxury, the exotic and the Orient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn India itself, patchouli has a much longer history — more than 5000 years of use in Ayurveda, where it is known as \u003cem\u003ePacculi\u003c\/em\u003e. It balances Vata and Pitta — grounding emotional instability and cooling excess inner fire. Its main active compound, patchoulol, acts on the GABA system — the nervous system’s natural calming mechanism — which explains the deeply calming effect of this scent. Ayurvedic tradition used it for skin problems, emotional restlessness and as an aphrodisiac — as Sushruta himself wrote in the Sushruta Samhita, one of the oldest medical texts in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent of patchouli deepens and matures over time — both in the bottle and on the skin. It is one of the few oils that get better with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eScent profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eearthy, musky, deep\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esweet, woody, velvety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntensity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ehigh — long-lasting and distinctive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esensual, grounding, for the evening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs well with\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esandalwood, frankincense, vetiver, ylang-ylang, bergamot, cedarwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAyurvedic context — Dosha\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVata ↓↓\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003egrounds and stabilizes — reduces scatteredness, restlessness and emotional instability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePitta ↓\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecools excess fire — helps with inflamed skin and emotional “overheating”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKapha →\/↑\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eneutral — the heavy character of patchouli can add to excess Kapha, so it is best combined with invigorating oils\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrier oil for Vata: sesame or almond. For Pitta: jojoba or coconut.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sattva Ayurveda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42280256405639,"sku":"OLE000247","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/3648\/2951\/files\/Olejek-eteryczny-paczula-paczulowy.webp?v=1738138199","url":"https:\/\/sattva.pl\/en-gb\/products\/olejek-eteryczny-paczula","provider":"Sattva Ayurveda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}