Collection: (Economical) DISCOVERIES - Precious aromatics diluted in quality carriers

Aromatics of exceptional quality are expensive. There is not way around it.

But for many uses, one doesn't need to use them pure. 

Here we propose a few diluted offerings, for full experiences at a little price

We use mostly quality jojoba oil which has many interesting advantages for this purpose.

About Jojoba oil

 Of a clear golden color, Jojoba oil, technically, is not an oil but a vegetal wax. It has many  properties wonderful for our purpose here: it is one of the most stable natural carriers, it has a light and neutral smell, it barely oxidizes, doesn't seem to get rancid and keeps stable over years and possibly even decades ("25 years easily" according to Len Price's reference book on Carrier Oils, 4th edition, p. 111. I haven't tried to confirm this, but find it one of the best carrier oil for aromatics). In passing, it remains unaffected by high temperatures, so also an excellent cooking oil.

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) was used by many native American tribes for medicinal and cosmetic uses, and infused with supernatural attributions too.

The medicinal and cosmetic uses have been well documented, and I will hopefully get to blog about it on occasion.  

The drought resistant shrub is native to the Southwestern United States, but cultivated nowadays in many parts of the world. The oil is extracted from the edible acorn-like nut.