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Let yourself be seduced by the essential ingredient of the chypre olfactory family, present in many fragrances with character. Patchouli-based fragrances are sure to mesmerize you with their earthy, dark and powerful aromas. This tropical plant, star of the 70's, has charmed and bewitched both women and men for generations. This is why we have created eaux de parfum but also body care products, adapted to everyone. The deodorant Instinct mâle for example, will refresh these gentlemen while offering an intense scent. The Patchouli range will take care of women right down to their nails: shower gel, body milk, hand cream. How can you resist? Yes, with patchouli, love is in the air!
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If there's one name we often find on the back of our perfume or eau de parfum bottle, it's patchouli. An emblematic fragrance of modern perfumery, patchouli has been dressing women and men around the world in its elegant notes for nearly 200 years. Like a gift from the East, patchouli enhances your outfit and your home with a subtle scent of wood and resin. From its history to its benefits and how it is made, discover all the secrets of patchouli with Adopt! From the women of the Second Empire to the spokespersons of a rebellious youth: the history of a perfume Patchouli, an oriental note in the lives of 19th century demi-mondaine women
The smell of patchouli reached the nose of the European customer in the 19th century via the Silk Road, as trade between East and West continued to flourish since the 15th century. Packaged in the hold of ships with cashmere fabrics, patchouli impregnated the fabric with its woody fragrance and it was through this that women and men discovered it in Paris in the 1850s. Patchouli soon became the fragrance of the "cocottes", the demi-mondaines who led a life satisfied by the gifts of the Parisian man. Its very strong smell was the origin of the popular expression referring to an excess of perfume: "Ça cocotte!"
For 1 kg of usable product, 250 kg of patchouli leaves are needed. As this fragrance is becoming increasingly popular with perfumers and customers alike, those who produce it have had to adapt by calibrating their price offers and adapting their delivery systems. All over the world, patchouli contributes to the influence of oriental knowledge and marks the body with its seductive scent. A touch of rose, a touch of cedar or a whiff of vanilla: a recipe for sublimating the scent of patchouli Wood as the dominant note in patchouli perfume Depending on the opinion, the smell of patchouli is sometimes described as woody, resinous, earthy or smoky.
our eau de parfum Patchouli.