Vetiver Essential Oil

Vetiveria zizanioides

Plant and Oil Description

One of the few essential oils sourced from grass, vetiver is native to southern India but has been cultivated throughout the tropics. It is a bunch grass that grows in large clumps reaching five feet tall and fan out nearly as wide. It spouts purple flowers, but the earthy essential oil is harvested from the roots of the plant, which can grow up to 13 feet deep within the first year. While its smokey, leathery aroma is prized as a quintessential masculine fragrance, vetiver is included in 90% of western perfumes for its ability to help fragrances better adhere to the skin.

What’s it Good For?

1. Homemade perfumes and colognes – Our vetiver is amazing as a stand-alone ingredient for men’s cologne, but it’s also a staple ingredient for women’s perfumes. Vetiver has natural fixative properties, helping to keep your perfume or cologne stay with you all day long. Homemade perfumes and colognes make great gifts and are an excellent homemade alternative to commercial products. To make your own cologne, dilute our vetiver oil in a dark-colored glass bottle with a carrier oil, ethanol, and distilled water. For perfumes, combine with other SenseLAB essential oils that have floral or fruity essences.
2. Skincare – Vetiver’s natural antiseptic and antioxidant properties make it amazing for clearing up acne and protecting against free-radicals that can cause premature signs of aging. Use it as a serum by diluting our vetiver oil in a carrier oil or adding it to your preferred daily moisturizer.
3. Focus and concentration – Research demonstrates that vetiver oil can increase brain function and stimulate alertness, potentially making vetiver oil a valuable resource for people living with ADHD. To give your mind a wake-up call, add SenseLAB’s vetiver oil to a vaporizer, bath, or a bowl of boiling hot water and breathe in the steam.
4. Mental health – Vetiver oil has been studied for its effects on anxiety. Add to a diffuser or dilute with a carrier oil and massage into the back of the neck on stressful days.
5. Tick repellent – Tick bites are not only painful, but they can also provide a gateway to both infection and Lyme disease. Vetiver oil is highly toxic to ticks, offering protection that rivals the leading commercial products. Store-bought insect repellents have chemical additives that can be harmful to your health. Using a natural insect repellent, like SenseLAB’s vetiver oil, is a safer alternative to store-bought chemical repellents. 

How to Use It?

Add to a facial moisturizer to fight acne and protect against free radicals. Massage the back of the neck with diluted vetiver oil to relieve anxiety. Inhale the steam produced by vetiver oil in a vaporizer, bath, or a bowl of boiling hot water to improve focus and concentration. Dilute with a carrier oil and apply to the skin to use as a tick repellent. Make your own cologne or perfume by combining it with a carrier oil, ethanol, and distilled water. Pairs well with patchouli, myrrh, sandalwood, cedarwood, jasmine, and vanilla oil.

How it’s made?

It takes approximately 3 pounds of vetiver to produce 10 ml of pure SenseLAB Vetiver Essential Oil.

Vetiver Essential Oil Physical Properties

Our carefully crafted Vetiver Essential Oil is steam distilled from the thin, long, dense roots of the highly aromatic Vetiveria zizanoides grass growing wild in the rain forests of India. 

Origin: India

Parts used: Roots

Extraction method: Steam distilled

Note classification: Base

Appearance: Amber colored 

Blend ideas of Vetiver Essential Oil

Vetiver blends well with Lemon, Sandalwood, Frankincense, Cinnamon, Ginger, Clary Sage, and Clove.

SenseLAB “Relax” Signature Blend: 

• 2 drops Vetiver
• 2 drops Frankincense
• 3 drops Lavender
• 3 drops Orange

SenseLAB “Sparks Fly” Signature Blend: 

• 2 drops Vetiver
• 2 drops Black Pepper
• 2 drops Cedarwood
• 2 drops Citrus 

SenseLAB “Rest & Relax” Signature Blend: 

• 2 drops Orange
• 3 drops Vetiver
• 2 drops Cedarwood

SenseLAB “Recharge” Signature Blend: 

• 2 drops Vetiver
• 3 drops Frankincense
• 4 drops Eucalyptus

SenseLAB “Exhale” Signature Blend: 

• 3 drops Vetiver
• 5 drops Orange

Cautions / Safe use

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.