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Patchouli Indonesia
Pogostemon cablin
Chemotype: patchoulol / alpha-bulnesene / alpha-guaiene type
- PLANT PART
- leaf
- EXTRACTION
- steam distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- base
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Aroma & character
A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.
- Aroma intensity
- 50 / 100
- Note layer
- base
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 84%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- low
A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.
No phototoxic restriction was identified in the reviewed public sources for Indonesian steam-distilled patchouli oil.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
An oil's character comes from its natural chemical composition. Explore each constituent to understand the connections.
About this composition
This record combines a directly readable Liberty Natural Certificate of Analysis for Indonesian organic steam-distilled patchouli with a directly readable 2025 Indonesian GC/MS report used to anchor the broader sesquiterpene profile. The public Liberty COA reports the lot as woody, herbaceous, earthy, and dry with patchoulol as the primary quantified marker.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patchouli alcohol | 29.93% | 29.93–29.93% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourcePATCHOULI ESSENTIAL OIL - POGOSTEMON CABLIN - Certificate of Analysis Sheet (COAS) https://www.libertynatural.com/coa/2956.htm (Patchoulol content 29.93%) |
| alpha-Bulnesene | 17.57% | 17.57–17.57% | sesquiterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceGC/MS Report - Patchouli Essential Oil Lot 13559 https://shayandcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Patchouli-Essential-Oil-GCMS-Shay-and-Company-Lot13559.pdf (alpha-Bulnesene 17.57%; Country of Origin Indonesia) |
| alpha-Guaiene | 14.01% | 14.01–14.01% | sesquiterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceGC/MS Report - Patchouli Essential Oil Lot 13559 https://shayandcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Patchouli-Essential-Oil-GCMS-Shay-and-Company-Lot13559.pdf (alpha-Guaiene 14.01%; Country of Origin Indonesia) |
| Seychellene | 6.84% | 6.84–6.84% | sesquiterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceGC/MS Report - Patchouli Essential Oil Lot 13559 https://shayandcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Patchouli-Essential-Oil-GCMS-Shay-and-Company-Lot13559.pdf (Seychellene 6.84%; Country of Origin Indonesia) |
| Pogostol | 2.425% | 2.32–2.53% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourcePATCHOULI ESSENTIAL OIL - POGOSTEMON CABLIN - Certificate of Analysis Sheet (COAS); Certificate of Analysis Patchouli Light COG EO PCHL725COGEO2997 https://www.libertynatural.com/coa/2956.htm (Pogostol content 2.32%) ; https://www.lgbotanicals.com/assets/images/Certificate%20of%20Analysis%20Patchouli%20Light%20COG%20EO%20PCHL725COGEO2997.pdf (Pogostol 2.53%) |
Profile source: PATCHOULI INDONESIA ESSENTIAL OIL - Bulk Wholesale Price List; PATCHOULI ESSENTIAL OIL - POGOSTEMON CABLIN - Certificate of Analysis Sheet (COAS); GC/MS Report - Patchouli Essential Oil Lot 13559; NHR Organic Oils IFRA 50 Conformity Certificate for Organic Patchouli Essential Oil · https://www.libertynatural.com/bulk/2956.htm ; https://www.libertynatural.com/coa/2956.htm ; https://shayandcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Patchouli-Essential-Oil-GCMS-Shay-and-Company-Lot13559.pdf ; https://www.nhrorganicoils.com/uploads/20240118114716e_Patchouli_IFRA_50.pdf
A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY
Traditional & reported uses
These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.
- traditionally used in aromatherapy for grounding, calming effect
- reported to support relaxation and easing of occasional stress
- used in perfumery as a rich, earthy, musky-sweet base note and fixative
- traditionally associated with promoting sensuality and emotional balance
- used in skin-care and massage blends for its deep, woody-earthy aroma
For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.
What we're still learning · 4 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- The public IFRA source exposes numeric category maxima, not a single aromatherapy leave-on dermal cap; max_dermal_pct 84 is the exact IFRA 50 Category 5B face-product limit for public patchouli essential oil, used here as the non-fabricated oil-level backstop.
- No directly readable public CAS registry page for pogostol was located during this pass, so the constituent CAS remains null rather than guessed.
- The odor_intensity value is a normalized archive score from Liberty Natural's qualitative odor description rather than a source-native 0-100 measurement.
- Contraindication research pass (2026-07-09): no population-scoped or route-specific contraindication (pregnancy, nursing, epilepsy, G6PD, anticoagulant, phototoxicity) for patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) was located in Tisserand & Young-derived aromatherapy safety summaries or supplier safety pages; patchouli is consistently characterized as one of the least hazardous essential oils with no known contraindications, consistent with the generous IFRA Category 5B dermal limit already recorded. Treated as genuinely contraindication-free rather than merely undocumented, though absence-of-evidence in secondary sources is not a substitute for a directly read Essential Oil Safety monograph page.