The most expensive essential oils in the world

Anyone can buy essential oil today, for example, here, but there are oils that are not even available to
kings and sheiks. Naturally, the most expensive will be those used for the preparation of perfume. These
oils are not many, and they are all far from cheap. And their value in antiquity was even higher than
gold. Buy them can be no less than fifty euros for one milliliter.

The most exotic essential oil in the world is udovoe. It is extracted from an agar tree (or wood ud),
infected with a special wood fungus. The plant tries to combat the disease that befalls it and releases
the substance, which is used in perfumery. Perfume with oily oil is preferred by all eastern kings. For
example, one of the most favorite fragrances of reigning persons is Aoud Ambre from Montale.

Jasmin Need 8 thousand flowers to get 1 kg of jasmine ... It is difficult to imagine how much labor and
seedlings are required for their cultivation. Jasmine gathers before sunrise for fear that dew and heat
can spoil precious white flowers. 750 kg of color is required for 1 kg of absolute oil

Melissa. This oil is one of the rarest and hard to reach. To get one pound of melissa oil it takes about 12
thousand pounds of raw materials, so at a price it almost does not concede to the essential oil of the
rose. If you met a cheaper product, then most likely it is a fake.

Neroli is obtained from the flowers of orange. In Ancient Greece the smell of orange was a symbol of
maiden beauty and fertility. Therefore, the bride's hair was adorned with flowers of orange tree,
wreaths for his bride and groom from his branches. The orange tree became known to the Arabs at the
turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. There is a suggestion that already at that time from the fragrant
flowers of the 'narenga', so called the Arabs, the pomeranian, received a fragrant liquid. In the 12th
century, the fragrant essence was named by the Europeans "Neroli" in honor of Anna Maria de la
Tremual, Princess Nerola, who was very fond of the refined fragrance of the orange and even introduced
fashion into the perfume from the flowers of this plant. Only very rich people could enjoy the scent of
Neroli. Neroli oil is still considered to be one of the most expensive, because in order to get 800 g of oil,
you need to process 1 ton of fresh petals.

Rose flower. If neroli is a princess of oils, then a rose is a queen. Rose oil is one of the most difficult
to produce. To obtain one kilogram of essential rose oil, 5 tons of flowers are required, which are
collected manually. Therefore, rose oil has been valued very highly since ancient times. Moroccan rose
oil differs from all others: its aroma is warmer; yellow color. The Turkish oil is not so rich, but still it can
be considered acceptable. Indian oil is not inferior to the Bulgarian.

Iris. (Another name for iris is the "violet root") Iris is called the king of smells, the most perfect scent
of nature. Oil of iris on a free sale is very rare, and in the perfume industry it is used only as a part of
very expensive spirits. This essential oil is one of the most expensive, besides it is produced in limited
small quantities. Every year around the world essential oils are assigned different prices: it all depends
on the crop, the amount of oil received, the season of sale ... Of one ton of iris, 2 kg of extremely
expensive essential oil is obtained.
Lotus. Lotus oil is considered the favorite oil of the goddess Lakshmi - the giver of abundance. In Egypt,
Lotus oil was one of the most popular. It was used both to increase attractiveness, attract good luck, and
to protect against dark forces
Magnolia. The production of this oil is expensive. One of the rarest essential oils, the mandatory
component of expensive luxury perfume. The smell is bright, persistent, saturated, polyhedral
(polyphonic) with a variety of shades.

Tuberose. (The flowers are large, fragrant, like lily flowers.) This is VERY expensive oil. A flower with a
stupefying smell coming from Mexico. It was brought to France in the XVII century. Beauties decorated
her with her bodices. Today, most of the products come from the southeast of India, where it blooms all
year round. Its smell is strong, warm, with balsamic shades. In perfumery it is used for compositions of
the eastern type, such as, for example, Poison C.Dior.