Cypriol Essential Oil (India)
Botanical Name: Cyperus
scariosus
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Description: Cyperus scariosus is known as Umbrella's Edge or Nutgrass.
In Hindi, it is also known by the name Nagarmotha. It is an erect
perennial grass native to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Aromatic Scent: Cypriol Essential Oil has a warm, wood, slightly typical
note of Vetiver and Oud.
Common Uses: Cypriol Essential Oil is often used in compounding perfumes, in the
manufacturing of soaps, medicine and incense sticks. It is also used as an
insect repellent.
History: Tom
Ford for Men was
claimed to be the first to use cypriol: "that slightly dirty, sensual,
sexy smell...It's not the same as natural musk used to be, but it has a bit of
something that some people would think slightly dirty...I think it's warm and
sensual." And yet Xeryus, a floral woody semi-oriental masculine
by Givenchy, developed by Firmenich, launched in 1986!
The
Egyptians used Cyperus papyrus, a close relative of Cypriol, to make papyrus,
Egyptian paper. They also used cypriol to make cloth and fragrances.
