What is Agarwood?
Envision an Aquilaria tree nestled deep in the forest of Bhutan. Endangered by the conditions and climate of the wild forest, the evergreen naturally emits a protective substance that infuses its bark with an intoxicating fragrance. This is called ‘Oud’, also known as Agarwood and Aloeswood. Bursting with a rich and exquisite aroma, Agarwood oil has been prized by sultans, sheikhs and explorers in the Far East for centuries. To this day, Oud is cherished and traded as a treasure more precious than red rubies and green emeralds. Discover the aromatic mystery and spiritual elevation of Aloeswood oil through Oriscent’s certified authentic collection today.
Why does Aloeswood cost more than perfume?
Have you ever put on perfume in the morning only to find that the fragrance disappeared or changed by the afternoon? This is because commercial perfumes are mass produced from cheaply manufactured synthetic aroma chemicals, and rarely contain any genuine aromatics. The average $80 bottle of perfume can cost as little as $5 to produce. Are you actually getting what you’ve paid for? Oriscent Aloeswood oil is 100% pure, natural, and authentic fragrance essence. Too thick to spray, Aloeswood is a luscious oil that feels like fine velvet when rubbed onto the skin. Oriscent Agarwood does not contain one molecule of synthetic aroma chemicals, and is certifiably the core essential fragrance you are seeking in any perfume. Due to the pure nature of our Ouds, the production rate is more costly. Oriscent offers a select range of Oud oils in their purest form. One swipe of our Ouds will keep you emanating a rich, intoxicating aroma all day. Experience our fine line of Oud, and you will never go back to using commercial perfume again!
Benefits of Oud
Agarwood possesses a salient mystery that has captured the hearts of the pious devotees and royal elites for centuries. Being an earthly element, Aloeswood has a quality that grounds our inner being. As an intangible essence, it has the power to inspire our souls to the Divine realms. Oud is not only therapeutic to the mind and body, it is also an exercise in sensory refinement. Experiencing the fine aroma of each distinct strand of Aloeswood will make you discover an art form so subtle and yet deeply powerful.
How Agarwood Oil is made
Our Agarwood made its journey from distant lands and took many years to ripen and mature before it funneled into the bottle. Originating from an evergreen tree, agarwood is produced in its trunk to fight off natural occurring bacteria found in the jungles and wild forests of the Far East. As long as the tree grows, the potency of the Oud also increases. Its intoxicating aroma is a rare and precious substance also known as aloeswood. The indigenous explorers who discover the Aloeswood trees in the jungle sell the wood to expert distillers, who begin the process of extracting the resin from the agarwood. Oud oil extraction can be performed through water or steam distillation.
In the case of water extraction, the Oud wood is immersed in water for three months. Thereafter, the expert distillers place the soaked wood into huge burners called ’stills’ where the water evaporates. They cook the wood for many hours until the Agarwood resin dissolves and oil floats to the top. This is known as the Indian distillation method. Steam extraction entails that they take the aloeswood chips and place them in a steam distillation unit. The great pressure of the steam forces the resin out of the agarwood and the Oud oil drips into a funnel. This method is more commonly used in the East Asian countries. Once the oil has been distilled, collected, and bottled it is then sold to specialized distributors in the region. This is generic Oud oil, which is commonly found in the world market. Oriscent Oud is specially produced by the most highly qualified distilleries in the Far East. Our unique distillation techniques and rigid standards of purity ensure that the Agarwood oil you get from us surpasses by far the generic qualities you can find in the common market. For one, we ensure that incense quality raw agarwood is used in the production of our agarwood oils. Too expensive for common distributors to implement, this is common practice at Oriscent, where the quality of our agarwood oils rivals the qualities of Oud produced even for the royal families of the Gulf and the Far East.
What makes good Aloeswood?
Just as a mystic sage grows in wisdom and spiritual insight over the years, so does the Agarwood resin in the Aquilaria trunk intensify its fragrance over time. The quality of an Aloeswood oil depends on the quality of the Agarwood from which it is extracted. The oldest and most resinated aloeswood will yield the rarest and most precious Oud oil. The aging process enhances the fragrant aura of the Oud resin and intensifies its aromatic value.
That is why there is a wide range of different Oud qualities and grades. The cheapest Oud oil is distilled from agarwood that costs as little as $20 a kilogram, while the finest Oud can be distilled from agarwood that costs as much as $7,000 per kilogram. The latter is regarded as the highest quality Oud, and it is produced and cherished only in the royal circles of the Gulf and Far East. Our Borneo 3000 is of this caliber. The very finest Agarwood reaches a resin content so heavy that it actually sinks in water. This is a phenomenal occurrence because, like all types of wood, Aloeswood normally floats on water. The resin of the Oud becomes so dense that it causes the agarwood to sink. This type of sinking grade aloeswood is known as ‘jinkoh’, which means ’sinking incense’.
source:oriscent.com
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