# Guaiacwood

> Wildcrafted guaiacwood from Paraguay, steam-distilled into a thick, semisolid base note: sweetly smoky, earthy and faintly rose-touched, for sacred and meditative blends by candlelight.

Price: 10.00 USD · in stock

## About
Some scents belong to the hour after the lamps go out, when a single candle is left burning. Guaiacwood is one of them: a sweetly smoky, earthy and mysterious base note with a touch of rose in it, so close to rose that it was once used to adulterate Rose Otto.It is steam-distilled from the wood of wildcrafted Bulnesia sarmientoi in Paraguay, where the tree is called sacred, and it makes a natural addition to a sacred or meditative blend. Its mood is relaxing and calming, and it would sit beautifully beside cistus.DetailsBotanical name: Bulnesia sarmientoiOrigin: Paraguay, wildcraftedMethod: steam-distilled from the woodTexture: very thick, semisolidBlends with: bergamot, elemi, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, orange blossom absolute, oakmoss, palmarosa, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, ylang ylangHow to useSpoon it out of the bottle with something small, or warm the bottle until the solid oil turns liquid; it takes quite a bit of warming. Use it as the deep, smoky base of a meditative blend. Robert Tisserand advises no known hazards.Keep it for the last candle of the evening.