Essential Oils
Zdravetz CO2.
Zdravetz leaves from Bulgaria, CO2-extracted into a thick, waxy, organically produced extract with a sweet, woody, herbal scent and a touch of spice: a fixative with a very long shelf life.
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About this product
In Bulgarian folklore, a bridegroom should spend the night before his wedding in a field of zdravetz, a name that means health in Bulgarian.
This is Geranium macrorrhizum, organically produced and CO2 extracted from the leaves in Bulgaria, and no relative of the Geranium and Rose Geranium oils of the Pelargonium genus. The CO2 is rounder and softer than the essential oil, sweet, woody and herbal with a touch of spice, and so thick and waxy that we offer it in jars rather than bottles. It contains over 50 percent germacrone, a sesquiterpene, and is an excellent fixative for lighter top notes. Its scent is a classic masculine type used in men's skin care, and it is suggested for normal skin, blended with Geranium, Rose Geranium, Lavender, Myrtle or Rose.
Details
- Botanical name: Geranium macrorrhizum
- Origin: Bulgaria; organically produced
- Method: CO2 extraction of the leaves; solid at room temperature
- Shelf life: at least 5 years
- Also sold as a 10 percent dilution in organic jojoba
How to use
Warm the jar in very hot water to blend it; once in a carrier oil it stays liquid. For an after-shave, the producer suggests 5 to 10 percent in jojoba, though we would go lower on the face. It has not had extensive dermatological testing: use it with caution, consider a patch test, keep it off broken skin, and do not use it with children or the elderly and frail. Never take it internally.
An old Balkan custom in a jar, for the patient blender.
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