Book: Vetiver in perfumery

Nose+LMR – Notebooks of the naturals Authors: Éléonore de Bonneval, Olivier R.P. David, Jeanne Doré, Anne-Sophie Hojlo, Will Inrig, Delphine de Sward Originally from India, and grown mainly in Haiti, vetiver is a tropical plant whose tangled roots contain a fragrant essence that can be extracted by distillation. Simultaneously woody, smoky, fresh, citrusy, vegetal, this one is a real perfume on its own. Explore all the facets of this exotic root: botany, history, gastronomy, literature, agriculture, chemistry, not to mention perfumes and perfumers.