This Nandita separation oil lives up to the marketing speak typed on the included instructions for use sheet. Although based on Lavandula officinalis there are several other notes and tones that become apprehensive after careful consideration. I noticed just a faint whisper of Gardenia somewhere near the bottom note and it works out great.
The package includes a dropper cap as well as a small roll-on cap to enable you to use this as a perfume oil more conveniently. I should mention that this is not an essential oil, but rather a perfume oil. You should never put essential oil of any type directly on your skin as toxic levels could build in your blood stream quickly. This oil on the other hand is designed to be worn on the skin. When you wear it as a perfume you will notice that the character of the scent changes over time. I noticed that warmthrings out the warmer tones and mutes the crisper lavender top note. Over time the scent becomes softer and more alluring than when you first put it on your skin. Which is not to say that the scent is anything less than wonderful when freshly applied, but rather it develops more character and body about a half an hour or so after application. This is different from how mass-market perfumes change in character because this oil uses no alcohol in the formulation. So the change in tones is due entirely I think, to body chemistry and not the evaporation of alcohol.
This oil can be used in several ways. As a bath oil, as a fragrance scent to add to massage oils or creams, in an oil warmer and as potpourri. I tried it in all of those configurations and found that it works best as a perfume oil, a bath oil and in an oil warmer. I like the scent of lavender and I found that the carrier oil I used for massage (jojoba) overwhelmed the lavender too much. You may have better results with a different carrier oil however. It seemed to me the best results were obtained when there was some sort of warmth present. Warm bath water, warm skin or the warmth in an oil diffuser.
For a bath, you would use the included dropper cap and put 10-15 drops into the water. You would use the same number of drops with your favorite carrier oil for massage or on dried flowers for a potpourri arrangement. I think 10 drops is more than enough in an oil warmer and then fill the container to 3/4 of the way full with water. Either way I think you will enjoy this formulation. It is soft yet crisp, clean and delicately floral and sensual. It is also an incredibly relaxing scent which has been known for many hundreds of years.
