Vintage and Fir Needle
- A blend of aged patchouli and fir needle. Two steam-distilled essential oils, brought together in Hawai'i.
- Vintage dark-aged patchouli and Siberian fir needle. Its patchouli is an aged Indonesian leaf oil, and its fir needle a needle oil from the Siberian fir.
- Fresh fir needle over a warm patchouli. The fir needle gives a bright, green lift, and the patchouli gives an earthy, sweet depth that lasts.
- An oil we use ourselves. Like everything we sell, we use this blend too.
- Third-party tested. Every oil in the blend is tested by an outside lab, and sourced from small-batch producers.
- The same blend in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start small if the blend is new to you. Compare sizes.
Product specification
Our quality promise
Vintage and Fir Needle, aged patchouli met with a Siberian fir needle
6 benefits of Vintage and Fir Needle
The fresh lift from the fir needle
The fir needle brings the bright, green lift to the blend, the clean opening of a Siberian fir. It's the part that arrives first and keeps the blend from going heavy, a fresh conifer edge over the earthier patchouli underneath.
A deep, earthy patchouli that lasts
The vintage patchouli is the earthy, sweet depth of the blend, the part that stays on skin and in the air after the fir has lifted away. Steam distilled from Pogostemon cablin leaves, it anchors the blend and holds the lighter fir in place. Patchouli has served as a fixative in perfumery for a long time.
Where the fir needle meets the patchouli
Where the fir needle meets the patchouli, Vintage and Fir Needle reads as one clean, invigorating forest-and-earth scent rather than two separate oils. The green conifer and the earthy wood are built to belong together, so the blend is fresh up top and deep underneath, one scent rather than two.
A woody scent for the diffuser
In a diffuser, Vintage and Fir Needle fills a room with a warm, woody forest scent. It carries well without turning sharp, so it suits a workspace as much as a living room. The patchouli keeps the scent in the air long after a brighter oil would fade.
A clean woodsy note for a natural deodorant
Vintage and Fir Needle works as a clean, woodsy scent for a natural deodorant blend, a forest-and-earth note that reads fresh rather than perfumed. In that use it sits close to the skin, the patchouli holding the fir in place through the day. It stays a scent, worn low and diluted like the rest of the blend.
For the patchouli connoisseur
This is one of the hard-to-find oils we keep, a vintage patchouli lifted by an uncommon fir needle, for people who already know the plant. It's part of our Vintage Conifers line. If patchouli has ever struck you as too heavy or too sharp before, a well-aged one carried by a bright conifer is worth knowing.
How to use
Diffuser
In the airAdd 3 to 5 drops of Vintage and Fir Needle to a water diffuser for a medium room, then a drop at a time until the scent sits right. Run it for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a break for the same time with some fresh air moving. The patchouli carries far, so a little goes a long way.
On the skin
TopicalDilute Vintage and Fir Needle to 1 to 2 percent before it goes on skin, which is 6 to 12 drops in 30 ml of a carrier like jojoba. Keep to 3 to 7 drops in 30 ml, a 0.5 to 1.2 percent range, for the face or a deodorant blend. Patch test on the inner forearm and wait a day before wider use. We do not use this blend neat, and it is not for internal use.
Storage
Keep it freshStore the blend somewhere cool and dark, and use it fresh. Oxidation is the fir's caution rather than the patchouli's, so a cool, dark shelf keeps the blend at its best. Close the cap tightly between uses.
Bath
In the waterStir 4 to 6 drops of Vintage and Fir Needle into a tablespoon of carrier oil, then add it to a full tub. Oil and water do not mix on their own, so the carrier is what lets the drops reach your skin diluted rather than neat. Swirl the water and step in.
3 recipes using this oil
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Method. Add the drops to your diffuser and run it for 30 to 60 minutes. The bergamot lifts the opening and the silver fir sharpens the green edge, so Vintage and Fir Needle settles underneath as the warm wood.
Method. Combine the drops with the jojoba in a small bottle and roll it between your palms to warm it. Smooth it over the shoulders and the back of the neck, where the wood stays close without carrying across a room. Keep it capped and use it within a few months.
Method. Stir the drops into the jojoba in a roll-on bottle and cap it. The vetiver deepens the patchouli without taking over. Roll a little onto the wrists and let it settle before you dress.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
