Marrygold flower hydro distilled on sandalwood oil to get the uniquely beautiful and most refreshing and profound oriental fragrance of Attar Gendha.
MARYGOLD – ‘Gendha’
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MITTI ATTAR – GILL ATTAR
Mitti Attar (Gill Attar) of Kannauj, is unique in all aspects owing to its relevance and reference to the ‘baked earth’. Similar to all attar distillation methods, the baked earth or earthen pots are hydro distilled on sandalwood oil giving birth to oil which smells divine and extremely soothing.
The attar has usage in perfumery compositions, agarbatti compounds, personal care products and panmasala compounds.
Olfactory – The smell of the first rain on the dry parched plains.
ZAFRAAN
Zaffran touches the skin, male and leathery, with a strong whiff of Saffron and cloves. It is a fragrance rich in spices, but with Woody nuances with a leathery note.
RUH KHUS
Ruh Khus (Vetiveria zizaniodes) is hydrodistilled from roots of wild harvest plants growing in North and Central India. It is olive green to emerald green in color owing to the fact that it is distilled in copper vessels in the traditional way.
Olfactory – High on Tenacity, smells earthy, mossy, rooty aromas characteristic of Vetiver.
MEHNDI ATTAR – LAWSONIA INERMIS
Attar Mehndi is prepared by distillation of flower from the henna plants. Mehndi Attar is liked for its sweet and refreshing fragrance.
MOTIA ATTAR – ‘Bela’, a Jasmine variety
Motia attar is a delicate top note of the night blooming jasmine variety in sandalwood oil base. One of the most exotic scents, it is softer yet deeper than Jasmine. Motia Attar considered to be connected with the aroma of deep forests of lower Himalayas.
KEWRA ATTAR – ‘Kadi’
The Kewra plant grows wild along the east coast of India. The plants producing the best floral bouquet are grown in Ganjam district of South Orrisa. Like the Gulab Attar, the Kewra Male flower is hydro distilled over sandalwood oil. It smells divine soothing which makes it an attractive ingredient for not just cosmetics but also for food in India. Specifically speaking, used in the making of ‘Mithai’.
A European perfumer friend of ours’ liked all our Kewra extracts- Attar Kewra, Ruh Kewra – Pandanus and Kewra Floral water – so much that he has now prepared a popular flavoring composition which is astonishingly liked by the Chinese and the Koreans . Cosmetic companies of the far east use it in their fragrance compositions.
ATTAR GULAB – ‘Wardh’
Conventionally hydro distilled Rosa Damascena over its base of sandalwood oil is what Gulab Attar is all about. Each ounce of it resonates an olfactory impact of floral and sweet fragrance that is intoxicating and highly soothing. Much to the likings of Indians and people from the Arabic world, the Gulab Attar is used as an important constituent for many oriental perfumery compositions.
Off late our Attar Gulab has become popular amongst our European perfumer friends as well. It is also a therapeutic botanical treasure that is calming to the mind and nerves, euphoric to the senses and uplifting for the spirit.
Shamama
SHAMAMA or SHAMAMATUL AMBER smells spicy, herbaceous, woody, saffronish ‘niche type’ oriental which is hugely popular in the Middle Eastern world. SHAMAMA is an important component for making ‘Mukhallat’ and ‘Bakhoor’ fragrances. No less liked by the Indians as a fragrance and widely used in making incense sticks and tobacco compounds. It is also used for external application as a winter perfume for its warm character.
Knowledge of the SHAMAMA making process is a carefully guarded secret and has been portrayed, at best, as one in which a number of aromatic herbs, spices, roots, flowers, seeds, woods, essential oils have been combined and hyrdodistilled to produce the characteristically potent oriental fragrance.