Am confused Ylang Ylang

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Sunday, April 22, 2001 1:45 AM

[AX] Am confused

 

 

> What is the difference between Ylang Ylang and Ylang Ylang III??? I

> ordered some ylang ylang and got the III. It does not smell good to

> me at all. I thought I liked ylang ylang. Or am I just getting old/

> (no need to answer that question.<G>)

> Thanks

>

 

Hi there,

I understand that the EO supplied from Madagascar and Comoro Islands is

called Cananga odorata forma genuina hook fils et Thompson but you can also

get Cananga odorata macrophylla. I have been assured (by those that know

much more about this topic than me) that two are quite different - so you

need to know the botanical species. The first quoted is the one you want.

 

You can get six fractions of the former.

They are:-

Ylang Complete

Ylang Extra Superior

Ylang Extra

Ylang first

Ylang second

Ylang third

 

I understand that the Ylang Complete is the 'pure' distilled oil and the

other five are fractions. Also, the quality can vary considerably, depending

on the distiller, and time of year distilled.

 

There is a lot to understand about Y/Ylang and if we are lucky one or two

others (who know much more) may post here.

 

Anyway, I hope that little bit helps ....... Richard MIFA (Ipswich/England)

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Thank you. I am thinking that I got a bad batch of the Ylang ylang

as it just does not smell right. Will return it and try again. One

batch of bath salts I made ended up smelling like bad fish. It was

almost gaggy to smell. I tried just a drop or two of the YY with

some patchoulli and it still did not smell right. Think it is time to

return it for another. It appears I got the lowest grade as it is.

Sigh! We live we learn, eh? <lol> Just glad I did not make a very

big batch of anything and dump it in there before testing it.

Looking forward to learning more about ylang ylang.

Thanks again to those who replied with info.

 

, " Richard "

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