Frangipani - Solid perfume

COMMON NAMES: Frangipani

FRAGRANCE DESCRIPTION:
With its ethereal, rich, heady and sweet aroma with pleasant earthy notes, Frangipani is highly recommended for almost all perfume compositions. It has a unique aroma that is captivating, alluring and sensuously euphoric.

FRAGRANCE FAMILY:
White Flowers

NOTE:
Mid

AROMATHERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Emotionally and energetically, Frangipani Absolute is a wonderful choice for relieving stress and depression, as it is said to calm the mind and release negative emotions. Frangipani Absolute is also reputed to be an aphrodisiac.

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Frangipani oil is an ingredient in the popular Nag Champa incense in combination with sandalwood and magnolia (Champaca). The flower is the national flower of Laos, known as Dok Champa and is a symbol of good luck. In modern Polynesian culture, the flower may be worn by women to indicate their relationship status - over the right ear if they are seeking a relationship and over the left if they are taken. Among the Mayans, Frangipani was associated with gods representing life and fertility, and the flowers were also strongly associated with female sexuality.

PLANT PARTS USED:
The flowers

ORIGIN:
India

THE PLANT:
The oil is extracted from the five-petaled flowers. The shrub has creamy white flowers and is native to Central America and the Caribbean. Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night, to attract sphinx moths to pollinate them.