1 review for Cotton Lavender E.O (Santolina)
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25th March at 13.10pm: Apologies but my health has gone backwards rapidly in the past few days. After a conversation with Eleonora, at this moment running Hermitage is too much for us. Therefore the countries have all been temporarily removed and no orders can be placed. Please note orders received upto the time of this message will all be dispatched by today. Earlier messages now deleted from the orange banner but note I hope by mid to late next week I can get involved again with the business and reopen the website to E.U countries. New product releases, I have written content for five new aromatics and the plan was, and still is, to get to ten, and release them all in one lot. This will happen across early April. At the sametime the lab is finished, we have set up and we will get staff employed. Written as my own objective this year for the business remains the same, that being to end the stop start and get Hermitage in a position whereby it continues to flourish with or without my daily involvement. Thank you, Adam : | PS - We will reply to emails we may receive upon our return.
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€8.20 – €14.75
Adam Michael has this to say “Santolina is a low shrubby perennial from the Mediterranean with tiny yellow, button like flowers, grown for its distinctive aromatic foliage and used as edging in knot gardens. Flowers aside the plant has a striking coral-like appearance and is visually a rather beautiful plant.
Although this plant is commonly known as cotton lavender the aroma has little aromatic similarities to lavender. The top note is similar to smelling chamomile and yarrow with a fleeting red berry nuance. The heart notes through to dry down are more of a green herbal bouquet, with bitter and boozy character.
The major constituent is artemisia ketone accounting for a third of the oil and of which in isolated form exudes herbaceous, berry, honey and light mint qualities. Produced by steam distilling all aerial parts, sunshine yellow in colour and of a pourable viscosity. Useful material for pine accords, herbal bouquets, imparts warmth to lavender colognes, pairs well with rosemary, lavander, lavandin, clary sage and can also be useful for building forest notes.”
Botanical Name: Santolina chamaecyparissus
Origin: Spain
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ingvild (verified owner) –
This is so beautiful. A real surprise. I had never heard of the plant before, but the photo of it here on the page reminded me a little of a plant I had in my Tuscan garden that I really, really liked. And then the name Cotton Lavender intrigued me.
So here I am sitting with almost twenty new oils from Hermitage in front of me, noting them all down in my book for ‘good manufacturing practices’ and I’ve gotten to the letter S, for Santolina after the R and Roses, and I’m stuck, cause I can’t stop smelling the bottle!
It really touches something deep within me. Soothing. Healing. Refreshing and sunny at the same time.
As Adam says, chamomile and yarrow, but to my nose there is also a little bit like a cousin of Helichrysum hiding in there somewhere, although more medicinal and lighter.
Haven’t had the chance to play with it yet, but in my mind I can imagine it will go nicely with lavender, perhaps even Seville lavender, and Hay…. But for now it is enough just by itself. 🙂 Me and my new friend Santolina.
Thank you for this little treasure Adam.