2 reviews for Schisandra Berries CO2 (TOTAL)
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23rd April at 4.10pm: Unfortunately, regarding the message below and lead-times, I called it wrong. My apologies. As such all orders placed upto the 15th - and about half of those placed on the 16th, will leave by Friday 26th. On Thursday no collections are possible by couriers as it's a national holiday here in Italy. On the subject of SDS, the company handling this for us, has written to me today, acknowledged more are owed to us (submitted in December and January) and that they are now working on producing the final lot of SDS for us. This includes Plantation, Wild and Jungle ouds that many of you ask about. Next, I have spent the past year (literally) sampling ambrette seed e.o and absolutes from various producers and resellers to no avail. They all smell really poor compared to what I carried. They are too nutty, too fatty, too vegetative, too lacklustre, falling away very fast, and really dont showcase the musky textured qualities of a top ambrette properly. Even the big naturals brands are all obtaining and selling sucky poor man's ambrette at the moment. Written as I have decided to move over to carrying ambrette CO2 and this will be in place until I can find a wow absolute and E.O again. CO2 is still not on par with what I had, but it offers a far better profile on the musky front than the abs and e.os in the market place right now. This CO2 will be in stock by early May. Next, we will put all the non.eu destinations we can supply to, back on our website on May 6th - so U.A.E, UK, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Australia. On the new product front, the next batch of 10 superstars will be released on the 20th May - lots more roses planned. And I will get started on expanding the bulk wholesale side of the business very soon - more aromatics and offered in larger weights as standard - likely upto a kilo on the website. Ok I will write again by Monday. Thank you, Adam : )
19th April at 5pm: Quick update to first say I have now added the following big ticket aromatics to the website: Italian Oakwood Absolute, Organic Georgian Rose Raduga Otto and finally Persian P.E.A Intense Rose (Otto). Orders, as I type with exception to 3 orders, every order placed up until the 11th has left with the couriers. By Monday 22nd, all orders placed up until the 14th will leave with couriers and I will type again across Monday with another update. Bulk Wholesale orders that still need to be manually typed and billed will be done so by Tuesday 23rd. Thank you, Adam : )
15th April at 5.30pm: Today I am running behind but I am happy to say that along with all E.U countries, we now can supply to the USA again. USA switched on just now and the Mysore Sandalwood 4 year aged E.O offer is extended for a week for USA clients to enjoy too. By Wednesday 17th all orders from the 9th April will be dispatched with DHL. Although we are rather full-on with orders at the moment, the lead time will improve significantly very shortly. Reason being since reopening the focus has been solely on building stocks up and we have staff coming on as well now (at last!). I will write again on Wednesday regarding lead times. This week my tasks are to get on top of the SDS we are owed by the company we have employed to handle this. And other than this I am adamant I will update the bulk wholesale list with more aromatics. Finally for now - the following 11 aromatics have recently been added to the site - French Rose Geranium E.O, Sandalwood Mysore E.O 4 Year Aged, Tuscan Olive Leaf Absolute, Mitti Attar (Petrichor), Persian Queen of Roses (Otto), Tomato Leaf Absolute, Oud Assami Skank E.O V.1, South Indian 10 Year Aged Vetiver E.O, Bengali Nagarmotha E.O, VIolet Leaf Concrete, Italian Helichrysum Absolute S.G. Thank you, Adam : )
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Adam Michael has this to say “Apparently in the Eastern world Schisandra has been used for thousands of years, is a phenomenal adaptogen which in plain English means it helps the mind, body and soul counteract any stressful situation we may encounter and makes us less prone to disease as well. Also it features heavily in health and beauty products, supposedly reducing ageing and helping to maintain a youthful glow and is widely used for its sedative actions, something I can believe. If this was not enough It is also an effective anti-depressant, useful for people suffering with fatigue and good for increasing brain efficiency.”
Mark Evans has this to say “There are two similar species of Schisandra – Schisandra chinensis and Schisandra sphenanthera. Both have been used interchangeably in Chinese medicine for centuries where they are known as wu-wei-zi which translates as ” five taste fruit” – sour, sweet, bitter, warm, and salty. All of these five elements come across deliciously in the aroma of this CO2 extract of the dried sphenanthera berries.
The fragrance is warm, subtle, sweet and fruity with a gourmand aspect that reminds me of goji berries and dried plums. It’s fun to pick out the five Chinese aspects on the blotter, the plummy sourness, berry sweetness, an over-all comforting warm spiciness, and the goji berry-like bitter saltiness. This is not a strong material to work with, but its complexity makes it useful as a blender and to add depth and character to the top notes of gourmand, chypre, aromatic and culinary creations. I suggest it would also provide a great fruity spicy shade for rose as well.”
Botanical Name: Schisandra sphenanthera
Origin: China
Total Extract
Alcohol Soluble: No
Oil Soluble: Yes
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Anag (verified owner) –
Smells better than the berries themselves! Possibly because the sour aspect is less pronounced if you are not ingesting them or perhaps just wholesomely rounded. Or, more likely, as we are used to when buying from Hermitageoils – where every item is so carefully selected – this is one outstanding batch or a producer. I agree with the description totally, but when I smell it, it is just so much more than words can describe. No wonder it can treat almost everything 🙂 I can sense some rose hip in there, too, yummy. I do wonder how a select extract would smell like.
ingvild (verified owner) –
Schisandra berries – oh yeah!
I’m usually not one for writing reviews. But once in a while, one just simply feels it’s the right thing to do.
– Today I have been blending a batch of immune stimulating body oil, with some thirty different ingredients. (making up the most gorgeous body care for seasonal support) And one of the exquisite ingredients in the blend is Hermitage Oils’ Schisandra berries Co2.
Now, there is a lot to say about this wonderful adaptogenic super berry, but I will try to stay brief.
Having been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine as a remedy boosting chi, balancing the body, focusing the mind and raise the spirit, it is also a great asset to skin formulations.
Hermitage oils Co2 extract is viscous and slightly gooey even at room temperature. And as always when I make up this particular body oil, I pour a few drops out from the bottle straight onto my hands, and massage gently. Even though I know I’m not supposed to put it on neat, I can’t help myself. Recommenced dosage is approximately 0,1 – 0,5 % I’ve read. (but why so low?) But I don’t care, cause it feels so goddamn good! By applying the schizandra co2, it’s like my hands receive a second skin – a veil of protection, support and comfort. And even now hours later, it is still there, making my hands soft and ‘happy’.
Now I am by no means recommending anyone else doing the same thing! Caution and care should absolutely be made when it comes to essential oils, and dilution is essential. And no doubt, this particular product is no exception. I am simply telling my story just to show my appreciation for the material and to tell the rest of the world out there how good it is!
When it comes to the aroma…hmmm…well, it somehow smells almost more like a seed oil than a berry oil to my nose. But it is very pleasant, round and mild. Slightly woody, in a light way, tiny bit of pepper, subtle fruity notes …Comforting. But not something I personally would imagine as a perfume material per se. But I haven’t even tried it as such, so hey what do I know?! I just love it for its beautiful healing properties.
I’m giving it four stars, simply because I really, really wish it was organic. Or even better still, wildharvested if that would be possible…