Vetiver

At a glance

Vetiver is a smoky, earthy material steam-distilled from the roots of tropical vetiver grass, a foundational woody base note.

Origin

Roots of Chrysopogon zizanioides grass, primarily Haiti and Java

Extraction

Steam distillation

Profile

Smoky, earthy, woody with a green rooty depth

IFRA status

Generally permitted

Cost tier

High