Pure Perfume Oils| Egyptian Blends

Raw oud, which is wood from the oud tree, is used as incense and its oil, called dehn al-oud, is used as a perfume. Oud takes 300 years to form in the trunks of trees contaminated by a certain bacteria. Since the oud tree is not grown anywhere except in limited parts of Asia, the price of the wood and its oil extracts has remained high.

Saudi Arabia is the principle importer of Oud but the oil is prized throughout south Asia. Oud is also used as part of the celebrations following Ramadan and the Hajj. During Ramadan (the Muslim holy month of fasting), some Saudi families burn oud each night after breaking their fast and washing, and before going to the mosque to perform the evening prayers.

Please be advised - this is pure Oud, most commercially offered Oud Perfume is mixed with another attar, i.e. amber, red musk. This Oud is pure, it is uncut, it is NOT mixed.

Add to Cart $24.00 15 grams Arabian Oud

Add to Cart $36.00 15 grams Cambodian Oud

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Please do not confuse these perfume oils with cologne or essential oils. Pure perfume oils are far more sophisticated than perfume with fillers. Never offensive or overpowering, long lasting and balanced.

No Alcohol and why it is important:

All commercially available "perfumes" are actually perfume oils with fillers. The fillers are usually alcohol and sometimes water.

Why do they add alcohol? The primary purpose of alcohol is to cause the perfume oils to evaporate faster than they would by themselves, sometimes as much as or 15 times more quickly. This gives the impression that the perfume is considerably stronger than it actually is. That is why, when you first put on a commercial fragrance, the aroma may sometimes seem overwhelming to those around you. This also explains why the scent fades dramatically within one or two hours. The perfume oils have evaporated along with the alcohol.

Alcohol is also a primary irritant for those sensitive to perfume.

*We do not represent any particular perfume house or their products. Our oils are Inspired by these remarkable designers. 15 grams is approximately 1/2 ounce.