One of my favorite raw materials to work with is cistus…rockrose…labdanum. These are all words for cistus.? Cistus?landiferus is the Latin binomial of the cistus essential oil that I so fondly love to work with.

This photo is a cistus flower taken near my house in Southern California.? Making natural perfumes is some a delight.? I love it that I have?the fresh flower to compare to the essential oil.? Natural perfumes containing cistus have a meditative quality about them.? It is a meditative amber scent.? It is calming to me and comforting on a deep level.? I like it for the healing properties it gives my perfumes.? It is definitely transformational.

A number of my natural perfumes contain cistus.? Check it out.

What do you love about cistus?

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