White Lotus Aromatics Newsletter    Issue: Grasse 2

History of Grasse, Part 2

With the dawn of the nineteenth century, the aromatic landscape of Grasse began to change rapidly. Much of Europe was beginning to feel the effects of a whole change in which work was done. Prior to the the nineteenth century much of day-to-day life was governed by the various guilds and their craftsman but with the advent of new technologies that could do certain types of work more efficiently on a larger scale the guild system begin to loose its power and be replaced by an economic modality centered around factories and mass production technologies which in historical terms came to be known as the Industrial Revolution.

In Grasse and the surrounding environments new technologies began to emerge for the processing of aromatic raw materials like solvent extraction for producting concretes and absolutes, enfluerage for producing pomades and hot maceration for producing fragrant extracts. More Grasse...

Essence of Grasse Perfume

In creating this perfume I have drawn upon the great classic essences that were produced in Grasse from aromatic plants that grew to perfection in around the ancient town. Vast acreage's were devoted to their cultivation during the golden era of Grasse's perfume past, particularly in the years from 1860-1930 when various forces came into place which caused the growing of such precious fragrant botanicals to decline.

Each of these essences has its own fine history which may be explored in future newsletters. For now one can enjoy the Essence of Grasse in this sweet perfume bouquet.  More Essence of Grasse...

Kisan Perfume

For some months now I have been contemplating creating a perfume that in some small way captured the essence of feelings about India that have developed over 35 year of traveling and working throughout the length and breadth of the country. Perfume is such a lovely means of sharing with others treasured experiences that transcend visual and written word. As I began to assemble some of the most precious essences available to me I endeavored to think as to what I might be able to say about the time spent in India and how it impacted to my life that could accompany the Kisan Perfume. Simply put, the most meaningful thing I might be able to say about India and its impact on my life has very little to do with the external forms of the great spiritual traditions that exist there. Rather it concerns the impact simple villagers and farmers had on my life. More Kisan...

March Updates 

In recent months we have seen a marked increase in individual oils purchased in 32 ounce quantities especially in organic, certified organic and wild harvested categories. As we are a relatively modest operation we are encouraging our customers to plan ahead as best they may for bulk purchases as it takes 4-6 weeks to replenish stocks once we are sold out. We do our best to plan but it sometimes happens that we are receiving orders that clean out the stock of a particular oil all in one purchase.
 
It is just to say that the market for high quality oils is increasing in the cosmetic, aromatherapy and natural perfumery sectors and it is possible that will may begin to see shortages in some areas. Meanwhile Suzanne and I will do our best to keep our shelves stocked with a growing range of fine essences.

Some of the new or restocked arrivals are: more new arrivals