The alchemy of agar
While oud is synonymous with the Gulf states and the Arabs' fierce passion for its scent, India has been the pioneer in agarwood usage, dating back several millennia. Senior perfumer Krishan Mohan Singh says that while the west is only now waking up to agar’s secrets, India was the first to discover its healing properties. “Agar finds prominence in the ancient Indian ashtagandha or treasure house of eight natural fragrant materials,” he says. “There is an underlying mysticism about the deep, earthy, green, leathery and woody aroma of oud, which is considered both physically and mentally healing.”
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