About Attars, Sacred Attars, Pure Essential Attars, Attar Oils ~ The distillation methods and spiritual uses of Sacred Indian Attar Oils and Pure Essential Precious Oils is such a vast and complex topic; to be fluent in this ancient method of distillation and precious perfumery would require a lifetime of study and training. This academic article on the precious Attars Oils used in all of our Spiritual Perfume and Anointing Oils is courtesy of the precious oil masters, Chris & Susan McCann for Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans.
WHAT ARE ATTARS OILS & WHY ARE THEY SO SACRED? Attars are traditional Indian perfumes which are created by hydro-distilling various flowers, roots, herb and spices into pure sandalwood oil. The word, “sandalwood” in English, or “chandan” in Hindi, evokes a world of ancient mystery, sanctity, and devotion making sandalwood is one of the most revered and sacred elements in ancient spiritual traditions. Since sandalwood is central to this type of unique perfume, several distilleries are located in Kannauj, India that specializes in sandalwood production.
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