Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When I order a product I always read the lowest reviews first, and I ordered this a little concerned about reviews saying this smelled like gasoline. DON’T BE CONCERNED! I’ve compared it to what I know to be Palo Santo resin (what gives Palo Santo it’s fragrance) and Palo Santo wood and it’s a match. I wanted to take a moment to explain the “gasoline” smell referred to. The essential oil (and the Palo Santo tree) contains terpenes from the wood. This is a natural oil. Those terpenes evaporate rather rapidly, especially in the appropriate quantities used to produce a pleasant level of scent. This particular essential oil is PURE and it only takes a small amount to do the job. I’ve used residue from the rim of the bottle directly on my wrist and it does take a few minutes for the terpenes to evaporate to leave you with that wonderful fragrance you’re looking for, but using this straight out of the bottle and onto your skin isn’t really putting it to its best use and can cause irritation to those with sensitive skin. To dilute this to a level that I found strong but appropriate for my taste to scent my pillows and rooms (and wrists) I bought a mister (you can use a mister, atomizer, or spray bottle) and used about 2.5 ounces of 91% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, 10-12 drops of Palo Santo essential oil from this supplier, and stirred. If you want something clear in your sprayer for aesthetics you can stop here and use it, but for the first minute what you will smell is alcohol evaporating. After that you get the lovely light sweet notes of Palo Santo. I prefer mine diluted even further with an ounce or so of water. Be forewarned, though that this changes your purely clear spray slightly milky because of the way the oil particles suspend in the water. That said, the oil and the water DO MIX. You’re able to integrate them by use of the 91% isopropyl. I hope this puts any concerned minds at ease and is helpful!