Nindi Oil

#### Nindi Oil. An extensive research on perfume plants was undertaken in the late 1930's and continued some years after World War II. English and French scientists were busy in Africa and other areas, and their reports included often several hundred species of common—but outside the place of origin—unknown, odorous plants, trees, etc. The French botanist R.-L. Joly, the English FI.T. Islip, the Australian A.R. Penfold, and many other local and travelling botanist-explorers and scientists have given the perfumers all over the world dozens of highly interesting "new" perfume oils. **Nindi Oil **is derived from the African **Aeolanthus Graveolens **and probably other species of aeolanthus. This small plant grows wild in many parts of western Africa, but the essential oil is produced only in East Africa, particularly in Rhodesia and Tanganyika. The entire overground parts of the plant, occasionally including the underground parts, are steam distilled. **Nindi**** ****Oil**** **is a pale yellow liquid of powerful and fresh-rosy, lemony odor with an almost muguet-like, delicate topnote and a sweet, pleasant, rosy dryout note. To the author's knowledge, **Ninth Oil **is produced on a limited scale only. It finds local application in soap and cosmetic perfumes. The oil is not regularly offered outside East Africa, and it is doubtful whether the oil will ever become a potential competitor of citronella and palmarosa oils. **Ninth**** ****Oil**** **has some scientific interest since it is one of the comparatively few geraniol-nerol type essential oils which is produced from a plant of the family Labiatae.