Aloeswood scent

[CptKipling]

Thanks Bel!

I've been

looking but haven't been able to find a cheap (enough) local source to sample, so until I do I'll have to be

envious, and/or use Pheros.

[surfs_up]

you have to know who you're dealing with: there is a tremendous variation in quality,

price, method of extraction. I know one person who directly imports the material. The oil is picked up at the still

in Laos and hand carried back to the USA. Real premium grade Lao Oud is a moderately viscous yellowish oil with an

intense aroma and unmistakable psychoactive effects. There is also a CO2 (supercritical extraction) form that has a

deeper aroma, it is a molasses like oil that hardens at slightly below room temperature. There is, be warned, much

contaminated and stepped on Lao Oud, and some of this sold at ludicrously inflated prices to naive buyers. Some of

these types advertise on the internet too.
There are three major grades of the steam distilled yellow oil, in

my opinion only the superior grade is worth the trouble and it runs about 30-35 dollars a gram, probably more with

the weak dollar. Be very suspicious of a product that shows any sign of separation, for instance if the bottle looks

like it is part one thing, such as a clear oil or wax, and part something else, you're getting adulterated Lao.


To repeat, the Lao Oud market is infested with scammers and hucksters. Only deal with businesses that make

Lao Oud a substantial part of their catalog. If your supplier gets blustery or defensive or makes a big show of

their superior knowledge if you question the product, you're probably dealing with one of the multitudes of

bullshitters out there.

[belgareth]

you have to

know who you're dealing with: there is a tremendous variation in quality, price, method of extraction. I know one

person who directly imports the material. The oil is picked up at the still in Laos and hand carried back to the

USA. Real premium grade Lao Oud is a moderately viscous yellowish oil with an intense aroma and unmistakable

psychoactive effects. There is also a CO2 (supercritical extraction) form that has a deeper aroma, it is a molasses

like oil that hardens at slightly below room temperature. There is, be warned, much contaminated and stepped on Lao

Oud, and some of this sold at ludicrously inflated prices to naive buyers. Some of these types advertise on the

internet too.
There are three major grades of the steam distilled yellow oil, in my opinion only the superior

grade is worth the trouble and it runs about 30-35 dollars a gram, probably more with the weak dollar. Be very

suspicious of a product that shows any sign of separation, for instance if the bottle looks like it is part one

thing, such as a clear oil or wax, and part something else, you're getting adulterated Lao.
To repeat, the Lao

Oud market is infested with scammers and hucksters. Only deal with businesses that make Lao Oud a substantial part

of their catalog. If your supplier gets blustery or defensive or makes a big show of their superior knowledge if you

question the product, you're probably dealing with one of the multitudes of bullshitters out there.

Or

any other, for that matter. The best in the world is distilled in India by the royal family's distillery.

[InACharmedLife]

[QUOTE=surfs_up]Real

premium grade Lao Oud is a moderately viscous yellowish oil with an intense aroma and unmistakable psychoactive

effects.


SurfsUp, what exactly ARE the unmistakable psychoactive effects?

Also, where would you suggest

that one could buy real premium grade Lao Oud?

Thanks.

[surfs_up]

for steam

distilled Laotian Lao, your best source is a store in New York City called Enfleurage. They have a webstore too. The

owner has a close relationship with the distillers. My understanding is that she picks it up at the still and it

never leaves her possession. Once the product passes through sales channels, particualrly dealing with newbies, it

is easy to adulterate, and you can be sure it is. She's kind of a cool babe too.

Eden Botanicals sells a

nice C02, it reminds me of a cross between a pine forest floor and maple suryp with some other undefinable thing

going on...

You could hit a nice balance by mixing C02 from Eden with steam distilled from

Enfleurage.

This is good quality Lao... the $500 a tola business is more like a vintage year wine from some

incredibly deep Aquilaria wood... I've heard of mind blowing prices for the absolute best, such as $50,000 for a

not so big bottle of it....

The psycoactive effect is in the dissociative family, it reminds me rather more

of Salvia Divinorum which has an affinity for opoid receptors... mellowing, moderately codeine like, contemplative,

sexy... larger quantities can make you sweat copiously....