Lotus, Blue Absolute

Blue Lotus (Waterlily)

Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Lotus)

Nelumbo nucifera (Pink Lotus)

Blue solvent extracted from flowers (via concrète) in Sri Lanka

Pink solvent extracted from flowers (via concrète) in India

2 ml sizes are shipped in a tamper-proof 5 ml bottle.

Lotus has long been considered a flower of the divine—rising above the dark water and mud, clean and fresh, purely divine, can be considered a metaphor for the clean and beautiful soul rising above the earthly concerns, and connecting to the divine, not of this world.

Lotus have been considered holy flowers through millennia, from ancient Egypt, to the ancient civilizations of China, Korea, SE Asia and the near east, Including India and environs, modern Iran, etc.

Blue Lotus

This absolute is a dark yellow, mobile liquid with a powerful floral sweet topnote—people’s eyes often open wide when they smell the blue lotus for the first time. This is a powerful absolute with a strong “blue” aspect. It gives an impression of water, an aquatic floral with a slight fruity note. The pungency is reminiscent of hyacinth. There is also a maple syrup aspect and a powdery back note on evaporation. This flower traditionally has been used for visions; nurpharine, nupharidine and nuciferine---all psychotropic. It was steeped in alcohol and drunk in ancient Egypt.

Pink Lotus

This is a dark pink, quite thick but still mobile liquid. The aroma is can be described as sweet-silky, floral powdery, with a sugar-sweet floral heart and a candy-like, child-like aspect. People say initial scent reminds them of a favorite toy or candy. The pink lotus is very pink in color—

Haiku 7

a lotus closes

as evening opens~  

fuchsia sunset 

---David Mohn

Paradise

floating with wonder

the grateful lotus unfolds

to embrace the sun

--P.M. Richter

Lotus Blossom

Solitary shine

Atop the darkest water

The lotus blossom

--Gert W. Knop

Waterlily Erupts

murky pond water

carpeted by waterlily~

lotus explosion 

--Tania Kitchin