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- 12 avril 2023
What are Sola Wood Flowers and why use them as Bouquets or in Diffusers?
Sola (or Shola) wood flowers are an ecological and sustainable alternative to cut flowers. Made from renewable wood from a marsh plant (not tapioca or cassava as is commonly misunderstood), Sola wood flowers resemble real flowers and last a lifetime.
Sola flowers are easy to dye and are popular for home diffusers. These flowers absorb essences and essential oils, and Sola flowers have the ability to retain fragrances for a long time.
WHAT ARE SOLA WOOD FLOWERS AND WHY USE THEM AS BOUQUETS OR IN DIFFUSERS?
Sola wood flowers are made from a plant called Aeschynomene aspera. It is a plant that grows wild in marshy areas. Because it grows quickly, it is a renewable resource and one of the lightest woods known on the planet. If you have ever touched balsa wood before, it feels very similar, with a spongy texture.
The plant has a dark-colored bark layer covering the cork-like inner core of the plant (called the "cream"). In most flowers, the bark is stripped away and the center is transformed into thin leaves. It is these leaves that are hand-cut to make Sola wood flowers.
Sometimes, the bark is left before the creation of the leaves, creating a unique two-tone effect on the flower. These are called "bark" or "skin flowers."
What do I need to know to select the perfect Sola wood flowers?
Even though all Sola wood flowers are handmade, there are differences in terms of quality. When purchasing high-quality wood flowers, like those on our site at Bouquet Sola & Love, you want to ensure that the flowers are made from whole leaves and that the final flowers have no defects.
Flowers with visible defects are cheaper (produced by the desire to maximize the entire thin leaf, which takes time to produce), but they result in a less desirable end product. The wood petals of Sola flowers will quickly absorb the scent from the container until saturated, which may seem to flow quickly.
The flower itself has no smell. Apply with a soaked cord or stick in your oil bottle to absorb and diffuse the scent in aromatherapy. Single use. The wood petals of Sola flowers will quickly absorb the scent from the container until saturated, which may seem to flow quickly. Then, the petals will diffuse a scent into the air through evaporation.
Therefore, the rate of evaporation may vary with environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity. Since wood petals can retain the scent, you can still enjoy the fragrance for some time after the bottle is empty. Sola petals are effective in diffusing fragrances by offering a larger evaporation surface than other diffusing materials like reed sticks. Even a small Sola flower diffuser can comfortably cover a larger area.
You can also control the fragrance diffusion with the number of Sola flowers. Decorate your air with delightful floral scents diffused by Sola flowers that never fade. It's an ideal interior decoration for any household and a perfect interior decoration gift.
How are Sola flowers made?
We've already discussed the origin of the wood, but how are the flowers actually created? Each Sola flower is handcrafted, and no machine is used. Each flower is made up of petals hand-cut from delicate Sola wood leaves, then arranged to create beautiful realistic flowers.
It's a time-consuming artisanal process that cannot be mechanized.