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An absolute is not simply a stronger essential oil. Solvent extraction recovers heavier, less volatile molecules that steam distillation cannot carry over, and it avoids exposing thermally fragile flowers to boiling water. For jasmine, tuberose and narcissus, extraction is the only route to a usable material at all.
9 materials
Solvent-extracted bitter orange blossom — honeyed, indolic and far more tenacious than neroli.
Absolute
Sample dataCitrus aurantium var. amara
Rosa centifolia absolute — deep, honeyed and spicy, with far greater tenacity than otto.
Absolute
Sample dataRosa centifolia
Solvent-extracted Jasminum grandiflorum — warm, fruity-floral and richly indolic.
Absolute
Sample dataJasminum grandiflorum
Jasminum sambac absolute — greener, sharper and more tea-like than grandiflorum.
Absolute
Sample dataJasminum sambac
Polianthes tuberosa absolute — creamy, narcotic, green-waxy and unmistakable.
Absolute
Sample dataPolianthes tuberosa
Narcissus poeticus from the Massif Central — green, hay-like, bitter and deeply unusual.
Absolute
Sample dataNarcissus poeticus
Osmanthus fragrans absolute — apricot, leather and tea in a single material.
Absolute
Sample dataOsmanthus fragrans
Magnolia champaca absolute — tea, orange blossom and magnolia with a dry, spicy edge.
Absolute
Sample dataMagnolia champaca
Acacia dealbata absolute — powdery, honeyed, green and softly waxy.
Absolute
Sample dataAcacia dealbata