Petitgrain absolute and essential oil

PETITGRAIN (LEAF AND FLOWER) ESSENTIAL OIL

Botanical name: Citrus aurantium var. amara

Country of origin: Egypt

Organic: Yes

Chemotype (main components): Linalyl acetate 49%, Linalool 27%, Alpha terpineol, Limonene, Beta-ocimene, Myrcene, Neryl acetate

Extraction method: steam distillation

Plant part: leaves, twigs, and flowers during flowering

Aroma: bright, light, green-floral, spicy, terpenic, with a soft, slightly sweet woody and floral undertone. Very close to the scent of neroli essential oil, so in perfumery it is sometimes used as a substitute for expensive neroli essential oil

Perfume note: top, heart

Blends well with: benzoin, bergamot, cardamom, cedar, clary sage, geranium, jasmine, labdanum, lavender, lemon balm, neroli, orange, rosemary, sandalwood, ylang ylang essential oils.

Citrus aurantium var. amara fruit tree gives us three luxurious aromatic substances:

• bitter orange essential oil, obtained from the fruit peel;
• petitgrain essential oil or absolute, obtained from the leaves of the plant;
• neroli essential oil, obtained from the orange blossoms.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Aromatherapy properties:

• reduces stress, anxiety, improves mood;

• improves sleep, helps relax;

• when used for massage, it relaxes tired, tense, painful muscles.

Perfumery properties:

• initially fresh and floral, as it dries it reveals herbaceous, woody, and musky notes;

• very suitable for masculine fragrances and colognes.

SAFETY

The basic rule of aromatherapy – less is more, i.e., essential oils work better in small doses.

PETITGRAIN ABSOLUTE

Botanical name: Citrus aurantium var. amara L

Country of origin: Morocco

Extraction method: Extraction

Plant part: leaves

Perfume note: Heart

Aroma: multi-layered, green-floral with a fresh citrus note and orange blossom and woody undertones.

Blends well with: benzoin, bergamot, cedar, clary sage, geranium, labdanum, neroli, jasmine, lavender, cardamom essential oils.

The teacher of botanical perfumery, Mandy Aftel, describes this wonderful substance as exceptional, with a green orange aroma, fresh and spicy, animalic and indolic.

Petitgrain absolute is an exceptional substance that has accumulated aromatic substances characteristic not only of leaves but also of flowers and fruits. Therefore, the petitgrain aroma reveals both terpenic top notes and passionate, rich, floral heart notes.

Perfumery properties

• this essential oil lasts up to 12 hours on a blotter;
• very suitable for creating masculine fragrances;
• when using petitgrain absolute in perfumes, it will be felt from the top note to the heart, and will color the perfume with a rich green hue.