Essential Oils
Jasmine Sambac Absolute.
Jasmine sambac absolute from ethically farmed Indian flowers, the night-blooming jasmine: heavy, sweet and heady, with a mysterious depth that opens slowly into fruit and blossom.
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About this product
A warm night, a window open to the garden, and a scent so heavy and sweet it seems to come from the moon itself. Jasmine sambac blooms at night, and its absolute carries that mystery: the richest, most heady of the jasmines, the one often called the king of flowers.
It is solvent-extracted in India from ethically farmed flowers, and it takes some 8,000 blossoms, each picked by hand, to make one gram, about one milliliter, of absolute. No bruised flower may be used, since bruising ruins the aroma. The opening notes are heavy and sweet with a rich, mysterious depth; as the scent develops, fruity and floral notes unfold. Beside it, jasmine grandiflora is the softer, gentler one.
Details
- Botanical name: Jasminum officinalis var. sambac
- Origin: India, ethically farmed flowers
- Method: solvent extraction (absolute)
- Also offered as a 10% dilution in fractionated coconut oil
- Shelf life: about 3 to 4 years after opening
How to use
Let a drop lead an evening perfume, diluted to no more than 4% on the skin, the IFRA maximum. Robert Tisserand notes a low risk of skin sensitization and possible drug interactions with oral use, so never take it internally. Store in the dark, refrigerated, and decant half-full bottles into smaller, full ones.
Bring home the scent of the garden at midnight.
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Jasmine Sambac Absolute
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