Essential Oils
Osmanthus Absolute.
A precious absolute of Osmanthus fragrans blossoms grown in China and produced in France: apricots in Champagne, sweet-tart fruit with traces of leather and tabac in the shadows.
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About this product
Apricot, sweet-tart fruit, traces of leather and tabac, sunlight and shadows. Osmanthus smells like a late summer afternoon held in a glass, and few scents are as quietly joyful in the air.
This absolute is solvent-extracted from the blossoms of Osmanthus fragrans, grown in China, and produced in France. The flower is highly prized in China and Japan, and high-end perfumes use it for its exotic, bright, fruit-like note. This batch is a little deeper than those of earlier years: where they were light and fruity, high top notes, this one sits nearer a high heart note, with the traces of leather and tabac that make it so beguiling.
It is thick: still liquid and pourable, but unlikely to pass even our largest orifice reducer. A scent strip dipped in it stays wet for hours, where most are bone dry within one.
Details
- Botanical name: Osmanthus fragrans
- Plant part: blossoms, grown in China
- Method: solvent extraction; absolute produced in France
- Strength: undiluted; also offered as a 10% dilution in light, odorless fractionated coconut oil
How to use
Draw a little from the bottle with a mini-pipette and add it to perfume blends for a bright, fruit-like heart. Dilute before skin use, and keep it out of reach of children.
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