1. Opoponax

Opoponax comes from the Commiphora Erythrea tree which grows wild in parts of Africa. Good quality crude botanical resin is dark red. It is rich and sweet and very aromatic with resinous animalic notes. Opoponax Resinoid is used in perfumery as a fi...

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2. Boronia

Boronia grows or originates almost exclusively from Australia. The most fragrant boronia is the Boronia megastigma. It is  often used in flower arrangements because of it's very intense perfume. There are around 95 species of boronia. The leaves of...

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3. Saffron

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. The absolute or tincture is used in natural perfumery. It is a dark red gold colour. Saffron is obtained from the flowers of the crocus sativa. The crocus sativa is light purple itself but the thread...

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4. Jasmine

There exists some 200 species of jasmine. Jasmine oils are extracted commercially from the jasmine Zambac (Arabian Jasmine) and jasmin grandiflorum (Common Jasmine). Jasmine oil cannot be extracted by steam distillation. The main modern comercial me...

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5. Rose

Rose oils are extracted from the Rosa Damascena (Bulgarian) and Rosa Centifolia (Moroccan) also known as 'rose de mai'. Rose otto is the essential oil steam distilled from fresh roses. Rose concrete a solvent extraction of fresh roses. Rose absolut...

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