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Absolute 12 Tuberose -- Ylang
Tuberose Absolute
Tuberose Absolute is extracted from the flowers of the tender perennial flower bulb, Polianthes tuberosa. Tuberose is mainly grown in India for extraction of the absolute but is grown in many places like Hawaii, Mexico, Indonesia, etc for its fragrant flowers. At one time it was extensively grown in South France for preparing the absolute but now only a small amount is grown mainly for enfluerage. It is a viscous amber colored liquid, sometimes a soft waxy mass which easily becomes a flowable liquid with gentle heat, It displays an intense heavy, exotic sweet floral, somewhat chocolaty/spicy odor with a beeswax/honey like undertone. The absolute possesses excellent tenacity and radiance.
Blends well with beeswax abs, benzoin abs, bergamot eo, amyris eo, bois de rose eo, caraway seed co2 and eo, carrot seed co2 and eo, clary sage eo and abs, clove bud eo and abs, coriander seed co2 and eo, frangipani abs, geranium and abs, ho wood eo, labdanum abs, mandarin eo, black musk attar, narcissus abs, neroli eo, oakmoss abs, orange flower abs, mandarin petitgrain eo, petitgrain eo, lemon petitgrain eo, rose abs, tonka bean abs, violet leaf abs, sandalwood eo and abs
ylang abs and eo.
Used in high class floral perfumes, amber bases, exotic oriental bouquets, Eastern and Hawaiian garland creations.
"One could almost hear the vibrations of the heat in warm waves, between the tinkling of neck bells and the long cry of the bullock drivers; and, if one were to listen more intently, the silken swish of the waves sending a shrewed whisper to the land, heavy with the scent of lime and tuberose, would fall regularly on one's ear as the breath of a sleeping child..."
--from Symphonies
By George Egerton
Vanilla Absolute
The absolute is extracted from the dried fermented beans of the orchid, Vanilla planifola. The most commonly available absolute is extracted from Madagascar grown beans although vanilla orchid is cultivated in Indonesia, Mexico, Tahiti, India, etc. It displays a deep, warm, mellow, sweet balsamic, vanilla like aroma with a delicate woody-earthy-animalic undertone.
Blends well with allspice eo and co2, ambrette seed co2 and abs, amyris eo, anise seed eo. benzoin abs, bois de rose eo, cassia bark co2 and eo, clove bud co2 and abs, fenugreek abs and co2, guaicwood eo, hay abs, helichrysum abs and eo, mimosa abs, black musk attar, orris root co2 and abs, peru balsam eo and abs, sandalwood eo and abs, tonka bean abs, ylang abs and eo, fir balsam abs, opoponax eo and abs. vetiver eo and co2, cinnamon co2 and eo.
Used in in culinary perfumes, new mown hay creations, ambre bases, oriental accords, sweet floral bouquets
"In the low, rambling outhouses near by a number of woman were employed curing the vanilla pods, which are about three eighths of an inch in diameter and from six to ten inches in length. They were a pretty sight, with their gay-colored petticoats and scarfs worn picturesquely, winding in an out of the long arbours, tending or picking off the ripe pods, and storing them in the wide-mouthed baskets strapped across their heads.
In the curing room, a scene of greater animation presented itself. Here the pods were carefully assorted, placed in a basket, and plunged into water for a half-minute and then laid out on mats to drain. After being exposed to the heat of the sun between woolen blankets for a week, they were packed into ollas at night and kept warm, so as to promote fermentation, until thoroughly dry. They they were soft, pliable, free from moisture, and of a dark chocolate color, thickly frosted with needle-like crystal of acid. Afterwards the were tied in bundles, wrapped in fine maguey fiber, and packed away ready to be manufactured into chocolate. The houses where this work was done adjoined the curing establishments, and when the wind came from that quarter, a delightful odor of vanilla filled the air."
--from Yermah the Dorado
By Frona Eunice Wait
Verbena, Lemon absolute
The absolute is extracted from the foliage of the tender perennial shrub, Lippia citriodora with main extraction occurring in France. The shrub is grown widely in Tunisia, Morocco, France, Algeria etc and is considered a native to Chile and Argentina. The absolute is a dark green slightly viscous liquid displaying a rich, delicate, smooth, sweet, lemony- fruity herbaceous odor. The sweet fruity-lemony odor remains deep into the dryout.
Blends well with frankincense eo and abs, benzoin abs, labdanum abs, cistus eo, elemi abs and eo, guaicwood eo, oakmoss abs, bruyere abs, aruacaria eo, cabreuva eo, seaweed abs, litsea cubeba eo, lemonbalm/melissa eo, lemongrass eo, lemon petitgrain eo, lime essence and eo, , tagetes eo and attar, lavender abs and o, neroli eo, orange blossom abs, spice oils.
In natural perfumery valued for its contributions to chypres, colognes, after shave lotions, herbal garden bouquets, new mown hay creations.
" But our lemon verbena! That is something to boast of. It may seem strange to Eastern folks to hear a lemon verbena spoken of as a shrub; this particular one, however, is a tree. It was a slender shoot of two feet in height when we set it out; it is fifteen feet now, and the stem as large around as a stout man's arm. It is monstrous, but has lost none of its fragrance by its vast proportions. It is the home of a dozen humming beards, who build their nests in it, and are tame enough to visit the cages of 'Yacob' and 'Jimmy' on the back porch; for their are no children with prying eyes and climbing feet to disturb them."
--from Another Juanita
By Josephine Clifford
Violet Leaf Absolute
Violet Leaf Absolute is extracted from the leaves of the perennial plant, Viola odorata. Main growing areas are Egypt, France and South Africa. The absolute is a dark green slightly viscous liquid sometimes slightly grainy, displaying an intense, powerful and rich herbaceous-green leaf aroma with a delicate soft sweet violet like undertone.
Blends well with amyris eo, basil abs, basil eo, bergamot eo, boronia abs, bois de rose eo, benzoin abs, beeswax eo, caraway eo and co2, carrot seed eo and abs, cedarwood oils, clary sage abs and eo, coriander eo and co2, cumin co2 and eo, galbanum abs and eo, geranium abs and eo, mimosa abs, oakmoss abs, combava petitgrain eo, tea leaf abs, henna leaf abs, rooibos abs, ylang abs and eo, vanilla abs, tonka bean abs.
In natural perfumery is valued for its contribution to green and leafy notes, mossy bouquets, tea perfumes, woody bases and violet flower creations
Ylang Absolute
The absolute is extracted from the flowers of the tropical tree, Cananga odorata var. genuina which grows in Nossi-Be, Madagascar, and Comoros Islands. The absolute is a light green or light golden liquid with a fresh, sweet, delicate balsamic-floral bouquet with a elegant vanilla-floral-balsamic undertone which remains uniform deep into the dryout. It has good tenacity and diffusiveness.
Blends well with bay leaf abs, bergamot eo, cardamon seed eo and co2, rosewood eo, carnation abs, champaca abs, cassie abs, clove bud co2 and abs, costus root co2 and eo, galbanum abs and eo, gurjun balsam eo, hay abs, jasmine abs, mimosa abs, opoponax eo and abs, orris root co2 and eo, peru balsam, orange blossom abs, neroli eo, sandalwood eo and abs, styrax eo, vetiver eo, rose otto and abs.
In natural perfumery it is excellent addition to tropical bouquets, high class floral perfumes, chypres, fougeres, geographical perfumes, oriental creations.
" The trees that gave us the greatest delight on all our lovely drive where the ilang ilang trees, which grow only in the Philippines. Their yellow blossoms gave out the sweetest perfume in the world..."
--from Barbara's Philippine Journey
By Frances Williston Burks