Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) absolute
Jasmine grandiflorum absolute
Botanical binomial: Jasminum grandiflorum L.
Family: Oleacae
INCI Name: Jasminum grandiflorum flower extract
Other names: Royal jasmine, Catalonian and Spanish jasmine
Country of Origin: India
Part of plant used in production: Flowering tops
Methods of production: Solvent extract
| Description: |
Jasmine is a very famous flower with a strong yet sweet, pleasing and romantic fragrance. |
| Characteristics: |
Dark orange to brown absolute with an intense exotic, highly diffusive odour, with a waxy-herbaeous, oily-fruity and tea-like undertone. |
| Properties: |
Anti-depressant, anti-septic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, cicatrisant, expectorant, galactogogue, emmenagogue, parturient, sedative and uterine substance. |
| Constituents: |
Benzyl acetate, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Indole, Eugenol, Isojasmone, Farnesene, Phytols |
| Uses: |
Jasmine absolute is used as a holistic treatment for apathy, fear, hysteria, hypochondria, uterine disorder, muscle relaxation and coughs, depression, calming, purifying, cleansing, aphrodisiac. |
| Blends well with |
Frankincense, sandalwood, lemongrass, geranium, helichrysum, melissa, wild orange, rose and spearmint. |
| Interesting Facts: |
The flowers are harvested in the morning when they are still closed. They then open in the evening and are processed overnight. The bud has practically no smell at all compared to the flower when open; where it loses all its fragrance, when the flower opens on the bush. |
| Safety: | For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth. |
