Roll Call: What new-to-you aromatic really delighted you this past year?

[Guest guest]

It's time for end-of-year reminisces. I was enchanted by the Orange

Essence EO from Will at Eden Botanicals. It's made by distilling orange

juice, and it smells just like a fresh glass of OJ. Very refreshing! It

was a complete surprise to find this product. It is used a lot in the

flavor industry.

 

What aromatic captivated you, either EO or concrete or absolute?

 

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Sincerely, Anya

- perfumes, aromatics, classes,

consultation

Natural Perfumers Guild http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.com

1400 member Natural Perfumery group -

 

[Guest guest]

>

> It's time for end-of-year reminisces. I was enchanted by the

> Orange Essence EO from Will at Eden Botanicals. It's made by

> distilling orange juice, and it smells just like a fresh

> glass of OJ. Very refreshing! It was a complete surprise to

> find this product. It is used a lot in the flavor industry.

>

> What aromatic captivated you, either EO or concrete or absolute?

>

> --

> Sincerely, Anya

 

Hi Anya,

 

I've carried several Citrus essence oils since about 1996 after Pam Parsons

wrote her wonderful, thoughtfully researched article in Aromatic Thymes. I

was as enchanted as you after I sourced and received my first samples/order.

It was not widely known or used in aromatherapy (and natural perfumery was a

glimmer of a feasible idea then, just beginning to germinate more widely).

Originally produced commercially to add flavor back to other products

containing Citrus juice, like juice concentrates. It is also used to

enhance and standardize the flavor. It is best to store under nitrogen or

CO2 at cool temps to retain freshness, or purchase in small amounts that you

will use fairly quickly. In 1996, it was estimated that over 50% of all

Florida concentrated orange juice had aqueous essence added.

 

I've gone back to the Aromatic Thymes issue the article was in, and lo and

behold, Pam makes the case for its use in both perfumery and aromatherapy

because of the flowery aroma and taste, and considers it is perhaps superior

to the cold-pressed peel oils, wondering why perfumers especially wouldn't

prefer it. In food products, too much can overwhelm and overpower, and

without the Citrus essence oil, juice concentrates would lack the

fresh-juice odor/taste. I've blended essence oil with other Citrus oils for

an accord in perfume blends and it certainly adds a very broad Citrus range

- a bright, dynamic dimension that greatly enhances the overall perfume

composition.

 

Two oils come from the extraction processing of the juice, representing an

aqueous or water phase and an oily phase. The former is called an 'aroma

oil' and the latter an 'essence oil'. Essence oil is evaporated from the

juice by means of a thermally accelerated short time evaporator, a

sophisticated process involving eight stages and a flash cooler. Essence

oil can also be obtained by partial distillation.

 

But, this is only a few tidbits of additional information about your new

favorite for 2007 . . . I'll add my own in another post. Between Christmas

and New Years (our least busy sales week), we are completely reorganizing

our office and I now have a large desk space surrounded by the 'research

library', finally cataloged and organized for ease of use into three large

floor to ceiling bookshelves. I've been thinking about Pam's article since

you first raved about Citrus essence oils and it was a treat to find it at

my fingertips to finally to delve into it again.

 

Be well,

Marcia Elston

Samara Botane/Nature Intelligence, est. 1988

http://www.wingedseed.com Online 3/95

http://www.aromaconnection.org Group Blog 2/07

" Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide and slavery - have

resulted from obedience, not disobedience. "

Howard Zinn

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm, lets see ... I fell in love with a fabulous sample I received

recently of Citrus petitgrain. Super yummy stuff! I'll have to bring

it on board next year!

 

I also realized this year just how much I enjoy frangipani absolute.

One really nice thing is I have frangipani growing in the garden, so I

can do the real life comparison thing. The flowers are so pretty

looking too!

 

Lastly was the delight of Rose de Mai. Now everyone knows I'm a

damascena rose freak, ever since my good fortune to visit the rose

fields during the harvest several years back, but oh this Rose de Mai

is a different animal! Its an absolute made from the centifolia rose,

and has a whole other rosy loveliness to it!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

, Anya <anya wrote:

>

> It's time for end-of-year reminisces. I was enchanted by the Orange

> Essence EO from Will at Eden Botanicals. It's made by distilling orange

> juice, and it smells just like a fresh glass of OJ. Very refreshing! It

> was a complete surprise to find this product. It is used a lot in the

> flavor industry.

>

> What aromatic captivated you, either EO or concrete or absolute?

>

> --

> Sincerely, Anya

> - perfumes, aromatics,

classes, consultation

> Natural Perfumers Guild http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.com

> 1400 member Natural Perfumery group -

 

>