Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I was wondering if someone :-) could tell me which 'jasmine' is preferred - and if so why - is there a difference in smell between the Sambac and Grandiflorum? thanks! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 sambac is less sweet. it is also less expensive. i would chose the grandiflorum or officinalis for their higher therapeutic qualities. , " Pam " <pam wrote: > > I was wondering if someone :-) could tell me which 'jasmine' is > preferred - and if so why - is there a difference in smell between the > Sambac and Grandiflorum? > > thanks! > Pam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Pam wrote: > I was wondering if someone :-) could tell me which 'jasmine' is > preferred - and if so why - is there a difference in smell between the > Sambac and Grandiflorum? > Hi Pam... Jasmine...one of my favorite scents...I think of it as the Prince of the essences... What you commonly find it as, is a solvent extracted absolute... You will also find it as a concrete and a floral wax... I have a small vial of Wilde's phyto-extract, a gas solvent extracted material.... I have also read about a process where the absolute is distilled to give an EO...I've never seen any...nor a hydrosol.... And some of it is co-distilled....with sandalwood in India.... The jasmines that are made into essences are J. grandiflorum and J. sambac... Which is preferred....depends on who you talk to....<G>.... J. grandiflorum is the more flowery of the two, with a tea like note to it sometimes..... J. sambac has a sharp, bitter note to it, seems to me.....but still the floral... I myself prefer the grandiflorum, though I have some of both...... There are folks who are as passionate about the sambac.. Hope this helps... -- Gary W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Pam, These are different sub species of Jasmin. Sambac was developed for the perfume trade as its yield is higher than the officinalis varieties. It made its way into the aromatherapy trade simply because it was cheaper than what I consider the real thing which is officinalis. Sambac is fine for perfumery, but has nothing like the beautiful sweet fragrance of a genuine Egyptian absolute. I say genuine because there is a heck of a lot of beautiful smelling fakes around. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com , " Pam " <pam wrote: > > I was wondering if someone :-) could tell me which 'jasmine' is > preferred - and if so why - is there a difference in smell between the > Sambac and Grandiflorum? > > thanks! > Pam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 thank you so much - what a wonderful explanation! Pam , Gary Bourbonais <gwb wrote: > > Pam wrote: > > I was wondering if someone :-) could tell me which 'jasmine' is > > preferred - and if so why - is there a difference in smell between the > > Sambac and Grandiflorum? > > > > Hi Pam... > > Jasmine...one of my favorite scents...I think of it as the Prince of the > essences... > > What you commonly find it as, is a solvent extracted absolute... > You will also find it as a concrete and a floral wax... > I have a small vial of Wilde's phyto-extract, a gas solvent extracted > material.... > I have also read about a process where the absolute is distilled to give > an EO...I've never seen any...nor a hydrosol.... > And some of it is co-distilled....with sandalwood in India.... > > The jasmines that are made into essences are J. grandiflorum and J. > sambac... > > Which is preferred....depends on who you talk to....<G>.... > > J. grandiflorum is the more flowery of the two, with a tea like note to > it sometimes..... > J. sambac has a sharp, bitter note to it, seems to me.....but still the > floral... > > I myself prefer the grandiflorum, though I have some of both...... > There are folks who are as passionate about the sambac.. > > Hope this helps... > > -- > Gary W. Bourbonais > L'Hermite Aromatique > A.J.P. (GIA) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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