Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Country of Origin
- Fragrance
- Fragrance Ingredient Class
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- FEMA Number
- 2771
- CAS No.
- 72968-50-4, 68916-04-1
- EC No.
- 277-143-2
- Olfactory Notes
- Orange, Floral, Green, Solar
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Process
Hydrodistillation of flowers
- Botanical Name
Citrus aurantium L. subsp. aurantium, syn. Citrus aurantium L. subsp. amara var. pumilia, syn. Citrus bigaradia, syn. Citrus vulgaris Risso
- Plant Family
Rutaceae
- Plant Part
Fresh flowers
- Key Compounds
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Background
Neroli owes its name to the Princess of the Ursins who was charmed by this perfumed little white flower and decided to name its essential oil Neroli in homage to the Italian city of Nerola. Bigarade, or bitter orange, is the source of an extensive family of products used in perfumery, cosmetics and flavorings, including neroli, the essential oil obtained from the fresh flowers of the emblematic tree. Similarly prized, orange blossom water, used extensively in Mediterranean cooking, is also obtained through the distillation of the flowers, which only bloom between 20 and 30 days per year, in northern Tunisia in particular. The country is the world’s leading bitter orange flower producer as it benefits from the perfect climate for this tree, which needs sun and hates the wind during the blooming season.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Fragrances & Perfume Applications
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Soluble in
- 50% (in Ethanol 96%)
- Physico-Chemical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity (at 20°C) | 0.87 | - | - |
| Refractive Index (at 20°C) | 1.469 | - | - |
| Flash Point | 53 | °C | - |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Approvals
COSMOS quality approved (ECOCERT)
Technical Details & Test Data
- Harvest, Extraction & Yield Information
- Harvest : Annual, in April
- Extraction : Hydrodistillation, 4 hours
- Yield : 1 kg of essential oil from 1000 kg of plant
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 12 Months
- Storage Conditions
Store the product away from extreme temperatures, light and in its original container, hermetically closed.