Raw materials for the fragrances/Aromatic plants extracts

1. Concrete

• concentrated, waxy, solid or semi solid or liquid perfume material
• solvent extraction rather than distillation or expression
• more stable and concentrated
• Prepared from raw materials of vegetable origin (bark, flowers, leafs, roots etc.)
• Extracted by solvents, rather than distillation or expression
• Becomes necessary when the essential oil is adversely affected by hot water or steam (e.g. jasmine).
• Produces a more true-to-nature fragrance.

2. Absolute

• Result of organic solvent extraction (hexane and dimethyl ether)
• highly concentrated viscous, solid or semi solid perfume
• Combination of pure plant essences and natural oils.
• Absolutes are extracted from the non-volatile materials with alcohol.
• Excellent odor quality.
• g. blue lily absoulte, red lily absolute

3. Pomade

• A prepared perfume material obtained by the enfleurage process. Civet and Natural musk are very popular.
• True pomades are (volatile oil) products of a process known as enfleurage (hot or cold).

4. Resinoids

• may be viscous liquid, solid or semi solid but are usually homogenous masses of non-crystalline character
• Prepared from natural resinous material (dried material) by extraction with a non-aqueous solvent, e.g. Petroleum ether or hexane.

5. Baslam

• resinous semi solid mass or viscous liquid exuded from a plant
• either a pathological or physiological product

6. Resins

• A natural or prepared product either solid or semi solid or liquid in nature.
• Natural resins are exudations from trees.
• Oleo resins are active ingredients of spice obtained by solvent extraction of spices.