| Botanical Name | Gardenia grandiflora |
| Common Name | Women Gold |
| Country of Origin | South America, China |
| Solubility | Soluble in alcohol and oils. Insoluble in water |
| Specific Gravity | 1.130–1.35 @ 20°C |
| Optical Rotation | (-)1.5 –(-)4 @ 15°C |
| Refrective Index | 1.044 –1.054@ 20°C |
| PlantPart | Flowers |
| Bland With | It blends well with Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Neroli, Rose, Spice and Citrus oils. |
| CAS No | 68916-47-2 |
| Flash Point | ( + 10° ) - ( + 25° ) |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distillation |
Gardenia absolute is a decorative bush, bearing fragrant white flowers having sweet, floral, rich, exquisite scent. This expensive, rich, warm and heady floral oil is produced by solvent extraction from fresh flowers that are considered “osmically balanced” and contain floral compounds containing a top, middle and base note.
Gardenia essential oil is one of the most precious oils in the world and known for its heavenly aroma and fragrance. During the extraction process, fresh, fully opened flowers are plucked from the Gardenia plant and carefully laid on trays covered with a layer of palm oil. The essential oils from the flower petals slowly migrate to the palm oil and the process is repeated until the palm oil is completely saturated with the oil of the Gardenia. Then the Gardenia oil is separated from the palm oil by alcohol which then evaporated leaving only the pure Gardenia oil, i.e., Gardenia Essential Oil.
Color : Greenish brown with sweet floral,rich, exquisite scent,
Aroma : smooth, relaxing
Benzyl acetate, linalool, phenyl acetate, linalyl acetate, terpineol, methyl anthranilate.
Because of its sweet, floral, rich, exquisite scent, it is widely used in high class perfumery. Having a rich, heady, sweet floral aroma, it is also perfect for aromatherapy and skin care applications.
