Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 297.
Orange Flower Water Absolute is a yellowish to orange-yellow or pale brownish yellow colored oil which discolors significantly on ageing.
It has a peculiar dry-floral, musty-herbaceous odor, reminiscent of mandarin leaf oil, petitgrain oil, and, faintly, of orange flower absolute.
The water absolute is occasionally used to prepare reconstituted orange flower water or concentrated flavor essences with the flavor of orange flower water. It has found increasing use in perfumery where its popular notes offer to the perfumer a valuable tool in the creation of neroli bases, jasmin bases, ylang-ylang compounds, etc. and also in the reproduction of certain essential oils. It finds furthermore use in modern colognes, powder type perfumes, aldehydic fantasy fragrances, etc.
The distillation water from neroli oil is extracted with petroleum ether as soon as possible after separation of the neroli oil. The petroleum ether extract is evaporated under gentle vacuum, and the orange flower water absolute remains as a residue.
Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.
| Constituent | CAS | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Geraniol | 106-24-1 | 10.2% |
| Benzyl Cyanide | 140-29-4 | 0.5% |