'Extrait' is not a specific raw material but a generic term for a concentrated absolute or extract; without more context the exact scent cannot be determined. Absolutes of this type are typically dense, tenacious and multi-faceted.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 30.
Extraits are alcoholic solutions of the odorous part of a Pommade. They present the advantage of being cold-processed and fairly concentrated materials, while the Absolute is obtained through a process that usually requires heat. Extraits are usually prepared in fairly large amounts in order to ensure that a well-aged Extrait is always on hand.
Extraits can be considered as Tinctures from Pommades and are intermediate products in the preparation of Absolutes from pommades. They are used in small percentages in perfume formulas.
The Pommade is washed with alcohol which dissolves the fat only to a minor degree. The filtered washings form the Extrait. Freezing removes most of the dissolved fat, and the cold filtrate is subsequently evaporated, recovering the alcohol in vacuum. This leaves the Absolute from Pommade as the yield.