A vivid, zesty citrus-green top note distilled from the leaves and twigs of the combava (kaffir lime) tree. Sharper and more herbal than lime petitgrain, with a bright lemongrass-like sparkle, a bitter leafy edge, and a subtle metallic-terpenic facet that fades into a clean, slightly woody green drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 132.
Pale yellow to greenish yellow, mobile liquid
Fresh-leafy, sweet-rosy odor, somewhat reminiscent of the odor of Guinea lemon petitgrain oil and eucalyptus citriodora oil
Sweet and pleasant, fresh lemon-lime-like and when sufficiently diluted, it is without the perfumey note which one could expect from the known constituents of this oil
The oil would probably be needed in larger concentration since it appears well fit for the soap and detergent type of fragrances. It could also find use as a modifier in citrus colognes and, generally, as a new topnote ingredient.
The oil could possibly find application as a freshener-modifier in citrus type flavors, etc., or in trace amounts as a bouquet material for raspberry, apple, etc.
Steam distillation