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HELIOTROPE ABSOLUTE

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Material type
natural absolute
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
orientalgourmandwhite-floralpowdery-floralamber
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralfruityherbaceoussweetalmond

Soft, powdery floral with a pronounced almond-cherry facet and a warm vanillic-balsamic undertone. Sweet and creamy in the drydown with a slightly waxy, marzipan-like character reminiscent of heliotropin.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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naturals · No. 210

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 190.

hot extraction
sweetherbaceousfloral
Appearance

Semi-solid greenish-brown or dark brown mass

Solubility

Dilution to about 1% or weaker

Odor

Strongly herbaceous, but also intensely sweet odor

Uses in perfumery

Heliotrope absolute blends well into violet, mimosa, cassie and other florals.

Production

Produced in the south of France from the flowering tops of the plant by hot extraction with a fixed oil (digestion method)

Identity
Aliases · 3
cherry-pie blossomHeliotropium ArborescensHeliotropium Peruvianum
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