Ingredients · Florals · heart note
Rose centifolia absolute
Say itRose sen-tih-FOH-lee-uh absolute
Honeyed, sweet, rounded rose with green and gently spicy nuances.
- What it is
- Natural absolute from solvent-extracted Rosa centifolia petals.
- Where it comes from
- Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia
- When you smell it
- Heart: the first hours.
- What perfumers do with it
- Affordable centifolia rose for honeyed, powdery rose hearts where Grasse material is too costly.
- Worth knowing
- Rising cost moved most centifolia rose growing from Grasse to Morocco and Egypt.
- Rules
- Limited. Counts toward citronellol, geraniol and methyl eugenol limits; EU-labeled
- Also called
- Cabbage rose absolute; rose de mai type (non-Grasse)
Named by the house, not on the label, in 6
