Jasminium grandiflorum absolute food grade solvent extracted
Jasmine blossoms cannot be effectively steam distilled, so they are extracted by a solvent to create a highly concentrated absolute. A tiny bit goes a very long way.
Jasmine Absolute is used within precious fragrancing applications for both men and women.
It is uplifting and has been used to help combat depression. Jasmine Absolute is considered an aphrodisiac. Other uses and benefits can be found below.
Jasmine Absolute Uses
Depression, dry skin, exhaustion, labour pains, sensitive skin. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 57-67.]
Major Constituents
Benzyl acetate
Benzyl benzoate
Phytol
Squalene 2,3-oxide
Isophytol
Phytyl acetate
Linalool
Squalene
Geranyl linalool
Indole
(Z)-Jasmone
Eugenol
See Essential Oil Safety for a more complete list of constituents.
[F. Bassett, Journees de Digne. Le Jasmin, la Fleur Le Roi. (Parfums Cosmetiques Aromes 119, 1994), 58-64. Source cited in Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 312.]
Safety Information
Tisserand and Young indicate that there is a moderate risk of skin sensitization when using Jasmine Absolute topically, and they recommend a dermal maximum of 0.7%. "Jasmine absolute appears to be a moderate-risk skin sensitizer that has caused problems in 0-1.2% of people with dermatitis when patch tested at 2 or 3%." Adulterants may potentially be the cause of some of the reported sensitization. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 311-313.]
Some may experience an allergic reaction to Jasmine Oil. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 155.]
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