Product Overview
Our Cistus Absolute, Fractionated has a sweet, deep, amber resinous aroma with nuances reminiscent of Frankincense, dried fruit, caramel and tobacco, and woody and mineral notes in the long drydown. This special offering for natural perfumers is created through a proprietary solvent extraction process at our production facility in southern France. Through fractionation technology, we’re able to highlight specific deep, sweet ambery notes found in Cistus that offer unique facets for your Amber accords, chypre, animalic, and fantasy perfume compositions.
Various extracts of Cistus ladaniferus or Rock Rose, a beautiful flowering shrub native to the Mediterranean region, have been used extensively in perfumery since antiquity to impart a rich, suave sweetness, amber-like qualities, and natural animalic undertones. Cistus aromas can be extracted through steam distillation or solvent extraction by using the leaves and stems, or by using only their resinous gum, known as Labdanum. Deeply complex in aroma and effect, Cistus extracts are prized for their excellent fixative value, helping to increase the longevity of perfume aromas, particularly in Amber accords, floral compositions, and leathery, animalic bases.
To produce our Cistus Absolute, Fractionated, fresh Cistus stems and leaves grown on our farm in southern Spain are solvent extracted to create a thick Cistus concrète. The concrète then undergoes a fractionation process to produce the absolute. Using the similar technology, we’ve also created our special Dynamone extract that specifically highlights the mineral and metallic notes and the resinous, animalic and leathery backnote that can be found in the Cistus aroma.
To learn more about our various Cistus offerings, including our Labdanum Absolute - Clear, please see our article Extraordinary Cistus – The Plant at the Heart of Amber for a complete overview of the different aromatic properties that this versatile plant offers. For a delightfully informative read, please see our article covering our Purchasing team's Trip to Spain, land of Cistus!
