Neroli (Italy) Oil

INCI name:

Citrus aurantium, L.subsp amara

Part used:

Flower

Extraction method:

Distillation 

CAS No.:

8016-38-4

Origin:

Italy


Physical Data and Chemical Properties

Appearance 

Greenish yellow to yellow clear mobile liquid  

Odour

Bitter orange flower sweet smell

Relative Density(20℃)

0.8640 - 0.8760

Refractive index(20℃)

1.4660 - 1.4720

Flashpoint (°C):

55

Optical rotation(20℃)

+1° - +8.5°

Main Composition(%):

Linalool Linalool: 48.13, Linalyl acetate orange flower ester, : 11.95, Alpha - Terpineol: 4.59, Geraniol Geraniol


Description
Neroli oil is an essential oil produced from the blossom of the bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium subsp. amara or Bigaradia). Its scent is sweet, honey flavored and somewhat metallic with green and spicy facets. Orange blossom is also extracted from the same blossom and both extracts are extensively used in perfumery. Orange blossom can be described as smelling sweeter, warmer and more floral than neroli. The difference between how neroli and orange blossom smell and why they are referred to with different names, is a result of the process of extraction that is used to obtain the oil from the blooms. Neroli is extracted by steam distillation and orange blossom is extracted via a process of enfleurage.6359719245805612158374282.jpg