Neroli Water

INCI name:

Citrus aurantium 

Part used:

Flower

Extraction method:

Distillation 

CAS No.:

8030-28-2

Origin:

Italy, Morocco
Physical Data and Chemical Properties

Appearance 

Clear and transparent mobile liquid

Odour

Bitter orange flower characteristics like nuances

Relative Density(20℃)

0.9987

Refractive index(20℃)

1.3325

Essential oils contain amount (%) :

≥0.02


Description

Neroli is 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.

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