6 reviews for Orris Absolute (1% Irones)
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Adam Michael has this to say “This orris absolute is a deeply fascinating and very time consuming material to produce. The main producers today are located in China, France and Morocco and the species that count for the bulk of production are Iris.pallida, Iris.germanica and Iris.florentina. The Orris process starts with the rhizomes/roots that are known as orris roots. These are collected, washed, surface layer removed, cured and stored, the longer the better. The length of time the orris root is stored is largely responsible for the percentage of the prized constituents – irones, the aroma of irones are a lush green violet accord with excellent tenacity. Most material commercially offered will have a 1%, 8% and 15% content of irones.
For the extraction process to begin the rhizomes are taken out of storage, blitzed, resulting in material that resembles a starchy pulp. This is then steam distilled to produce essential oil and due to the chemistry containing mystric acid we find the material hardens up very quickly – resembling a waxy concrete and this is the reason so many people refer to the essential oil as orris butter. The process to produce Orris Absolute is even more interesting because our starting material is actually the orris butter/essential oil. This material is alcohol washed to remove the myristic acid and the oil left is vacuum distilled to provide us with the absolute. Orris absolute with a 70% irones content and upwards is still produced but comes with a big price tag of in excess of 50’000 Euros per kilo.
This orris absolute contains 1% irones and really is a very beautiful material, the aroma is slightly sweet, earthy, gourmand chocolate, floral and violets aplenty. In perfumery this material is a must for building floral, orris floral and fruity accords, blends very well with rose materials, pear liquid, raspberry leaf and fruity aldehydes, and injects floral love and sweet violet warmth into oriental bases.”
Botanical Name: Iris pallida
Origin: Morocco
rolandujvari (verified owner) –
Very attractive smooth leathery floral magic going on with this, it’s the most astonishing sticky goo I own .
Robert (verified owner) –
Lovely stuff, it’s gentle but persistent, sweet, warm and embracing yet cheerful at the same time, Its like I’ve just eaten an old fashioned violet cream chocolate and I’m washing it down with a mug of milky hot cocoa on a rainy day in 1920s Paris near to a flower market. I swear I can smell the rained on bunches of flowers!
Dustin Macomber (verified owner) –
This is a very decent extraction , especially for the price. Smooth and soft but very tenacious like any orris extraction.
Huseyin At (verified owner) –
This orris absolute is quite different to the orris butter essential oil. It is much more balsamic, warm and spicy. A great option, considering the price.
Ccfabre (verified owner) –
I have been having this material for almost a year and yet I am unable to blend it correctly. I keep on sniffing it instead and can get enough of this powdery, rosy, lemony, scent .. Almost smoothly but surely intoxicating ! highly recommended.
Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Soft chocolate,light floral and powdery piece of art.its like a very expensive make up powder.low in irones but still this soft and delicate tool can create miracles in a composition!