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Geographic Indication "Absolue Pays de Grasse"
Recognizing our traditional savoir-faire in Grasse
Firmenich Ingredients receive Geographic Indication “Absolute Pays de Grasse”
Nine of our most esteemed and traditional natural ingredients are certified with the Geographic Indication “Absolute Pays de Grasse”. Approved by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Absolute Pays de Grasse showcases the region’s historic contributions and know-how in perfumery cultivation and industrial processes.
In 2018, this certification was initiated by the association “Les Fleurs d’Exception du Pays de Grasse”, with the contributive efforts of Firmenich and other local manufacturers. The label recognizes the unique quality of Grasse absolutes, due to the region’s artisanal know-how in perfumery plants and manufacturing techniques, dating back to the 1700s, and its optimal terrain and climate for plant cultivation. These unique assets of the area are now internationally recognized and protected.
Unique and irreplaceable ingredients
Each certified ingredient meets the following cultivation and process requirements
Pays de Grasse Map
Historical areas for the cultivation of perfume plants
ROSE CENTIFOLIA : Grasse, Fayence, Carnoules, Saint-Paul-en-Fôret, Callian, Puget Ville, Saint-Cézaire, Montauroux, Tourrettes
MIMOSA : Tanneron, Pégomas, Auribeau, Le Tignet, Cannes, Les Adrets, Mandelieu, La Roquette
HAY : Logis du Pin, Comps-sur-Artuby
CLARY SAGE : La Palud-sur-Verdon, Moustier Sainte Marie, Sainte-Croix du Verdon, Puimoisson
EVERLASTING : Plateau de Valensole
Our Made in Grasse Absolutes
Explore our exceptional certified ingredients, grown in the Grasse region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and processed in our Naturals Center of Excellence in Grasse
GI GRASSE ABSOLUTE
Clary Sage
Aromatic
Ambery, herbaceous, camphor, floral, musky. The olfactive profile is both bright and earthy.
Typically aromatic, it offers a subtle fruity undertone.
Perfumery usage
Absolute and essence are both used in the composition of chypre, fougere and ambery fragrances.
Two available GI "Absolue Pays de Grasse" : Clary Sage IG Grasse Abs | Clary Sage IG Grasse Abs Decol
GI GRASSE ABSOLUTE
Everlasting
Aromatic
Everlasting is a multi-faceted ingredient and can be described as an aromatic in a gourmand universe.
Perfumers qualify it as a floral-ambery or a floral-gourmand, always warm.
Perfumery usage
In Fine Fragrance, it is mainly used to give a deep tobacco effect to chypre and amber perfumes.
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Hay
Balsamic Aromatic
Hay has a soft, sweet herbal, woody scent reminiscent of Tobacco and Moss.
Perfumery usage
HAY PAYS ABS is used in fern, aromatic and lavender fragrances. Very good in blend with tonka, periploca, lavender and other coumarin notes. Give warm and reminiscent dry herbal and addictive note.
Two available GI "Absolue Pays de Grasse" : Hay Pays Abs | Hay Pays Abs Decol
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Lavender Diva
Aromatic
Very floral, fresh, aromatic, herbaceous with sweet coumarin undertone.
Lavender Diva has a cleaner and more precise olfactory profile, especially without the mushroom secondary facet present present in classical lavender/lavandin essential oil.
It’s a well-balanced lavender with a clean and fresh aromatic notes completed with a beautiful warm ambery dry down
Pefumery usage
This very floral lavender can be used in Fine or Consumer fragrances with aromatic, fougere and floral accord.
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Mimosa
Green Floral
Green, floral, powdery and slightly fruity.
Perfumery usage
The ultimate reference for floral, green and powdery long-lasting notes.
A slight woody, almond-like note differentiates it from other origins where the green facet is accentuated.
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Rose Centifolia
Floral Rose
Floral, green, spicy, fruity, sweet, honey like.
Rare elixir, very sensual, deeply rich and floral, it evokes all values of luxury. Compared to Rosa damascena, Rosa centifolia is sweeter, and honey-like.
Perfumery usage
Used in Fine Fragrance, it gives a sweet floral rosy note with honey undertones. Very complex and long-lasting, and for all applications, this exquisite absolute embodies the essence of a tradition.
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Violet Leaf
Green
Green, vegetal, floral, waxy, slightly earthy with cucumber and melon effect. The ultimate reference for green and floral long-lasting notes. It brings a high quality, watery, green and fruity facets in compositions.
Perfumery usage
In cosmetic applications, this extract brings a delicate “caring” effect. It blends very well with tuberose, narcissus, tea leaf absolute, clary sage absolute, estragon, cumin, basil, and with synthetic ingredients.
