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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.
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.
A primary extraction with a volatile solvent on fresh or dry biomass yields to a Concrete or Resinoid.
The Absolute is obtained via a second purification step in the process.
ROSE CENTIFOLIA IG GRASSE ABS is certified with the Geographic Indication Absolue Pays de Grasse, approved by France's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
This label guarantees the authenticity and savoir-faire of the historic Grass area for the cultivation of perfume plants that spreads across the Alpes Maritimes, the Var and the Alpes de Haute Provence.
Extracted part: flowers.
300 flowers app. harvested in 1 Kg.
2 000 flowers app. harvested per hour per person.
200 000 flowers app. to produce 1 Kg of absolute.
600 kg of flowers are necessary to obtain 1 Kg of absolute.
Rose Centifolia is particular to Grasse, France, known as the perfume capital of the world. Also known as the Provence rose or Rose de Mai, it is a hybrid developed by Dutch breeders between the 17th century and the 19th century. Approximately 5000 plants per hectare on average, yield per plant: between 300g and 700g per plant per harvest, depending on climatic conditions.
France
dsm-firmenich is one of the largest buyers of this type in the south of France. Through its Naturals Center of Excellence in Grasse, the historical birthplace of perfumery, we have played a central role in the revival of Rose de Mai cultivation and extraction in the region over the past five years, developing exclusive partnerships with Rose producers in the South of France on more than 8 ha of cultivation. dsm-firmenich's commitment with local suppliers of Rose de Mai allows them to sustain through multi-annual contracts and purchase prices adjusted to the market so that the sector is resilient. During the five-week blooming season in May, flowers are handpicked early in the morning and brought daily in burlap bags to the dsm-firmenich extraction site in Tourrettes (Var, South of France).