Egyptian Gardenia Essential Oil

Gardenia Essential Oil (Gardenia jasminoides)

Origin: Native to East and Southeast Asia, particularly China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Now widely cultivated across tropical and subtropical regions including India, parts of Africa, and the southern United States. China is the most notable source for aromatic extraction. The absolute is solvent-extracted from the fresh flowers of the gardenia plant, which belongs to the Rubiaceae (coffee/madder) family. Also known as Cape jasmine, despite being unrelated to true jasmine (Jasminum). Gardenia has been revered across Asian cultures for centuries, with a particularly deep cultural significance in Chinese and Japanese traditions, where it is associated with beauty, grace, and purity. Genuine gardenia absolute is one of the rarest and most expensive floral materials in the world due to the extremely low extraction yield and the delicate nature of the flowers.

Scent: Rich, sweet, and lushly floral with a warm, creamy, exotic character. Opulent and heady – there's a distinctive, intense, white-floral sweetness balanced by a subtle, green, dewy freshness. Faintly fruity and honeyed with a delicate, buttery, coconut-like depth. Subtly musky and powdery with a gentle, warm, balsamic undertone. Velvety, sensual, and remarkably long-lasting – a classic, intoxicating white floral scent of extraordinary richness, creaminess, and depth. Often described as one of the most beautiful and recognisable floral scents in nature.

Uses:

• Highly prized in natural perfumery as a rare, opulent, white floral accent – adds extraordinary creaminess, richness, and a lush, tropical elegance to blends
• A beautiful addition to diffuser blends in very small quantities, bringing a warm, lush, romantic atmosphere to any space
• Used in artisan candle making and soap crafting for its exquisite, luxurious, floral character
• Blends beautifully with jasmine, tuberose, ylang ylang, rose, sandalwood, frankincense, bergamot, neroli, cedarwood, and vanilla oils
• Popular in artisan fragrance work for floral, white floral, tropical, oriental, and luxury compositions
• A rare and precious material that adds a distinctive, creamy, white floral quality not easily replicated with other materials

Important Information:

• For External Use Only
• Always dilute with a suitable carrier oil before applying to skin
• Perform a patch test before use
• Consult a qualified professional before use if pregnant or nursing
• Keep out of reach of children and pets
• Store in a cool, dark place to preserve freshness

We also have a number of other types of Gardenia Oils available (see our other listings)

Available in 1ml sample, 5ml, 10ml, 30ml and 50m sizes

1ml sample supplied in a 5ml clear flint glass bottle with inbuilt dropper and tamper evident cap

5ml, 10ml, 30ml and 50ml supplied in glass amber bottles with inbuilt dropper and tamper evident cap 

Please note if buying large quantities of this item we advise purchasing a 1ml sample first to ensure that you are happy with the product as we do not refund opened items

COA available on request

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