Orris Absolute Oil

Botanical Name: Iris pallida Lam.

Plant Part: Flowers

Extraction Method: Organic Extraction (Hexane-Free)

Product Description: Orris Absolute Oil is a luxurious perfumery material with a soft, powdery floral aroma and elegant violet-like, woody nuances. Derived from iris rhizomes, it is valued for adding smoothness, depth, and a refined, velvety character to fragrance blends. Orris pairs beautifully with floral, citrus, woody, and amber notes.

Caution: do not apply the concentrated absolute directly to skin.

Fragrance applications

Orris absolute is valued in perfumery for its soft, powdery, violet-like floral aroma, often with woody, earthy, and subtly buttery nuances. It is typically used sparingly to lend elegance and smoothness to a composition.

Fine fragrances: Adds a refined, powdery character to floral, woody, chypre, and amber perfumes.
Floral accords: Complements rose, violet, jasmine, and other soft florals.
Woody and musky blends: Helps create a smooth bridge between floral notes and woods or musks.
Cosmetic fragrances: Can scent products such as creams, lotions, soaps, and body washes, subject to formulation compatibility and safety requirements.
Uses: Mimosa absolute oil—usually extracted from the blossoms of Acacia dealbata—is used mainly as a fragrance ingredient. It is valued for its soft, powdery, sweet-floral scent, with warm, honey-like nuances.

Common cosmetic uses

Orris absolute is used mainly as a fragrance ingredient. Its soft, powdery, violet-like scent can add a smooth, elegant character to:

Perfumes: Supports floral, woody, chypre, and amber compositions.
Lotions and creams: Adds a refined scent to body and hand products.
Soaps and body washes: Contributes a gentle powdery-floral note to rinse-off products.
Other scented toiletries: May be used where it is compatible with the formula and permitted by applicable requirements.

Blends well with: Orris absolute’s powdery, violet-like, woody character pairs well with:

Florals: rose, jasmine, violet, and ylang-ylang
Citrus: bergamot, mandarin, and neroli, which add brightness
Woods: sandalwood, cedarwood, and vetiver
Resins: benzoin and frankincense for warmth
Soft base notes: musk-style materials and vanilla notes for a smooth, powdery finish

Storage: It is recommended that oils packaged in metal containers (for safe shipping), be transferred into dark glass containers to maintain freshness and attain maximum shelf life.

Caution: All of our products are for external use only.