Flowers

Featured Flower

Heliotrope

There is no commercially availble natural flower oil or extract and so me must resort to replicating the sweet balsamic odour of heliotrope flowers with synthetics.

Generally one resorts to using Heliotropin (Piperonal) as the base but the natural flower odour also requires a narcotic hay-like note supplied by the use of coumarin or methyl acetophenone. Typical to most single floral notes the addition of Linalool or Hydroxycitronellal as blenders are common and a little Ylang Oil to add the depth. Sweetness can be increased with use of Eugenol below the point at which it becomes spicy. Green notes may be added in small does to add a natural touch. Fixation is provided by the basic Heliotropin but careful use of Musks will help to improve smoothness, Benzoin or other resinoids will help increase the oriental character.