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Violet Leaf
Green, floral, slightly orange blossom-like notes. Intensely dark green and possessing a very powerful and peculiar odor (truly green-Ieaf), but with an indisputable floral and delicate note which makes it immediately reminiscent of violets in a bouquet.
It blends very well with tuberose, narcissus, tea leaf absolute, clary sage absolute, estragon, cumin, basil, and with synthetic ingredients.
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.
Extracted part: leaves.
1 800 Kg of leaves app. to produce 1 Kg of absolute.
This ingredient is both convenient for perfumery and flavor applications.
Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola, native to Europe and Asia. The leaves and flowers of the common blue violet are edible and medicinal. They are often candied or used in salad, pastries, or syrup. Violet leaf absolute is widely used in modern perfumery. Of the total 450 species that are listed in the world, twenty of them grow in temperate climates, such as the Viola odorata which we use in perfumery.
Egypt
Around 90% of Violet leaf extract come from Egypt. Leaves are collected and stored for 24 hours, to macerate and develop their olfactive characteristics before being extracted. Most of the productions are located between Cairo and Alexandria (Nile Delta Area), with a mix of small farms from 2 to 6 hectares and large plantations, intercropping violet plants with date palms and orange trees to provide shade to the violets. The harvest starts in May with four cuts, one every 70 days on average.