Rose Floral Wax

Rose Floral Wax with 5% Jojoba
Rosa damascena

Plant Origin: Bulgaria Method: By-product of solvent extracted absolute Class: Wax Cultivation: unsprayed (grown organically but not certified) Chemical Family: Monoterpenols Aroma: Floral, fresh, rich, sweet, honey-like, typical of a rose. Not as intensly aromatic as the essential oil. Color: Golden yellow Note (Evaporation Rate): Base

Rose Floral Wax from Bulgaria is solid. It is obtained during the production of the absolute and comprised of the natural wax and aromatics present in the rose petals. During the production of Rose absolute, a solid, exquisitely aromatic concrete is obtained. The concrete contains both the aromatic constituents and the waxes of the rose petals. When the absolute is removed, the remaining solid is called wax.

We have added 5% Jojoba so that it is slightly softer than beeswax, but no additional aromatics are added. Rose Floral Wax is typically added to natural solid perfumes, personal-care products, balms, creams, soaps, candles, and other solid or semi-solid formulations. Recommended usage is up to 10% in these products. Since we've added 5% Jojoba, for every 2 parts Rose Wax, you'd add 17 parts carrier.

Shipping:  High summertime temperatures can cause floral wax to soften and sometimes melt. Floral Wax will solidify again by placing jar in the refrigerator. 

Absolutes are solvent-extracted products. They are produced by a multi-step process that involves first extracting the flower (or other biomass) with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. After the hexane has evaporated, a waxy product is obtained called concrete. The concrete is then extracted using a polar solvent such as ethanol, a grain alcohol (like Vodka). The polarity of ethanol allows extraction of the volatile aromatics from the concrete while leaving behind the non-polar plant waxes which don't dissolve well in ethanol. Finally, the ethanol is evaporated to leave behind the absolute, which will typically have 1-5% ethanol remaining in it and sometimes a trace of hexane, depending on the method used. When hexane traces remain, they are present in parts per million. To offer some perspective, a chemist wrote that burning a typical paraffin candle disperses 10-100 grams of petrochemical contaminates into the air of the room, which is considerably more contaminating than "parts per million." Robert Tisserand, the author of Essential Oil Safety, writes: The solvent normally used is hexane, and residues in absolutes are in the region of 1-20 ppm (parts per million). These are tiny amounts and should not be cause for concern in regard to safety" (Complete Skin Care Series).