(Jasminum grandiflorum) Floral Wax with 30% Jojoba Traditionally used as an uplifting perfume. Sweet floral aroma wax to incorporate into salves for various purposes including perfume.
Expensive to obtain (flowers are picked at night when the perfume is the most intense). Some find they can substitute Ylang Ylang (less expensive) with pleasing results in blends that call for Jasmine.
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).
Solid Perfume (which is basically what we are offering with 30% Jojoba added) 1. Melt floral wax in a glass container such as a glass pyrex measuring cup 2. In a separate glass container, warm a small amount of carrier oil 3. Add the warmed carrier oil to the wax to reach desired softness 4. Test Softness: Once the carrier is well combined with the wax, put a drop on a spoon, let cool, then test to see if it's the softness you desire 5. At this point, you may want to add a few drops of the absolute or a companion essential oil(s) to enhance the aroma 6. Pour in small jar or lip balm tube and let cool 7. The wax will re-solidify once cooled
Creams with Floral Wax - adds thickness and aroma: 1. Melt floral wax in glass container such as a glass pyrex measuring cup 2. During the oil phase when creating your cream, add the floral wax to cream base. Since we've added 30% Jojoba, to achieve 10% wax in your product, you'd add 1 part Jasmine Wax (with 30% Jojoba) to 6 parts cream components.
