Sweet Vernal
Grass Absolute

Name: Sweet Vernal Grass Absolute
SKU: N7650CDE
Price: 20.90 EUR
Availability: InStock

SKU

N7650CDE

Premium sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) (20%) diluted in triethyl citrate (80%). The sweet vernal grass comes from cultivation in southwestern France, cold extraction of the air-dried grasses in a multiphase process to produce this aromatic absolute, 5ml.

Scientific Name	Anthoxanthum odoratum
Purity	Extract of Anthoxanthum odoratum (20%), in dilution of natural triethyl citrate (80%)*.
Organic Quality	Not certified
Harvest	From May to September
Processing	Extraction from the air-dried grass (absolute) (20%), triethyl citrate (natural) (80%)
Terroir	Landes, France
Origin	Sourced directly from the farm, distilled on site
Aroma	sweet, freshly cut hay, herbaceous with complex notes of honey, vanilla, plum, mimosa
Effects	calming, restorative, warming, harmonising
Allergens	coumarin, eugenol, benzyl alcohol, linalool

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The sweet vernal grass, called flouve odorante in France, is cultivated in the Landes region in south-western France. Farmers dedicate their fields exclusively to the cultivation of this plant species. The south-west of France has ideal climatic conditions that promote the growth of the plants and the development of their complex ingredients and flavours, such as coumarin and benzoic acid. The above-ground parts of the grass are harvested periodically between May and September, cut and air-dried for several days before being pressed into bales. Flouve is produced by gently extracting the fragrances. The end product is called Absolue*.

*An absolute is made from flowers and parts of plants that are too delicate and whose aromas would be destroyed by steam distillation. In this multi-stage gentle extraction process, without the use of heat, the valuable flavours are extracted with volatile solvents and ethanol. This type of processing leads to an almost complete extraction of the valuable fragrances of the plants and to an essential extract whose aroma comes closest to that of the plant from which it originates. An absolute is the most concentrated form of fragrance and is highly regarded in natural perfumery.

We source this absolute from a renowned and certified producer in the Provençal countryside of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The company was founded around 1900 and has co-operation partners worldwide, small to large farms with essential oil plants, where production is carried out professionally and passionately according to quality standards. The origin and quality of the plants are therefore very well documented. The essential oils are extracted on site either by gentle steam distillation in a stainless steel tank or by cold pressing. The first certified organic products date back to 2001

Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) belongs to the Poaceae family and is a short-lived, perennial grass native to acidic grasslands in Eurasia and North Africa. The short leaves are 3-5 mm wide and hairless to sparsely hairy. The grass flowers in late spring and early summer, i.e. quite early in the season, and bears inflorescences 4-6 cm long. Sweet vernal grass is traditionally used as a stimulant for the immune system in cases of glandular fever or chronic fatigue syndrome. Flouve is mainly used for its hay-like fragrance in natural perfumery in the creation of Foin Coupé (Fresh Hay).

The fragrance is reminiscent of meadows with flowering herbs and grasses in midsummer and has a calming, warming and uplifting effect.

Product Details

100% pure natural essential oil of Anthoxanthum odoratum

Uses

- Intended for use as room fragrance
- Do not use undiluted
- Do not use on infants and young children
- Keep out of reach of young children
- Individuals currently under medical treatment as well as those who have allergies or are epileptic, pregnant or breastfeeding should consult a doctor before use
- Avoid contact with eyes, skin and mucous membranes