Neroli Oil Egypt
Capturing the essence of orange blossom in its most authentic form, neroli essential oil is one of the freshest and softest expressions of orange blossom on the perfumer’s palette.
Greener, lighter and less opulent than orange blossom absolute, neroli essential oil brings vitality and freshness to fragrances. Neroli is traditionally used in colognes. It can be used as a top note for orange blossom or gardenia reconstitutions. Blended with orange blossom absolute, neroli adds a simple and effective freshness.
Originally from India and China, the bitter orange tree was first introduced to Iran and then to the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, North Africa), South Africa, Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico and the USA (Florida, California).
The young bitter orange tree is planted in early spring or autumn. It is usual to plant the tree at a distance of four metres and to prune it every two years to keep it at a size that makes it easier to harvest the flowers. Most of the trees are grafted on to other bigaradiers from surrounding plantations, giving them an extra five years to ripen.
The tree produces substantial flowers from the tenth year and reaches its maximum production around the 20th year. Harvesting begins towards the end of March and is done by hand very early in the morning. After harvesting, the fresh flowers need to be preserved. They are kept in canvas bags to prevent them from drying out and must be taken to the nearest factory to keep them fresh for distillation.
The essential oil of the bigaradier flower, called neroli, takes its name from Anne-Marie de la Trémoille, also known as the Princess of Nerola (17th century). She was particularly fond of this flower and used it to perfume her gloves and bath water.
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