Boronia Absolute Botanical Name: Boronia megastigma Common Method of Extraction: Solvent Extraction Color: Golden Brown Consistency: Thick Perfumery Note: Top Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong |
Aromatic Description: Rich, complex floral.
Boronia Absolute Uses: Used primarily in perfumery and aromatics.
Constituents: Ionon, eugenol, triacontane. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 96.]
Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using Boronia Absolute. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 213.]
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