A true jasmine is any member of the Jasminum genus, which includes about 200 species. These plants are shrubs and vines that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. The most common source of jasmine in perfumes is the common jasmine (Jasminum officinale), which has a strong sweet scent and white flowers that bloom in summer. The following steps will show how to distill jasmine.
Step1
Harvest the flowers when they are ready. Flowers free of natural humidity are ideal but this is rarely possible because they must be harvested in the early morning when dew is usually still on the ground.
Step2
Pick each flower carefully. The work of picking jasmine flowers is delicate because bruising releases the flower's scent prematurely and reduces its value. Children are frequently used for this work because they are not much taller than the bushes and have the delicate touch required.
Step3
Pour the flowers into steel vats as soon as they are harvested. Add hexane as a solvent free of aromatics and sulfur, and wait 15 minutes for the essential oils to be drained from the flowers.
Step4
Distill the hexane, leaving only a soft, yellow substance known as "concrete" that contains all of the essential oils and waxes. The concrete is further distilled over low heat, although the specific steps are frequently considered a trade secret. This process separates the wax from a clear liquid called "absolute."
Step5
Use the wax to make creams and the absolute for perfumes. A little more than a million flowers are required to make one pound of pure jasmine wax
Step1
Harvest the flowers when they are ready. Flowers free of natural humidity are ideal but this is rarely possible because they must be harvested in the early morning when dew is usually still on the ground.
Step2
Pick each flower carefully. The work of picking jasmine flowers is delicate because bruising releases the flower's scent prematurely and reduces its value. Children are frequently used for this work because they are not much taller than the bushes and have the delicate touch required.
Step3
Pour the flowers into steel vats as soon as they are harvested. Add hexane as a solvent free of aromatics and sulfur, and wait 15 minutes for the essential oils to be drained from the flowers.
Step4
Distill the hexane, leaving only a soft, yellow substance known as "concrete" that contains all of the essential oils and waxes. The concrete is further distilled over low heat, although the specific steps are frequently considered a trade secret. This process separates the wax from a clear liquid called "absolute."
Step5
Use the wax to make creams and the absolute for perfumes. A little more than a million flowers are required to make one pound of pure jasmine wax
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