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ROSE BALSAM [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
DEF

A sesquiterpene alcohol. A straw coloured liquid with an odour similar to rose and apple. Occurs naturally in balsam Peru and oils of orange flower, neroli, sweet orange and ylang-ylang. Also made synthetically.

CONT

Nerolidol has a fresh and pleasant floral odour which is useful for "rounding-off" floral perfumes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Parfumerie
DEF

Alcool sesquiterpénique de formule C15H26O existant dans l'essence de néroli et dont on a fait la synthèse.

CONT

De cette collaboration vont naître les synthèses du nérolidol et du farnesol, ces senteurs délicates qui ont tant d'importance pour conférer aux notes synthétiques florales un effet plus «naturel» [...]

Spanish

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