Elemi SFE 939865 (Firmenich)

ELEMI SFE_SDS_US_EN CAS# 8023-89-0 Odor Description (all information courtesy of Firmenich) – Spicy, peppery, lemony. zesty, adds freshness, especially to men’s fragrance.  The fresh top note has a green facet while the bottom note evokes Frankincense and Pink peppercorn.  SFE process offers a cleaner profile, more vertical than the essential oil, with long-lastingness. PERFUMERY USAGE  – Used to add a fresh note to woody, spicy and zesty perfumes, mainly in masculine fragrances.  The SFE process preserves all the facets and the natural profile identity to guarantee a high purity extract. PROCESS – Supercritical CO2 Extraction is a technology in which carbon dioxide, put beyond its critical point (73 bars and 30°C), becomes a supercritical fluid with special properties.  The extraction carried out at a low temperature preserves the natural profile identity of the raw material. DID YOU KNOW ? Extracted part: gum. Small incisions in the trunk trees exude a fragrant white fluid from the opening known as Elemi gum. Tapping is done once a day during one week on the same bark incision before collecting the gum.