Concrete (perfumery) explained

Concrete, in perfumery, is a waxy mass obtained by solvent extraction of fresh plant material.[1] It is usually used for the production of absolutes.

Sources of Concrete

Concretes are produced from natural plant materials—mainly flowers. Some of the most popular natural flowers used are rose and lavender.

Notes and References

  1. Tascone . Oriane . Roy . Céline . Filippi . Jean-Jacques . Meierhenrich . Uwe J. . 2014 . Use, analysis, and regulation of pesticides in natural extracts, essential oils, concretes, and absolutes . Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry . en . 406 . 4 . 971–980 . 10.1007/s00216-013-7102-z . 23797908 . 10173277 . 1618-2642 . Springer Link.

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