Jasmine Absolute

Botanical name

Jasminum grandiflorum

Extraction Method

Solvent extraction from fresh flowers (typically after the concrete stage)

Origin of Raw Material

Egypt

Aromatic Note

Middle → base
Sweet, rich, warm floral scent with animalic, honeyed, and slightly green nuances.

Psycho-emotional Effect

- Awakens feelings of intimacy, closeness, and deep emotional bonding
- Evokes beauty, acceptance, and a profound sense of belonging
- Helps process emotional trauma from separation, loss, or devaluation
- Balances tension in relationships where letting go of control is difficult
- Reconnects with the body, desire, tenderness, and inner consent

What the scent brings to light in the subconscious

Jasmine brings to the surface core subconscious layers of attachment and inescapable bonds,
especially those rooted in family, bloodlines, or collective archetypes.
It reveals inner images of love, duty, closeness — and distorted ideas of what intimacy “should” look like.
Jasmine doesn’t tear — it softens.
It helps recognize when relationships are sustained not by love, but by fear, habit, or pain.
And it gently leads you back to connection based on soul, not conditions.

Cultural Roots & Traditions

Jasmine has long been associated with love, marriage, and feminine power.
In Egypt, it is a traditional bridal scent, linked to union and sacred nights.
In India, it symbolizes divine femininity, cleansing pleasure, and spiritual union.
In China, it signifies noble emotion and inner refinement.
In Sufi tradition, jasmine is said to open the heart and dissolve the ego.

Blending Compatibility

Floral: rose, ylang-ylang, neroli
Woods: sandalwood, cedar
Resins: benzoin, myrrh
Citrus: bergamot, orange, petitgrain
Spices: cardamom

In blends, jasmine adds depth, sensuality, softness, and a felt sense of union.

Interesting Facts

- One of the most concentrated natural scents: ~700 kg of flowers are needed for 1 kg of absolute
- Cannot be distilled — only obtained via solvent extraction
- Often used in aromatherapy for recovery from birth, grief, or emotional trauma
- Enhances sensitivity and reconnects with emotional expression after numbness
- A central note in oriental, gourmand, and romantic perfumes

Fragrant Message

You smell like a bond
that cannot be broken.

Like a name woven into breath,
even if never spoken aloud.

You hold the memory of the body —
and call not with words.

You don’t ask to be near.
You simply are,
where we’ve always been.