Mimosa absolute

Mimosa absolute is a fragrance extract for use in, for example, perfume and cosmetics.

Use

Mimosa absolute has a green blossom scent with aspects of grass, hay and honey. The smell is not strong, but diluting it can still be useful as it is a solid or very viscous liquid. Making a dilution is not easy, in principle, it can be done in substances such as alcohol, DPG and TEC, but prolonged heating in a water bath and a lot of stirring is necessary. Typical use is in flower accords such as acacia, cassie and hawthorn. You usually use between 0.1% and 5% of this substance in the fragrance composition. It is mainly a base note in perfumes. It may be possible to use it in soap, but because of the price this is not common.

Keep cool, dry, dark and out of reach of children.

Properties

At room temperature, mimosa absolute is either a very viscous liquid or a solid that comes as a solid mass or in small pieces of various sizes. We aim to offer it as loose, sticky resin pieces as much as possible, as it is easiest to process in that form.

The substance is an absolute, an extract that is made with certain solvents, such as hexane or alcohol. These solvents are removed as good as possible from the extract. However, our mimosa absolute may still contain a little alcohol (ethanol). The fragrance comes from the flowers, leaves and branches of Acacia decurrens Willd.. The branches of this tree, native to Australia, are especially popular with florists at the beginning of the year and are sold as mimosa branches.

The name mimosa is a bit confusing, as there is also a genus of plants with that name that has nothing to do with the Acacia decurrens Willd.

Like any plant extract, this one is a mixture of various substances. An indication of the composition is the following:

10-25% - Lupenon
5-10% - (Z)-Heptadec-8-ene, Lupeol
1-2% - Phenylethyl Alcohol, Methyl Anisate

Packaging

The 1 g packaging is made of brown glass with a black cap. The larger sizes are made of aluminum with a white cap. The packaging is in all cases mostly empty! Instead of trying to get packaging that is almost too small to handle we uses ones that we still can put a (small) label on.

Dangers

Mimosa absolute is not classified as a hazardous substance (REACH/CLP). Nevertheless, we recommend that you also handle this material with care.

Codes

Item number: 22404
English name: Mimosa absolute
EC number: 297-646-0
CAS Number EU: 93685-96-2
CAS Number TSCA: 8031-03-6
FEMA Number: 2755