Cistus leaf

Cistus (cistus ladanifer) leaf

Cistus, cistus ladanifer, is also known as Rock Rose or Rose of Sharon and if you find the latter name familiar, that's because it was mentioned in the Holy Bible. The essential oil of Cistus is derived by steam distillation and is used to treat a broad range of conditions and maladies such as arthritis, bronchitis, flu, coughs, colds, rhinitis, skin ulceration, psoriasis, depression, nervous exhaustion, minor cuts and wounds. The absolute oil, referred to as Labdanum, is obtained by solvent extraction of the gum produced by the plant and used exclusively in natural perfumery as a fixative.

1. Scent impression – A clean, crisp, sharp, tart, animalic, amber-castoreum-like note with a warm, sweet, balsamic, green, fruity, herbaceous, spicy undertone of good tenacity.
2. Aroma category – Herbaceous / Spicy
3. Odour strength – Strong
4. Perfume note – Middle / Base
5. Perfume function – Fixative / Modifier
6. Average use in perfume composition – 0.2%
7. Suggestions for use in natural perfumery – amber/balsam/musk/oriental bases, spice accords, forest/incense/leather notes, autumn/animal/bark/pine forest/ocean/tobacco/violet essences, after-shaves, chypre, Cologne, fougère, new mown hay perfumes, ambergris-reconstitution.
8. Blending suggestions – aglaia flower abs, allspice berry eo, co2 & abs, allspice leaf eo, ambrette seed co2 & abs, amyris eo, armoise eo & abs, bay (west indies) eo, beeswax abs, benzoin abs, bergamot eo, birch (sweet) eo, bois de rose eo, carnation abs, carrot seed eo, co2 & abs, cassia bark eo & co2, cedarwood eo & abs, cedar moss abs, chamomile eo & abs, cinnamon bark eo & co2, clary sage eo & abs, clove bud eo, co2 & abs, coriander seed eo & co2, costus root co2 & abs, cyclamen eo, cypress (green) eo & abs, cypress eo, eaglewood eo, elderflower abs, elemi eo & abs, fenugreek eo & abs, fir (balsam) eo & abs, fir (siberian) eo & abs, fir eo, flouve abs, frankincense eo, co2 & abs, galbanum eo, co2 & abs, gardenia abs, geranium eo & abs, ginger eo, co2 & abs, guaiac wood eo, gurjun balsam eo, hay abs, helichrysum eo & abs, hiba eo, hinoki eo, ho leaf eo, ho wood eo, jasmine (grandiflorum) eo, co2 & abs, juniper berry eo, co2 & abs, kaffir lime leaf eo, labdanum abs, lantana eo & abs, laurel leaf eo & abs, lavender eo, co2 & abs, lemon eo, lemongrass eo, lime eo & co2, lotus flower abs, lovage leaf eo, mace eo, co2 & abs, mastic eo & abs, mimosa abs, myrrh eo, co2 & abs, neroli eo & co2, nutmeg eo, co2 & abs, oakmoss eo, opoponax eo & abs, orange blossom abs, orange eo, osmanthus abs, patchouli eo, co2 & abs, pepper (black) eo, co2 & abs, peru balsam eo & abs, pine (sylvestris) eo & abs, pine eo, plai eo, rose (damascena) eo & abs, sandalwood eo, co2 & abs, spikenard eo & co2, spruce eo & abs, tangerine eo, thuja eo & abs, tonka bean abs, valerian root eo, co2 & abs, vanilla co2 & abs, verbena (lemon) eo & abs, violet leaf abs, ylang-ylang eo, co2 & abs, yuzu eo & co2.