tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post6750699479911095268..comments2024-03-28T21:11:46.849-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: TWO EXPENSIVE FLORAL ABSOLUTES: OSMANTHUS AND BLUE LOTUSDoc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-89767782480908421102017-12-25T11:55:47.321-08:002017-12-25T11:55:47.321-08:00The flowers of Osmanthus americana smell very swee...The flowers of Osmanthus americana smell very sweet, similar to Tea Olive flowers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-33260127035139297952017-02-13T03:46:06.172-08:002017-02-13T03:46:06.172-08:00Thanks for the valuable information you have share...Thanks for the valuable information you have shared here! Floral Absolutes are the most concentrated forms of natural fragrance, obtained by removing most of the floral waxes and non aromatic materials from the concrete to ethanol. Floral absolutes are highly used in natural perfumery and aromatherapy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450120790155416401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-40435579230931607272012-07-19T15:19:17.303-07:002012-07-19T15:19:17.303-07:00Gail, you're right, since I read that Osmanthu...Gail, you're right, since I read that Osmanthus americanus is also called wild olive and that it grows in Florida and other parts of the US Southeast. <br /><br />I haven't found another even minimally credible supplier that sells blue lotus absolute. There are some sites that claim to have it, but they all look very suspicious to me. Personally, I don't buy materials from the "magickal-mystical-spiritual" websites that make extravagant claims and never say where the materials come from. I've written to the Thai blue lotus farm and am waiting to hear back from them.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-72311668076721489722012-07-19T12:55:24.580-07:002012-07-19T12:55:24.580-07:00Osmanthus americanus grew in the woods and sometim...Osmanthus americanus grew in the woods and sometimes in the palmetto scrub in central Florida. We called it olive or wild olive. I have heard it referred to as scrub cherry as well. Unfortunately I don't recall the fragrance. <br /><br />Have you tried blue lotus from other suppliers? If so, what are the differences? Sometimes I find a fragrance from one source has little, if any, resemblance to the same name product from another source. If I haven't encountered the plant in nature I really have no idea what it should smell like. But I guess that shouldn't really matter as long as the scent is what I am looking for? GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com