Sweet Orange Oil

About this material

Folded citrus oils are highly concentrated, having been fractionated to remove many of the terpenes and leaving behind the heart of the oil (in this case limonene — up to 85% — and a considerable amount of aldehyde C-10). Our orange oil (taken from the peels of sweet and blood oranges) is ten times folded, making it very similar to terpeneless orange oil but retaining the natural colour of the oil. Folded orange is a little softer and easier to work with, and has the same benefit of terpeneless oil in being longer lasting than regular citrus. Additionally this has a better blended aldehydic character. Mere touches contribute a wonderful character to colognes or use it to blend with linalool … — Fraterworks

Usage in formulas

The 119th most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 89 of 806 formulas. Used when a specific effect is wanted, not out of habit.