Mastic absolute

Chemotypes :

There are several other pistachio trees belonging to the genus Pistacia L. Although, they are not used for their secretion of mastic.

Extraction process :

The pistachio tree destined to perfumery is grown under organic conditions, guaranteed by local governments (Morocco in particular).
The cultivation takes place between the months of June and September, when the essential oil secretion of the tree is at its best. During the rest of the year, it resists the coldness of winter.
The tree exudes a resin called mastic that partially covers the branches and the leaves and has an olfactory interest. The branches are cut and crushed, disposed on grids to be directly extracted in an extraction tank filled with hexane. Once the extraction is done, the branches are removed and the hexane is evaporated and recycled. The resulting paste is mastic concrete. After filtrating the concrete waxes and evaporating the alcohol, a dilution of this paste in alcohol, followed by a glazing process (temperature gradient from 140 °F to 32 °F) allows to obtain the pistachio mastic absolute.

Uses in perfumery :

Used in fine fragrance in green, spicy, tobacco, fig, lime and in fougere, chypre and woody flavours. Used to modernize a green note of Galbanum EO for example.

Stability :

Solubility issues in perfumes
The terpenes identified in this raw material can polymerize when they are oxidized

Other comments :

This shrub is not to be confused with the true pistachio (Pistacia vera), whose pistachio is the fruit.
The fruits of the pistachio mastic tree are red at first, then black when ripe and are extracted from December to January in order to obtain the oil.

This shrub is not to be confused with the true pistachio (Pistacia vera), whose pistachio is the fruit.
The fruits of the pistachio mastic tree are red at first, then black when ripe and are extracted from December to January in order to obtain the oil.

Allergens :

D-Limonene - Linalool

Signal word :

Warning

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is restricted by the 51th amendment

Annexe I :

Some regulated synthetic ingredients are found in nature and in certain proportions in natural ingredients. This presence in nature has to be taken into account when calculating limits of use recommended by the IFRA. In case you do not know these concentrations, you can use the ones estimated by the IFRA. Here they are :

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