Tobacco absolute

Chemotypes :

A few tobacco varieties are repoted :
Light tobacco (or Virginian tobacco) : Nicotiana tabacum Brightleaf - Nicotiana tabacum Burley
Brown tobacco : Nicotiana tabacum Maryland and Nicotiana tabacum Kentucky

Extraction process :

Tobacco is a 50 cm to 1.5 metres high robust, annual herbaceous plant.
It is the residues of tobacco leaves, unusable for cigarette manufacture, which are used to prepare tobacco absolute. It is obtained in two stages: an extraction with volatile solvents (hexane or petroleum ether) to obtain a concrete, followed by a washing of this same concrete with Ethanol to remove the waxes and obtain the absolute after chilling and filtration.

Uses in perfumery :

Tobacco Absolute is generally used to bring an animalic, leather and ambery note, to support base notes. It also brings warmth and depth. Its use is often limited by its high cost. Thus, is it rarely found in compositions.

Stability :

Stable in perfumes and diverse functional bases

Other comments :

This ingredient was first highlighted in 1919 with the launching of "Tabac Blond", by Caron (Ernest Daltroff)

This ingredient was first highlighted in 1919 with the launching of "Tabac Blond", by Caron (Ernest Daltroff)

Allergens :

This ingredient does not contain any allergen.

Signal word :

Danger

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment