Petitgrain Lemon Oil

Pell Wall Perfumes: Fresh, sweet, lemon, green woody

According to arctander “lemon petitgrain oil is a pale yellow to greenish yellow or olive-amber colored liquid of very strong, fresh odor with a distinct bitter undertone, at times woody, in poorer oils grassy. the dry out should be very rich and sweet, slightly floral-fruity.” he goes on to point out that this oil “contains up to 50% citral, and thus it finds application in citrus types of colognes, in chypres (for refreshing notes, top notes etc.), fougeres, rose bases (can introduce very interesting top notes) etc. but the particular bitter-fresh notes, the immensely rich and tenacious depth and undertone in the odor of this oil—these are due to minor constituents. the terpenes are partly responsible for the bitter-fresh notes since the terpeneless oil ... does not present this particular effect. lemon petitgrain oil blends excellently with geranium, iavandin, rosemary, sage clary, etc., as well as with a wealth of synthetic perfume materials to which it imparts roundness and naturalness even at very low percentages.”

This oil, an exceptionally good example, of french origin, has recently replaced our previous offering having succeeded in a competitive odour comparison.

Petitgrain Citronnier Oil

Fraterworks: Petitgrain oil citronnier is produced by steam distilling the foliage from lemon trees. less common than bigarade petitigrain (from bitter orange), this is a wonderful material to add interest and lift to a fragrance. it blends exceedingly well with other members of the citrus family which it modifies and extends, most especially lemon, lime and cedrat. try it with our lemon verbena and verdantol.

Petitgrain citronnier was a vital part of the petitgrain fond in the original green irish tweed by creed (see our demo formula tartan dream below) where it was blended with petitgrain paraguay and petitgrain bergamotier (from the bergamot tree).

Origin: italy
Part: leaves and branches
Method: steam distillation at source