Magnolia Alba / Champaca Extract

Champaca Alba is a light, jasmine-like floral fragrance with fresh green accents and a soft, powdery base – perfect for perfumes that want to exude elegance and clarity.

Fragrance profile – Champaca Alba

First impression (Top notes)

• Light and floral: strongly reminiscent of jasmine and magnolia
• Fresh and green: soft citrusy and green nuances that open the fragrance brightly

Heart (Middle notes)

• Sweet and creamy: a soft, almost lactonic tone that rounds out the floral
• Delicately floral: less heavy than Champaca Orange, more transparent and airy
• Fruity accents: subtle hints of pear and white grape

Base (Drydown)

• Soft and powdery: a light, elegant base that is not overpowering
• Floral-woody: a subtle, clean undertone that refines the fragrance
• Shorter present: compared with Champaca Orange, the drydown is less intense and more volatile

Summary of character

• Overall: light, fresh, floral and elegant
• Comparison: Champaca Alba is airier and more jasmine-like, while Champaca Orange is richer and heavier with fruity and spicy depth.
• Use in perfumery: ideal as a heart note in fresh floral and romantic compositions; combines well with jasmine, neroli, rose and citrus oils.

Champaca Orange vs. Champaca Alba

• Champaca Orange Exotic, rich and sensual. With warm fruity and spicy undertones, this oil gives perfumes a deep, luxurious signature. Perfect for those who love intensity and lush floral scents.
• Champaca Alba Light, fresh and jasmine-like. An elegant floral fragrance with green accents that gives perfumes an airy and romantic feel. Ideal for those looking for sophistication and clarity.

✨ Briefly:

• Orange = depth & sensuality
• Alba = lightness & elegance

 

Technical note:

Daffodil is not a true essential oil because the flowers cannot be steam distilled.
This product is an organic extraction, similar to an absolute but thinly liquid and easy to handle.
Therefore, it stands for optimal findability in both Absolues & Extracts and Essential Oils.

After organic extraction, vacuum distillation is used to purify the extract and make it thinly liquid for easier processing.

* Footnote:

Vacuum distillation is a purification step that takes place after the organic extraction of a flower material such as Narcissus or Osmanthus.
After the fragrances are first extracted from the flowers with a mild solvent, the extract is gently heated under reduced pressure (vacuum).
Due to the lower pressure, unwanted components – such as solvent residues, waxy compounds or heavy byproducts – evaporate at a much lower temperature than normal.

This prevents scent damage and provides a cleaner, more stable and often thin liquid end product.

So vacuum distillation does not change the way the fragrance is extracted, but refines the extract so that it is easier to incorporate into perfumes.