Ylang-Ylang Extra "Superior”

This is the famed ylang-ylang extra "superior" oil from Comoros, the greatest ylang-ylang quality there is. This is the oil that Ernest Beaux demanded for Chanel No 5 because nothing else was good enough. Most vendors settle for Madagascan "Extra" oil as it is less costly and easier to obtain, but the Comoros oil remains to this day the peak of cananga perfection.

From the ethereal fruity top notes to the intensely sweet and lasting dry down, you will be absolutely converted to this quality of ylang ylang. This is the stuff of legends. 

In ylang-ylang production terms, the "superior" oil is taken during the first few minutes of steam distilled extraction, giving the truest and most beautiful representation of the flower in nature. Following that is the more common "extra" grade which can comprise up to 40 or 50% of the total remaining oil. The inferior remnants are sold as grade I grade II and grade III or blended as "complete" oil. Only complete and grade III are of value to modern perfumers with grade III being a good cheap oil for soaps and "complete" oil being useful as a general all-purpose ylang ylang which blends very well with most other florals.

If you are looking for a synthetic replacer for ylang-ylang oil that can be used at much higher quantities, you may prefer our wonderfully realistic Ylang Impérial base.

Supplier: Biolandes
Origin: The Union Of Comoros
Variety: Cananga odorata
Part: Flowers only