Re: Litsea, Neroli, and citrus blends

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> litsea is strong stuff! It does anchor a blend,

> there's no doubt > I think I may leave litsea out

of my citrus blends

> for the time being,

How I use Litsea or May Chang is in Distilled water to

make a clothes freshener. So nice takes away all bad

smells. I also spray it if I think there are bad

germs about. Pretty effective.

Bb

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> From: BB <simmonsbetb@...>

> Reply-

> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:28:31 -0800 (PST)

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> Subject: Re: Litsea, Neroli, and citrus blends

>

>

>> litsea is strong stuff! It does anchor a blend,

>> there's no doubt > I think I may leave litsea out

> of my citrus blends

>> for the time being,

>

> How I use Litsea or May Chang is in Distilled water to

> make a clothes freshener. So nice takes away all bad

> smells. I also spray it if I think there are bad

> germs about. Pretty effective.

> Bb

>

And I use it in unfragranced laundry detergent to give my laundry a fresh

lemony verbena like aroma.

Dorothy

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>

> Since I really like citrus EDTs, I recently made two small blends

> that were mainly citrus. I used litsea for the first time, because

> I heard it does a good job anchoring citrus blends. I've ended up

> dumping both blends, which I'm now calling experimental. That

> litsea is strong stuff! It does anchor a blend, there's no doubt

> about that, but a little goes a looong way.

Hi, Steevo~

Litsea is a wonderful oil - but you're right - a little goes a loooong way! Try

diluting it in Jojoba or Fractionated Coconut all the way down to 1% for use in

your blends. Only then have I found it to cooperate with the other oils in a

blend, where it imparts a bright touch in the background rather than a lemony

overdose in the foreground. It is very inexpensive and, once diluted, easy to

work with - IMO~

> Anyway, I don't know what you think about litsea and neroli, and how

> you use them in your blends, but that's my current experience.

As for Neroli - great stuff but much more expensive & valuable than Litsea - it

is much more complex too- I've found it to be an indispensible oil in perfumery

- and I like to use it frequently in tandem with Orange Flwr Absolute.

I know there are others out there (from previous posts) who like to combine

eo's with their absolute counterparts - i.e: Neroli + Orange Flwr Abs.; Rose

Otto + Rose Abs.- since the eo's are characteristically different from the

absolutes and vice versa & while both contain desirable elements in each

incarnation, it can be very rewarding to combine these in varying percentages

to observe the fragrant effect . keep good notes

hope this helps~

~

[Guest guest]

> > How I use Litsea or May Chang is in Distilled

> water to

> > make a clothes freshener. So nice takes away all

> bad

> > smells. I also spray it if I think there are bad

> > germs about. Pretty effective.

> > Bb

> >

> And I use it in unfragranced laundry detergent to

> give my laundry a fresh

> lemony verbena like aroma.

> Dorothy

Thanks Dorothy

Just dosed my laundry detergent will report how it

goes.

Thanks for the advise. Exciting

BB

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[Guest guest]

> > How I use Litsea or May Chang is in Distilled

> water to

> > make a clothes freshener. So nice takes away all

> bad

> > smells. I also spray it if I think there are bad

> > germs about. Pretty effective.

> > Bb

> >

> And I use it in unfragranced laundry detergent to

> give my laundry a fresh

> lemony verbena like aroma.

> Dorothy

Thanks Dorothy

Just dosed my laundry detergent will report how it

goes.

Thanks for the advise. Exciting

BB

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[Guest guest]

At 07:01 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote:

>Hi, Steevo~

>Litsea is a wonderful oil - but you're right - a little goes a loooong

>way! Try

>diluting it in Jojoba or Fractionated Coconut all the way down to 1% for

>use in

>your blends. Only then have I found it to cooperate with the other oils in a

>blend, where it imparts a bright touch in the background rather than a lemony

>overdose in the foreground. It is very inexpensive and, once diluted, easy to

>work with - IMO~

I actually prefer lemon myrtle to litsea -- more lift, softer, weaves

around more. The dilution info remains true!

>I know there are others out there (from previous posts) who like to combine

>eo's with their absolute counterparts - i.e: Neroli + Orange Flwr Abs.; Rose

>Otto + Rose Abs.- since the eo's are characteristically different from the

>absolutes and vice versa & while both contain desirable elements in each

>incarnation, it can be very rewarding to combine these in varying

>percentages

>to observe the fragrant effect . keep good notes

That would me me, for one. I typically combine the oils and absolutes,

sometimes also the tinctured concretes.

Anya

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Steeve,

I think litsea is a well worth it investement as a citrusy heart note.

in fact, it is more citrusy than neroli (which is floral) - and waaay

cheaper. I love it and use it a lot - the lemon verbena type oils are

my favourite though, so I am quite biased...

It also doesn't go rancid so fast, keeps that lovely fresh lemony

scent for a long time. It adds sparkle, tartness and fruitiness to

perfumes and colognes and is very versatile. I have lemon myrtle, but

haven't experimented with it long enough to comment on the difference

between the two though...

Best,

Ayala Sender - Perfumer

Ayala Moriel Parfums

Signature Perfumes ~ Perfumed Jewelry ~ Fragrance Consultant On-line

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At 01:43 AM 2/22/2006, you wrote:

>Steeve,

>

>I think litsea is a well worth it investement as a citrusy heart note.

>in fact, it is more citrusy than neroli (which is floral) - and waaay

>cheaper. I love it and use it a lot - the lemon verbena type oils are

>my favourite though, so I am quite biased...

>

>It also doesn't go rancid so fast, keeps that lovely fresh lemony

>scent for a long time. It adds sparkle, tartness and fruitiness to

>perfumes and colognes and is very versatile. I have lemon myrtle, but

>haven't experimented with it long enough to comment on the difference

>between the two though...

I'm more inclined to use lemon myrtle in a blend that litsea. Found this

through trial and error. The litsea can sing more in the middle, breaking

through in a surprising way, then receding, but the lemon myrtle is shyer,

and more of a good support in the long run. Like litsea, it has an

incredibly high citral content, and must be used in a very small amount (<2%).

Anya

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