In short
Cassie absolute is extracted from the flowers of Vachellia farnesiana (formerly Acacia farnesiana). It is related to mimosa but spicier, with a powdery, violet-like floral odour.
What Cassie Absolute smells like
Cassie absolute, from Acacia farnesiana flowers, is a rich, sweet, warm, green, honey-floral with pronounced powdery and soft cinnamic-balsamic undertones. Firmenich lists floral-mimosa, honey, spicy, green, violet leaf and woody; another supplier adds spicy cinnamon-clove warmth and green violet-leaf facets. Its violet impression is linked to the ionones it contains. At low dosage it is delicate, velvety and powdery.
- Leading note
- Powdery honeyed floral
- Clear facets
- Violet leaf, green
- Supporting facets
- Cinnamon-clove spice, balsamic
- Faint facets
- Woody
- Character
- Warm, powdery, sweet, rich
What makes Cassie Absolute distinctive
Powder with spice: honeyed and violet-like like mimosa, but greener and warmer, with a cinnamon-clove edge.
Concentration and dilution
At low dosage it reads delicate, velvety and powdery.
How Cassie Absolute is used
Used in fine fragrance for powdery, honeyed and violet-leaf effects in floral and oriental compositions.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Cassie Absolute differs from similar materials
- Mimosa Absolute
- A forum comparison describes cassie as greener and more diffusive; mimosa is more powdery, dusty and honeyed, with hay. (compared directly by a cited source)
- Carnation Absolute
- Carnation absolute is greener and more herbaceous, honeyed with clove; cassie is powdery and violet-like as well as spicy.
An asterisk marks a difference that a cited source states directly. The others compare the published descriptions of each material. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
Expensive and potent; use sparingly.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Absolute
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Floral / Powdery
- Note position
- Heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Viscous liquid
- Botanical source
- Vachellia farnesiana
No CAS number is shown: suppliers use different identifiers for this material, and none could be confirmed as its own.
Safety and compliance
This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.
Materials it works with
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Mimosa Absolute
Absolute · Floral / Powdery — powdery, honeyed, green, floral
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alpha-Ionone
Aroma chemical · Powdery / Fruity — violet, powdery, fruity, sweet
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Heliotropin
Aroma chemical · Powdery / Gourmand — powdery, almond, vanilla, floral
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Anisaldehyde
Aroma chemical · Powdery / Floral — anisic, hawthorn, floral, sweet
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 4 published formulas
Cassie Absolute is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas and 2 accords in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Cassie Absolute
Is Cassie Absolute natural or synthetic?
Cassie Absolute is natural. It is a concentrated extract obtained from plant material with a solvent, then washed with ethanol to remove the waxes.
Which published formulas use Cassie Absolute?
Cassie Absolute is used in 4 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Mimosa Accord, Mimosa Draft and Rice Powder Theory. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- dsm-firmenich — Cassie Egypt absolute — manufacturer's description.
- Eden Botanicals — Cassie absolute — distributor's description.
- Fraterworks — cassie absolute — distributor's description.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 26 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.