In short
Frangipani absolute is extracted from Plumeria flowers; suppliers sell it from P. alba, P. obtusa or P. rubra. It is creamy, sweet and peachy.
What Frangipani Absolute smells like
Fraterworks describes its Plumeria alba absolute as soft peach, orange blossom and gardenia with almond and vanilla in the dry-down, and sells it diluted because the pure form is wax-like. Winged Seed describes a P. obtusa absolute as creamy floral with a green top and a heavy, peachy dry-down. The Good Scents Company lists a pink frangipani absolute (P. rubra) as sweet gardenia, orange flower and neroli.
- Leading note
- Creamy floral
- Clear facets
- Peach
- Supporting facets
- Gardenia, orange blossom
- Faint facets
- Almond
- Character
- Creamy, sweet
What makes Frangipani Absolute distinctive
A creamy white flower with a ripe peach in it.
How Frangipani Absolute is used
Used in tropical white-floral accords; often sold diluted, as the pure absolute is waxy.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Frangipani Absolute differs from similar materials
- Jasmine Lactone
- Jasmine lactone is the peach-apricot lactone inside white flowers; frangipani absolute is a whole flower around such a creamy peach, sweet and gardenia-like.
Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
The species varies by supplier and is not stated in the formulas, so this record covers the material as traded. No CAS number is given.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Absolute
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Floral / Fruity
- Note position
- Heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Semi-solid
- Also known as
- Plumeria absolute
- Botanical source
- Plumeria spp.
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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Jasmine Absolute (Grandiflorum)
Absolute · Floral / Animalic — jasmine, floral, indolic, fruity
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Tuberose Absolute
Absolute · Floral / Gourmand — white floral, creamy, narcotic, buttery
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gamma-Decalactone
Aroma chemical · Fruity / Gourmand — peach, fruity, creamy
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 5 published formulas
Frangipani Absolute is an ingredient in 1 perfume formula and 4 accords in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Frangipani Absolute
Is Frangipani Absolute natural or synthetic?
Frangipani 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 Frangipani Absolute?
Frangipani Absolute is used in 5 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Brine Blossom Accord, Frangipani Ledge and Gardenia Accord. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- Fraterworks — Frangipani Absolute — distributor's description.
- Winged Seed — Frangipani Absolute — distributor's description.
- The Good Scents Company — frangipani absolute — odour database.
- 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.