In short
Ginger absolute is extracted with solvent from ginger rhizomes and molecularly distilled. It is warmer and more gourmand than the oil or the CO2 extract.
What Ginger Absolute smells like
Robertet makes its ginger absolute by solvent-extracting the roots and molecularly distilling the extract to a completely soluble material, and describes it as spicy-peppery and toffee-chocolate, warm balsamic-woody with a gourmand dry-down.
- Leading note
- Warm ginger
- Supporting facets
- Peppery, toffee, balsamic
- Faint facets
- Chocolate
- Character
- Warm, gourmand
What makes Ginger Absolute distinctive
Ginger made gourmand: toffee and chocolate beside the spice.
How Ginger Absolute is used
Used for a warm, gourmand ginger in oriental, spicy and gourmand accords.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Ginger Absolute differs from similar materials
- Ginger CO2 Extract
- The CO2 extract is fresh, hot and pungent; the absolute is warm and gourmand, with toffee and chocolate beside the spice.
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
Shares its CAS number with ginger oil, so none is given here.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Absolute
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Spicy / Gourmand
- Note position
- Heart to base note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Viscous liquid
- Botanical source
- Zingiber officinale Roscoe
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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Ginger CO2 Extract
CO2 extract · Spicy / Citrus — ginger, spicy, pungent, fresh
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Vanillin
Aroma chemical · Gourmand / Amber — vanilla, sweet, creamy
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Cinnamon Bark Oil
Essential oil · Spicy / Gourmand — cinnamon, spicy, sweet, hot
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 3 published formulas
Ginger Absolute is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Ginger Absolute
Is Ginger Absolute natural or synthetic?
Ginger 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 Ginger Absolute?
Ginger Absolute is used in 3 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library: Dune Spice Market, Ginger Biscuit Tin and Tamarind Accord. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- The Good Scents Company — ginger absolute (Robertet) — odour database.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 24 October 2026. Evidence: few published descriptions; treat the detail with caution. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.