In short
Jasmine sambac absolute is extracted from Arabian jasmine flowers, mainly in India. It is greener, fresher and more tea-like than grandiflorum jasmine.
What Jasmine Sambac Absolute smells like
Jasmine sambac absolute is a smaller-flowered, greener and sharper jasmine than grandiflorum, with a pronounced tea-like and slightly orange-blossom character. A fragrance writer describes it as more green and animalic than grandiflorum; a retailer notes the flowers are picked at night, when they release most of their indole. Its fresh, fruity-green quality is what most clearly separates it from the creamier grandiflorum.
- Leading note
- Green, fresh jasmine
- Clear facets
- Tea-like
- Supporting facets
- Indolic
- Faint facets
- Orange blossom, fruity
- Character
- Fresh, green, sharp, heady
What makes Jasmine Sambac Absolute distinctive
The greener, sharper jasmine — tea and freshness where grandiflorum is fruit and cream.
Where the descriptions disagree: The short description calls it less animalic than grandiflorum; one fragrance writer calls it more animalic.
How Jasmine Sambac Absolute is used
Used in fine fragrance and in Asian perfumery traditions; it is also the flower of jasmine tea.
Typical role: backbone (used in large proportions as a structural material of an accord).
How Jasmine Sambac Absolute differs from similar materials
- Jasmine Absolute (Grandiflorum)
- Grandiflorum is the richer, fruity, peach-like jasmine with a creamy finish; sambac is greener, sharper and more tea-like. (compared directly by a cited source)
- Indole
- Indole alone is the narcotic, animal core; jasmine sambac carries it inside a fresh, fruity-green floral.
- Sampaquita Givco 138
- Sampaquita Givco 138 is Givaudan's cost-effective reconstitution of sambac as a base; the absolute is the natural flower.
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
Composition varies by origin; IFRA publishes a Standard for jasmine sambac absolute.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Absolute
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Floral / Fruity
- Note position
- Heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- Arabian jasmine absolute
- Botanical source
- Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton
- CAS number
- 91770-14-8
The CAS number was checked on 19 October 2026 against a PubChem substance record that gives it for this material. A natural material is a mixture, so it has no single formula; its composition varies with origin and processing.
Safety and compliance
The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering Jasmine Sambac Absolute:
- "Jasmine absolute (sambac)" — Restriction, 49th Amendment, published 2020-01
Limits differ by product category and are set out in the Standard itself; this page does not reproduce them. The list above reflects the library as read on 19 October 2026.
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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Hedione
Aroma chemical · Floral / Citrus — jasmine, transparent, citrus, airy
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Methyl Anthranilate
Aroma chemical · Floral / Fruity — orange blossom, grape, sweet, floral
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Orange Flower Absolute
Absolute · Floral / Animalic — orange blossom, honeyed, indolic, floral
Jasmine Sambac Absolute is also suggested as a partner on the pages for Champaca Absolute, Osmanthus Absolute and Sampaquita Givco 138.
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 16 published formulas
Jasmine Sambac Absolute is an ingredient in 11 perfume formulas and 5 accords in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Jasmine Sambac Absolute
Is Jasmine Sambac Absolute natural or synthetic?
Jasmine Sambac Absolute is natural. It is a concentrated extract obtained from plant material with a solvent, then washed with ethanol to remove the waxes.
What is the CAS number of Jasmine Sambac Absolute?
91770-14-8, the registry number for the absolute as a substance rather than a single molecule. It was checked against PubChem on 19 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Jasmine Sambac Absolute?
Jasmine Sambac Absolute is used in 16 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Agar Lantern, Champaca Tea Room and Champagne Static. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Is Jasmine Sambac Absolute covered by an IFRA Standard?
Yes. The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering it: "Jasmine absolute (sambac)" — Restriction, 49th Amendment. The limits depend on the product category; read the Standard itself before formulating.
Sources
- PubChem — substance 135334367, checked 19 October 2026.
- IFRA — Standards Library, read 19 October 2026.
- Lvnea — Jasmine, featured note — published perfumery reference.
- Premiere Peau — Jasmine perfume — published perfumery reference.
- 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.