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Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract

CO2 extract · Citrus / Green

lemon, lime, sweet, fresh, sherbet — top note.

Aroma illustration for Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract: a halved lemon and a halved lime, for its lemon and lime notes. It illustrates smell associations, not the material or its source.Illustration of a lemon myrtle stem with glossy, pointed leaves. The CO2 extract is taken from the leaves.
Aroma View: an illustration of what Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract smells like (lemon, lime), drawn by RUŌOD Lab — not its appearance or its source.An original illustration of the botanical source by RUŌOD Lab — not a photograph of the material.
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In short

Lemon myrtle CO2 extract is taken from the leaves of the Australian lemon myrtle. It is intensely lemony, fresh, sweet and spritzy, with a lime note.

What Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract smells like

Hermitage Oils calls its organic lemon myrtle CO2 extract more lemony than lemon, cheerful and invigorating, with an intensely powerful fresh, sweet, spritzy lemon and lime bouquet. Aftelier Perfumes says it smells like gorgeous sweet lemon, fresh, clean and bright.

Leading note
Sweet lemon
Supporting facets
Lime
Faint facets
Green
Character
Bright, sparkling
  • lemon
  • lime
  • sweet
  • fresh
  • sherbet

What makes Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract distinctive

Lemon without the peel's bitterness: sweet and spritzy, like sherbet.

How Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract is used

Used for a bright, sweet lemon top note in citrus, cologne and fresh accords.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

How Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract differs from similar materials

Lemon Myrtle Oil
The distilled oil is the familiar sharp lemon-verbena-like note; the CO2 extract is described as brighter, sweeter and more spritzy, lemon and lime.

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

No CAS number specific to the CO2 extract was confirmed. It is citral-rich, like the distilled oil.

Identity and classification

Type
CO2 extract
Origin
Natural
Odour family
Citrus / Green
Note position
Top note
Physical form at room temperature
Liquid
Also known as
Lemon myrtle CO2
Botanical source
Backhousia citriodora F.Muell.

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

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 2 published formulas

Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas in the Formula & Accord Library.

Community formulas

  • 1882 Naturals

    Community Formula · listed as “Lemon Myrtle CO2”

RUŌOD House Originals

Original compositions by RUŌOD House.

Further reading

Questions about Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract

Is Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract natural or synthetic?

Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract is natural. It is an extract obtained from plant material with carbon dioxide under pressure (supercritical or subcritical), with no solvent left behind.

Which published formulas use Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract?

Lemon Myrtle CO2 Extract is used in 2 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library: 1882 Naturals and Sherbet Satellite. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.

Sources

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