Unique and irreplaceable ingredients
Each certified ingredient meets the following cultivation and process requirements
Absolue Pays de Grasse
Earning the seal of approval for our perfumery ingredients
Our ingredients are exceptional – but you don’t have to take our word for it. That’s because, for nine of dsm-firmenich’s most esteemed and traditional natural ingredients, our “savoir-faire” has been certified by the geographic indication (GI) Absolue Pays de Grasse.
Approved by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in France, Absolue Pays de Grasse showcases the Grasse region’s historic contributions to and know-how in perfumery cultivation and industrial processes. Since 2018, the label has stood as an internationally trusted recognition and protection of the unique quality of Grasse absolutes, thanks to the region’s terrain, climate, and 300-year history of artisanal perfumery expertise.
Cultivation
The absolute objects of the GI must either (i) be produced in the area identified as a historic area for the cultivation of perfume plants straddling the Alpes Maritimes, the Var, and the Alpes de Haute Provence or (ii) come from plants picked or grown in the same area.
Extraction process
The plant raw material or biomass should be extracted with a volatile solvent, either by supercritical fluid or enfleurage, to obtain a floral ointment called “concrete.”
Transformation into absolute
The transformation of the primary extract into absolute should take place by alcoholic washing, glazing, filtration, pre-concentration, and fine concentration under vacuum.
Putting sensational scents on the map
Historical areas for the cultivation of perfume plants
Rose centifolia: Grasse, Fayence, Carnoules, Saint-Paul-en-Forêt, Callian, Puget Ville, Saint-Cézaire, Montauroux, Tourrettes.
Mimosa: Tanneron, Pégomas, Auribeau, Le Tignet, Cannes, Les Adrets, Mandelieu, La Roquette.
Hay: Logis du Pin, Comps-sur-Artuby.
Clary sage: La Palud-sur-Verdon, Moustier Sainte Marie, Sainte-Croix du Verdon, Puimoisson.
Everlasting: Plateau de Valensole.
Made in Grasse
Discover our certified absolutes, grown in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Grasse region and processed in dsm-firmenich’s Naturals Center of Excellence in – you guessed it – Grasse.
Clary Sage
Everlasting
Hay
Lavender Diva
Mimosa
Rose Centifolia
Violet Leaf
Clary Sage
Aromatic
Ambery, herbaceous, camphor, floral, musky. Bright and earthy olfactive profile. Typically aromatic with a subtle fruity undertone.
Perfumery usage
Absolute and essence both used in the composition of chypre, fougère, and ambery fragrances.
Available GI absolutes: Clary Sage IG Grasse Abs┃Clary Sage IG Grasse Abs Decol
Everlasting
Aromatic
Multifaceted floral-ambery or floral-gourmand ingredient, always warm. An aromatic in a gourmand universe.
Perfumery usage
Mainly used in fine fragrances to give a deep tobacco effect to chypre and amber perfumes.
Hay
Balsamic Aromatic
Balsamic aromatic with a soft, sweet herbal, woody scent reminiscent of tobacco and moss.
Perfumery usage
Used in fern, aromatic, and lavender fragrances. Very good in blends with tonka, periploca, lavender, and other coumarin notes. Gives a warm, dry, herbal, and addictive note.
Available GI absolutes: Hay Pays Abs┃Hay Pays Abs Decol
Lavender Diva
Aromatic
Very floral, fresh, aromatic, herbaceous aromatic, with a sweet coumarin undertone. Clean and precise olfactory profile, without the mushroom secondary facet often present in classical lavender/lavandin essential oil. A well-balanced lavender completed by a warm ambery dry down.
Perfumery usage
Used as a very floral lavender in fine or consumer fragrances with aromatic, fougère, and floral accord.
Mimosa
Green Floral
Green, floral, powdery and slightly fruity.
Perfumery usage
The ultimate reference for floral, green, and powdery long-lasting notes. A slightly woody, almond-like note differentiates it from other origins where the green facet is accentuated.
Rose Centifolia
Floral Rose
Floral, green, spicy, fruity, sweet, and honey-like aromatic. Rare elixir, very sensual, deeply rich and floral, evoking luxury. Sweeter and more honey-like than Rosa Damascena.
Perfumery usage
Used in fine fragrance to give a sweet floral rosy note with honey undertones. Very complex and long-lasting. An exquisite absolute that embodies the essence of a tradition.
Violet Leaf
Green
Green, vegetal, floral, waxy, slightly earthy with cucumber and melon effect. Ultimate reference for long-lasting green and floral notes. Brings high-quality, watery, green, and fruity facets in compositions.
Perfumery usage
Brings a delicate caring effect in cosmetic applications. Blends very well with tuberose, narcissus, tea leaf absolute, clary sage absolute, estragon, cumin, basil, and synthetic ingredients.
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