Jasmine Floral Wax — Frequently Asked Questions

It is a by-product of natural perfumery. Flowers are solvent-extracted to give a concrete, a semi-solid containing both the aromatic material and the plant's own cuticular waxes. Washing that concrete with alcohol removes the fragrant fraction as the absolute and leaves the waxes behind, and that residue, filtered and refined, is the floral wax.

It is naturally scented. A proportion of the flower's own volatile compounds stays bound within the wax matrix after the absolute has been washed out, so the aroma is genuinely botanical rather than a fragrance oil added to a neutral base. It releases slowly and gently on warming rather than projecting with the lift of an added top note.

Generally a few percent. It is a hard, brittle wax melting at 62 to 68 degrees Celsius, so it is used as a fragrant structural component rather than as a base, contributing both hardness and aroma. Because supply follows the absolute production stream, quantity and character vary with the harvest, and availability should be confirmed before it is designed into a formulation.

Solid perfumes and natural perfumery, balms, creams and lip products, and luxury candle blends, where the botanical origin of the scent is part of the product story. It is also used simply as a natural fragrance carrier in anhydrous systems, where it contributes aroma without needing a separate fragrance addition.