Rhubarb Absolute Extract
Rheum officinaleRhubarb Absolute Extract
fruity
middle
base
Rhubarb Extract is a highly distinctive botanical material valued in artistic and niche perfumery for its unusual and complex aromatic profile. Unlike the bright, tart, and fruity impression often associated with fresh rhubarb, this extract reveals a much darker and more sophisticated character that challenges traditional fragrance expectations.
Its aroma combines light leathery facets, subtle animalic undertones, sour fermented nuances, balsamic warmth, and intriguing soy sauce-like accents. The result is a rich and textured material that feels natural, complex, and highly evocative. These unusual characteristics make Rhubarb Extract particularly appealing to perfumers seeking originality and depth rather than conventional fruity freshness.
The extract contributes a distinctive savory quality that can enhance leather accords, tobacco themes, woody compositions, and experimental botanical fragrances. It blends exceptionally well with patchouli, vetiver, oakmoss, tobacco, oud, resins, leather notes, and dark florals, adding complexity and a natural fermented richness that is difficult to replicate with synthetic materials.
Highly appreciated in niche, artisanal, and avant-garde perfumery, Rhubarb Extract offers a unique olfactive signature that brings depth, texture, and character to sophisticated fragrance compositions.
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| Botanical Name | Rheum officinale |
| Origin | Indonesia |
| Extraction Method | Solvent Extraction |
| INCI Name | Rheum officinale extract |
| Note | Middle, Base |
| Scent Family | Fruity |
| Scent Profile | Tarty, Fresh, Green, Herbal |
| Plant Part | Roots |
| Cultivation | Conventional |
| Appearance | Red Brown, Liquid |
| Suggested Use | Perfumery, Aromatherapy, Soap Making, Cosmetics |
| Cas number | 8016-55-5 |
| Blends well with |
