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    Pink orchid fragrance note

    Pink orchid delivers a crisp green‑floral aroma punctuated by bright citrus notes and a whisper of spice, making it a rare gem in natural pe…More

    Thailand

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    Fragrances

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    Fragrances featuring Pink orchid

    Orchid Mantis by Zoologist Perfumes
    NewBest Seller
    3.7

    Orchid Mantis

    Zoologist Perfumes

    Moulin Rouge by Villa Erbatium
    Best Seller
    3.5

    Moulin Rouge

    Villa Erbatium

    Character

    The Story of Pink orchid

    Pink orchid delivers a crisp green‑floral aroma punctuated by bright citrus notes and a whisper of spice, making it a rare gem in natural perfumery.

    Heritage

    Orchid fragrance first entered recorded history in 9th‑century China, where imperial gardens cultivated fragrant hybrids for court ceremonies. By the 1500s, Persian traders exported dried orchid petals to the Mediterranean, where they were steeped in wine to release scent. The first modern orchid absolute appeared in Paris in 1924, when a French house refined Dendrobium extracts for a high‑society perfume. Throughout the 20th century, orchid aroma remained a niche, prized for its rarity and the technical skill required to isolate it. Today, Thailand's highland farms supply most pink orchid material, continuing a trade that spans centuries.

    At a Glance

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    Origin

    Thailand

    Primary source region

    Ingredient Details

    Extraction

    Solvent extraction (hexane) to absolute, with optional CO2 supercritical extraction

    Used Parts

    Flower petals

    Did You Know

    "The pink Phalaenopsis orchid releases its strongest scent at dawn, when pollinators first arrive, and its essential oil contains over a dozen volatile compounds, with linalool alone accounting for nearly one‑third of the profile."

    Production

    How Pink orchid Is Made

    Harvesters cut pink orchid buds at sunrise, when volatile oils peak. They immediately chill the petals to lock in aroma, then grind them into a fine paste. The paste meets hexane in a low‑temperature solvent extraction that pulls waxes and fragrant molecules into a concrete. The concrete dissolves in ethanol, yielding a clear absolute that retains the orchid's bright character. Some farms employ supercritical CO2 at 35 MPa and 45 °C, a method that avoids solvent residues and captures delicate notes such as geraniol and phenylacetaldehyde. After extraction, the absolute is filtered, stored in amber glass, and kept at 4 °C to preserve its freshness before blending.

    Provenance

    Thailand

    Thailand13.8°N, 100.5°E

    About Pink orchid