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Rosewood is used in perfumery to build natural pink facets alongside spicy and citrus fragrance notes. Historically, large quantities of this tree's essential oil were produced in the Grasse region and South America. Today, production has dropped sharply and takes place exclusively in Brazil, with the tree facing the threat of extinction.
Its scarcity is notable, as an average of only one tree is found per hectare of the Amazon rainforest. Its chemical composition consists of over 90 percent Linalool, making it a primary source of natural Linalool. Botanically, the tree belongs to the Lauraceae family and the genus Aniba.
Imagine walking across 10,000 square meters of tropical rainforest and encountering only a single rosewood tree. This extreme scarcity makes rosewood one of the hardest aromatic trees to find in the world.
In the past, rosewood essential oil production reached hundreds of tons annually, enough to fill a small swimming pool. Today, production has dropped dramatically due to the threat of extinction.
With a 90 percent Linalool content, rosewood essential oil acts as a rich source of this valuable aromatic substance, containing nearly triple the amount found in most other natural oils used in perfumery.
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