Florentine iris
A flower originally from Florence, however due to its risk of extinction and difficult cultivation, the companies producing raw materials have brought cultivation mainly to the south of France, in fact it takes at least three years for the Iris to develop its rhizome, which is the only element used in perfumery.
The harvest takes place between July and August, subsequently, once the rhizomes have been removed, they are cleaned and left to dry in the open air and stored for at least three years, the time necessary to have a greater concentration of iron which would be the molecule responsible for the scent of the 'Iris.
After three years, the rhizomes are ground and subjected to a process called turbodistillation obtaining its concrete also called iris butter, subsequently the latter is subjected to another process called fractional distillation, obtaining iris absolute, one of the materials more expensive firsts in perfumery, also given by the time to obtain it, i.e. approximately 6/7 years.
To obtain 1 kg of concrete, it takes approximately 500 kg of rhizomes and 1 kg of absolute requires 4 kg of concrete or iris butter.
The harvest takes place between July and August, subsequently, once the rhizomes have been removed, they are cleaned and left to dry in the open air and stored for at least three years, the time necessary to have a greater concentration of iron which would be the molecule responsible for the scent of the 'Iris.
After three years, the rhizomes are ground and subjected to a process called turbodistillation obtaining its concrete also called iris butter, subsequently the latter is subjected to another process called fractional distillation, obtaining iris absolute, one of the materials more expensive firsts in perfumery, also given by the time to obtain it, i.e. approximately 6/7 years.
To obtain 1 kg of concrete, it takes approximately 500 kg of rhizomes and 1 kg of absolute requires 4 kg of concrete or iris butter.