Broom

Spartium junceum

Broom essential oil

Broom absolute comes from the yellow flowers of Spanish broom. It smells intensely of honey and hay, sweet enough to be cloying on its own. It takes an enormous quantity of flowers to make a little, so it is rare and expensive, and used in traces. Perfumers reach for it to add a warm, sunlit sweetness that other florals cannot give. There is no published research on the absolute itself, so nothing here is a health claim.

Also Known As
Genet, Spanish Broom
Family
Floral
Perfumery Note
Middle
Intensity
Medium
Extraction
Solvent Extraction
Plant Parts
Flowers
Origins
France, Spain, Italy
Effect
Energy & Uplifting, Sleep & Relaxation
Aroma
Floral, Sweet, Honey-like
Applications
Diffusing & Inhalation, Perfumery & Fragrance Making
Price
$$$$Rare floral absolute with an intense honey-like scent; very low yield