{"product_id":"linden-blossoms-essential-oil-dlvrr","title":"Linden Blossoms - Essential Oil","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePURE LINDEN BLOSSOM ESSENCE: THE SCENT OF EARLY SUMMER\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe essence of lovely Linden Blossoms bursts with the sweet floral, slightly green scent of hay that is exquisitely reminiscent of a pastoral June day. The outpouring of nectar from this tree’s blossoms keeps bees abuzz. This festive, feel-good aroma takes you on a whimsical ride through the sun-drenched countryside while light, dappled-floral notes waft through the air. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The linden trees smell good on good June evenings! The air is sometimes so sweet that we close our eyelids... We let ourselves get drunk.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— Arthur Rimbaud, Roman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eGenuine Linden Blossom essence (\u003cem\u003eTilia cordata\u003c\/em\u003e), also known as Lime Blossom, Basswood, and tilleul, is a rarity in aromatherapy. Because these delicate summer blossoms are too ethereal for traditional steam distillation, historically their volatile compounds could only be captured through labor-intensive enfleurage macerations. Today, \"linden\" fragrance compounds bypass the blossoms entirely, with manufactured synthetic isolates of lilial and hydroxycitronellal: mere chemical chimeras of the real, phytochemically fragrant molecules. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eOur authentic organic, supercritical extraction preserves the living blossoms' bloom into the phytochemistry of a natural perfume. To catch this fleeting fragrance, our distiller uses an advanced supercritical fluid CO2 extraction with a natural, organic-certified ethyl alcohol co-solvent. Operating as a molecular magnet, this organic co-solvent gently embraces and draws forth the delicate aromatic phytochemicals, including rare, fragrant fruit-honey markers like blumenol C and dihydroactinidiolide, out of the blossoms and into the bottle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Linden tree was so enchanting it restored the poet Rabindranath Tagore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the autumn of 1926, the Nobel Laureate fell ill with a heart ailment while traveling through Europe. He retreated to a sanatorium on the sun-drenched shores of Lake Balaton in Balatonfüred, Hungary, where lakeside air and deep rest were the primary prescription. Following his recovery, guided by ancient Indian wisdom that planting a tree ensures longevity, Tagore planted a young Linden tree in the local park. So imbued by the grace of the landscape, he wrote: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\"I have seen almost all the countries of the world, but I saw nowhere such a beautiful harmony of the sky and the water as here in Balatonfüred, where the trees whisper a message of peace to the soul.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eToday, that very tree still stands on the promenade, where a stone plaque carries the poet's eternal inscription: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e“When I am no longer on this earth, my tree, Let the ever-renewed leaves of thy spring Murmur to the wayfarer: The poet loved thee while he lived.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThese selections lean into the rich, almost overwhelming natural magic of the blooming tree. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My god, breathe the linden tree when it is a volcano of bees... \"\u003c\/em\u003e — Colette \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"How will you sleep without my whispering above you like the linden's branches? Without my lying here awake and placing words, almost like eyelids, on your breasts, your limbs, your lips.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Rainer Maria Rilke, The Rose Window and Other Verse \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The scent of linden blossoms hung heavy on the air. She picked a blossom and held it to her nose, inhaling deeply... All she could hear was the soft sough of the wind in the leaves, and the humming of innumerable bees as they gathered the nectar from the creamy-white flowers.”\u003c\/em\u003e — Kate Forsyth, The Wild Girl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLINDEN BLOSSOM: DISTILLATION DETAILS + APPLICATIONS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOTANICAL PROFILE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBotanical Name: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTilia cordata\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBotanical Family:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMalvaceae\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraction Method:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e CO2 Select \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of Plant Distilled:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Blossoms \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Bulgaria \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultivation Method:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% \u003cem\u003eTilia cordata\u003c\/em\u003e + 50% Organic Biodynamic Alcohol \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eConsistency: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThin, pourable liquid \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eScent Description:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The green of springtime air doused in festive-floral honey notes, crisp green apple, and sweet sun-warmed hay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Living Libations:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fawn-lily-petal-perfume\" title=\"Fawn Lily Petal Perfume\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFawn Lily Perfume\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Being Free Is Lots Of Fun Petal Perfume\" href=\"\/products\/being-free-is-lots-of-fun-petal-perfume\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBeing Free is Lots of Fun Perfume\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlends Beautifully:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasmine, Rose, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/neroli-essential-oil\" title=\"Neroli Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNeroli\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ylang Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/ylang-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYlang,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/geranium-essential-oil\" title=\"Geranium Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeranium,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vanilla Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/vanilla-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVanilla,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/lavender-essential-oil\" title=\"Lavender Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLavender\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melissa Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/melissa-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMelissa,\u003c\/a\u003e Lemon Verbena, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cape-chamomile-essential-oil\" title=\"Cape Chamomile Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCape Chamomile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cardamom Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/cardamom-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCardamom\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frankincense-essential-oil\" title=\"Frankincense Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrankincense,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lemon Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/lemon-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLemon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bergamot-essential-oil\" title=\"Bergamot Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBergamot,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Grapefruit Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/grapefruit-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGrapefruit,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/lime-essential-oil\" title=\"Lime Essential Oil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLime,\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chamomile Essential Oil\" href=\"\/products\/chamomile-essential-oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChamomile.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplications:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e This rare extract is co-distilled with an organic alcohol co-solvent; the alcohol hits your nose first, so let it quickly evaporate on your skin or a scent strip to reveal the true, honeyed linden blossom. Natural perfumers prize this delicate, shape-shifting essence. To maximize its projection, dilute it in organic jojoba or blend it with bright citrus essential oils. This reveals the subtle molecules, coaxing notes of crisp green apple and honey-hay right to the surface. Perfect for bespoke perfumery, body mists, blends, and blossom-scented baths. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Certificates of Analysis\" href=\"https:\/\/livinglibations.filecloudonline.com\/url\/certificateofanalysislindenblossom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eView or download the Certificate of Analysis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThis essential oil is verified, genuine distillation, third-party tested to ensure 100% purity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinden Blossom’s Fragrant Phytochemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis supercritical CO₂ select extract reveals a complex, living phytochemical footprint. The extraction method captures both the dense and the delicate molecules that traditional steam distillation leaves behind, weaving a tapestry of naturally occurring constituents: phenylethyl alcohol, megastigmane compounds, caffeine, benzyl alcohol, 4-methoxyphenethyl alcohol, 1,4-dimethylindanyl acetate, dihydroactinidiolide, 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-α-ionone, and blumenol C. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ePhenylethyl alcohol (29%) is the honey-floral aromatic anchor of this essence. This natural aromatic alcohol delivers a soft, honey-like sweetness that lingers exquisitely. What is it that makes genuine linden blossom smell like a warm, pastoral June day? The secret lies in sun-baked carotenoid metabolites and megastigmanes, trace compounds born entirely from the natural, light-induced breakdown of plant pigments called carotenoids. Within this sun-drenched matrix rests: 4-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4[(1E)-3-oxo-1-butenyl]-2-cyclohexen-1-one a megastigmane molecule (at 4%) that exudes a balsamic-floral depth. Working in tandem are dihydroactinidiolide (0.90%) and blumenol C (0.40%). These rare volatile markers are the definitive fingerprints of authentic Tilia cordata, responsible for the highly coveted, nostalgic nuances of sweet, sun-warmed hay, dried tea leaves, and summer meadow honey. This bouquet is rounded out by 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-α-ionone (0.60%), a precious ionone that injects a subtle, orris-like, fruity undertone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eBotanical anomalies like caffeine and exotic esters also add to linden’s aromatic enrapture. Caffeine (3.90%) is a fascinating and highly unusual inclusion for an essential oil profile. Because caffeine is a larger, non-volatile molecule, standard steam distillation completely misses it. The advanced supercritical CO₂ select method smoothly pulls this compound into the matrix, completing the complexity and physical weight of the total extract.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e Bridging the entire aroma are benzyl alcohol (2.50%) and 4-methoxyphenethyl alcohol (1.60%). These naturally occurring aromatic components layer in clean, breezy hawthorn and powdery notes, while 1,4-dimethylindanyl acetate (1.20%), an exotic ester, provides a smooth, elegant, woody-musky structural anchor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLINDEN BLOSSOM: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does this genuine supercritical CO2 extract of Linden Blossom differ from linden fragrance oils?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere are many linden-scent illusions on the market because real Linden essence is so rare. Synthetic chimeras of fragrance oil and \"nature-identical\" reconstructions are manufactured because this summer scent is so highly sought after. This Linden is the real deal. Our special extraction method bottles the blossom's most aromatically complex, fleeting phytochemistry to date. It preserves the pure matrix of phenylethyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, rare markers like blumenol C, and unique carotenoid metabolites. It is a scent substance like no other and beautifully emanates the vital vapors of summer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill the caffeine in this extract cause a stimulant effect or affect my sleep?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt will not. While caffeine (3.90%) is a fascinating, rare marker to be found in floral phytochemistry, showing how this advanced extraction method captures a more full-spectrum molecular profile, applying it to your skin or breathing it in is different from drinking coffee. It will not make one overly energized or be digestively metabolized. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Libations","offers":[{"title":"2.5ml","offer_id":46498594488458,"sku":"1-EO439-2-DL","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml","offer_id":46498594521226,"sku":"1-EO439-5-DL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15ml","offer_id":46498594553994,"sku":"1-EO439-15-DL","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30ml","offer_id":46498594586762,"sku":"1-EO439-30-DL","price":143.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/8729\/0762\/files\/linden_98d990a9-dc87-4881-94f1-0b810e46c7e3.jpg?v=1762439514","url":"https:\/\/lavinglibations.com\/products\/linden-blossoms-essential-oil-dlvrr","provider":"Living Libations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}