Neroli Bigarade oil, distilled from the fresh blossoms of the bitter orange, Citrus bigaradia.
As SAVON A LA ROSE, with oil of neroli or essence de petit grain, supported with a little of the essence of ambergris and Portugal, for perfume.
Neroli is commonly adulterated with alcohol or essence de petit grain, and generally with both of them.
Or, the plain powder is scented by the addition of a little neroli or essence of petit grain.
It forms the oil of neroli of commerce; 1,000 kilos.
Such of the petals as are destined for the production of orange flower water and neroli are put into a still through a large canvas chute, and are covered with water, which is measured by the filling of reservoirs on the same floor.
The neroli procured from the flowers of the Citrus aurantium is considered to be the finest quality, and is called "neroli petale.
The "petale" and "bigarade" neroli are used to an enormous extent in the manufacture of eau de Cologne and other handkerchief perfumes.
The next quality, "neroli bigarade," is derived from the blossoms of the Citrus bigaradia, or Seville orange.
Another quality, which is considered inferior to the preceding, is the neroli petit grain, obtained by distilling the leaves and the young unripe fruit of the different species of the citrus.
Take half a pound spermaceti ointment, liquify it by the heat of warm water, and stir in one-half dram neroli or essence de petit-grain.
Essence of Musk eight ounces, Essence of Cloves four ounces, Essence of Neroli two ounces.
The distillation of neroli oil has also been lately commenced in Sicily and Calabria, but as far as quality is concerned, the oil thus far brought into commerce cannot compete with the French oil.
This is the reason why good orange-flower water cannot be prepared by saturating water with neroli oil.
Turkish rose oil and clove oil each 5½ drachms, neroli oil 2¼ drachms, Peru balsam 3½ ozs.
The other volatile oil, of which the neroli oil of commerce chiefly consists, is sparingly soluble in water, and does not possess such a delicious odor.
Neroli oil being a very expensive oil is exposed to many adulterations.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "neroli" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
