Cedrat Petitgrain Oil

#### Cedrat Petitgrain Oil. See also **Cedrat**** ****Oil.** The essential oil from the leaves and twigs of the tree, **Citrus**** ****Medica**, var. bajoura, possibly a local sub-variety, is occasionally steam distilled in some of the French islands in the south Pacific (Samoa and other islands) upon demand from European perfume houses. **Cedrat**** ****Petitgrain**** ****Oil**** **has been recommended for use in various perfume types ever since the name of the oil appeared in various published perfume formulas. The oil is a greenish-yellow to olive-yellow or pale yellow mobile liquid of sweet and fresh, floral-woody, leafy "petitgrain"-type of odor, somewhat reminiscent of lemon-petitgrain oil, however, not nearly as powerful as that oil. There would be quite a problem in producing a uniform quality of cedrat petitgrain oil, due to the scarcity of true cedrat trees and due to the great number of varieties of these trees. Thus, it is unlikely that the cedrat petitgrain oil which has only little news to offer to the perfumer, will ever become a regularly produced item. See also **Combava**** ****Petitgrain**** ****Oil**.