In 1750, the naturalist Griffith Hughes described a certain fruit for the first time in his work on the natural history of Barbados, an island in the Caribbean. It was the grapefruit, called the “forbidden fruit.” According to an island legend, grapefruit first arose in Welchman Hall Gully, in the center of Barbados. Its name comes from the way its fruit grows in clusters, like grapes. In French, it is called pamplemousse.
The essential oil is obtained by cold expression (in Japanese) and has a juicy scent that unites grapefruit’s distinctive bitterness, sweetness, and acidity. The sparkle of this essential oil may be due to the aldehydes (in Japanese) it contains among its aromatic constituents.
What Does It Smell Like in Perfume?
Grapefruit fragrance materials include natural essential oil obtained from the peel and reconstituted materials whose scent is assembled from multiple ingredients. Essential oil made by cold-pressing white grapefruit peel and then rectifying it brightens and sharpens a perfume with sparkling bitterness and juicy character. Products designated FCR have reduced furocoumarin content. Reconstituted materials combine fresh citrus and fruity bitterness with a sulfurous pungency reminiscent of the seeds, expressing a grapefruit note with a different texture from natural peel oil.
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