Does lilly of the valley essential oil exist?

Question

Ok, I guess i'm not going 2 get an answer on that one, so does any one like lily of the valley? I do, it's my fave flower.

Answer 1

After searching a little bit I found several sites selling it, but also this one,

http://www.victorie-inc.us/lily_of_the_v... that claimed that every lily of the valley oil they tested was altered.  I would guess that there is something about the oil that doesn't smell exactly like the flowers when you extract it so everyone modifies it slightly to make it smell like the flowers.  Fortunately, this is one of the flowers that fragrence oils do a very good job of (if you're not allergic to it like I am, of course).  Or just buy whatever you can find for sale online and figure it's probably mostly pure and hope that's good enough for you.

Answer 2

An essential oil is obtained from the flowers of Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis.  It is sweetly scented and used in perfumery and for snuff. It is produced by enfleurage and hard to preserve; that`s the reason why it is  a precious volatile oil:

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Lily Of The Valley Fragrance in Designer Perfumes

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Lily of the valley essential oil is very used fragrance by perfume designers. Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley is beautiful aromatic white flower that grows in Europe, USA and Asia and has one or two long green leaves. My mother has lilies of the valley in ..."

http://www.perfumesblog.com/category/guc...

"Already in 1908 it was discovered that the compound 3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal or hydroxycitronellal has a beautiful lily-of-the-valley-like odor.

This famous odorant is used in countless perfumes for this nuance. Unfortunately it is rather unstable and has shown up to be slightly allergenic, so its use level is restricted. Alcohols are more stable, and a number of successful alternatives have been developed."

http://www.bojensen.net/EssentialOilsEng...

Answer 3

Apparently (from what I have read), it's very difficult to extract.  I'm having a hard time finding an answer as to why.  I too have been on a long a fruitless search for Lily of the valley essential oil.  It is also MY favorite flower ever.  I wish I had a never ending supply....