A Supercritical CO2 Extract utilizes carbon dioxide as a 'solvent' to absorb botanical aromatics. With modern technology, the carbon dioxide is put under extreme pressure to become a 'supercritical fluid' ~ a state of matter that is neither solid, liquid nor gas. When placed in a chamber with plant material, the supercritical fluid becomes saturated with many of the aromatic constituents; once depressurized, the carbon dioxide returns to its original gaseous state and evaporates.
This technique yields an extract that is completely free of any solvent residues, making it ideal for formulations to benefit the skin and producing aromas otherwise unavailable by traditional extraction methods (either due to cost or constituent limitations). We selected Jasmine sambac (Pikake) & Jasmine grandiflorum CO2 extracts for this formulation because they are the safest, most potent & most true-to-flower aromatic materials currently available.