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Madagascar ylang-ylang essential oil, complete distillation
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Madagascar ylang-ylang essential oil, complete distillation

Whole-flower 'complete' ylang-ylang oil from Nosy Be, Madagascar's ylang heartland.

OriginNosy Be, Madagascar
Indian subcontinentNo
CategoryGlobal Fibers, Oils & Botanicals
Retail price band$$$$ (indicative $150–300/kg, season and grade dependent)
Bulk / trade price band25kg+ drums on contract; complete/totum oil typically priced between Extra and lower fractional grades
Sourcing statusDossier researched from public sources — producer contact not yet established
Compliance statusPreliminary review complete (see below) — not yet legally verified
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Dossier researched, photography pending. The sections below are drawn from the cited public sources. This is desk research, not yet verified by direct producer contact or legal counsel — treat pricing, compliance and provenance detail as a working draft for due diligence, not a final trade sheet.

Detailed study

Ylang-ylang oil is steam-distilled from the fresh flowers of Cananga odorata. Producers traditionally separate the distillate into successive fractions (Extra, First, Second, Third) collected at different points in the distillation run; 'complete' or 'totum' oil is the full, unfractionated run recombined into a single balanced oil rather than split by fraction.

Provenance & producer

Nosy Be, an island off Madagascar's northwest coast, has been the country's ylang-ylang centre since the French colonial era and remains the historic core of Malagasy production; Madagascar today supplies the majority of the world's ylang-ylang essential oil, produced by a mix of smallholder growers and cooperative/estate distilleries.

Market & pricing

Ylang-ylang is a foundational heart note in fine perfumery and is widely used in aromatherapy and spa/wellness products. 'Complete' oil is valued by buyers wanting a full-spectrum, balanced aroma in one product rather than sourcing and blending separate fractions themselves; key buyers are fragrance houses, aromatherapy brands and natural cosmetics formulators.

Compliance & export

No CITES restriction applies. Malagasy essential-oil exports require phytosanitary and customs clearance through national trade authorities; a growing number of Nosy Be cooperatives pursue organic and fair-trade certification for EU and North American buyers, and IFRA/REACH rules govern downstream fragrance use.

Sources

Image status

A working reference photograph is in place, captured from a freely-licensed Wikimedia Commons source. Cananga odorata (ylang-ylang) flower, Prenn, Quality image, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Note: same photo illustrates both the Madagascar and Comoros listings, as both concern the same species and flower morphology; the specific plant photographed is not documented as being from either island. Treat this as a placeholder for marketing purposes: exact licence terms should be re-verified on the Commons file page, and original producer photography is recommended before final trade use.