Bergamot Oil Italy – Cold Pressed / Bergaptene Free (Amedeo®)

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Amedeo

bergamot peel

citrus

fresh

green

bitter peel

floral

lavender-like

tea-like

dry

Short profile

Bergamot peel dominates the opening, with lively citrus freshness and a distinctly bitter green edge. A softer floral character develops through the heart, including a lavender-like linalool nuance. The later impression is clean and dry, with a delicate tea association. Compared with orange and lemon, the profile is respectively less sweet and less sharp, while retaining floral depth. The supplier describes this evolution qualitatively, without a specific blotter study or projection measurement.

Effect in a formula

Provides an immediate citrus lift with a green peel bitterness that defines the opening of a composition. It serves as a characteristic top-note component in chypre and fougère structures and is also suited to classical cologne construction.

Use and dosage

The supplier gives 3–20% of the fragrance formulation as its customary formulation range, with higher proportions possible in cologne and chypre structures. Separately, its laboratory notes mention 2–15% in the finished fragrance, and potentially more in colognes; this is a different concentration basis. These are use recommendations, not IFRA limits.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Behaviour and performance

Tenacity: Described as a volatile opening material whose principal contribution spans minutes to approximately one hour. This is a general top-note duration indication, not a measured blotter substantivity result; no test dilution or substrate is specified.

Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.

Dissolving and diluting

Solvents: Ethanol is the preferred solvent, with clear dissolution reported, including at a 10% working concentration. IPM is also listed as a solvent option, whereas DPG may produce haze. The supplier reports better tolerance of water addition than for lemon or orange oils, but does not specify a quantitative water-tolerance threshold.
Working dilution: Use neat or prepare a 10% working solution in ethanol, following the supplier's stated working options.
Appearance: A low-viscosity oil with a yellow colour tinged with green.

Practical tip: Keep the container tightly sealed and store away from light in a cool location to preserve the green freshness, which the supplier identifies as especially vulnerable to air exposure. The supplier also recommends adding BHT, without specifying an addition level.