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ISO 9842:2024 is the current third edition for essential oil of Rosa x damascena cultivated in Turkey, Morocco and Bulgaria; it replaced the withdrawn 2003 edition. The registered Bulgarian PGI, Bulgarsko rozovo maslo, is a narrower steam-distilled Rosa damascena flower product with a defined geographic and processing basis and a gas-chromatographic profile including citronellol 24–35 percent, nerol 5–12 percent, geraniol 13–22 percent, methyleugenol no more than 2 percent and farnesol at least 1.4 percent. These are standard and protected-origin reference controls, not proof of species, PGI entitlement, composition, purity, safety, availability or current price for an offered lot.
Bulgarian PGI citronellol lower bound
24
percent by gas chromatography, lower bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI citronellol upper bound
35
percent by gas chromatography, upper bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI nerol lower bound
5
percent by gas chromatography, lower bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI nerol upper bound
12
percent by gas chromatography, upper bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI geraniol lower bound
13
percent by gas chromatography, lower bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI geraniol upper bound
22
percent by gas chromatography, upper bound · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI methyleugenol ceiling
2
percent by gas chromatography, maximum · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Bulgarian PGI farnesol floor
1.4
percent by gas chromatography, minimum · Bulgarsko rozovo maslo PGI specification
Species, cultivar and plant part come before the name rose oil
ISO 9842:2024 addresses Rosa x damascena Miller essential oil cultivated in Turkey, Morocco and Bulgaria. ISO 25157:2013 addresses Chinese Kushui-type essential oil from Rosa sertata x Rosa rugosa. Other rose species, hybrids, cultivars, flowers, hips and seeds cannot be treated as the same commodity merely because a label says rose. Atlas retains the accepted botanical identity, cultivar where material, plant part, origin, harvest and traceability evidence with the lot.
Steam-distilled oil, absolute, extract, hydrosol and seed oil stay separate
Steam distillation produces a volatile essential oil and a water phase or hydrosol. Solvent extraction can produce a concrete and then an absolute, while carbon-dioxide or other extracts follow different routes. Rosehip seed oil is a fixed lipid from fruit seed, not rose flower essential oil. Atlas records the extraction solvent or distillation conditions, yield basis, residual-solvent evidence, carrier or dilution, intended use and lot instead of transferring composition, safety or price observations between these products.
The current ISO edition must be named
ISO lists ISO 9842:2024 as the current third edition, published in October 2024, and the 2003 edition as withdrawn. ISO 25157:2013 remains the separate Chinese Kushui-type standard. A contract, certificate or laboratory report should identify the exact standard, edition, species scope and test method; Atlas does not imply conformity from a generic reference to ISO or from a test performed against a superseded edition.
The Bulgarian PGI is a bounded origin and process claim
EU Implementing Regulation 1020/2014 registers Bulgarsko rozovo maslo as a protected geographical indication in the essential-oils class. Its published specification describes steam distillation of Rosa damascena flowers, a defined Bulgarian geographic area, process controls and a characteristic chromatographic profile. Atlas requires the exact protected name, eligible origin, registered operator or control evidence and lot chain before carrying the PGI claim; Bulgarian address or Damask-rose wording alone is insufficient.
Chromatographic ranges are identity evidence, not automatic conformity
The Bulgarian PGI specification provides component ranges including citronellol, nerol, geraniol, farnesol, methyleugenol and characteristic hydrocarbons. A chromatogram must remain linked to sample preparation, instrument and column conditions, reference materials, integration rules, laboratory, uncertainty, test date and lot. Atlas does not treat one marker, a supplier certificate or a published range as proof of species, protected origin, purity or conformity.
Adulteration and dilution require positive evidence
Rose oil can be diluted with carriers or blended with other natural or synthetic aromatic materials. Density, refractive index, optical rotation, freezing or congealing behavior and gas-chromatographic or mass-spectrometric profiles answer related but different identity questions. Atlas records every declared carrier and blend, sampling chain, method, result, detection limits and laboratory, and labels unresolved authenticity rather than asserting purity from aroma, origin story or price.
Destination and intended use determine the compliance package
Fragrance, cosmetic, flavor, food, therapeutic and technical uses follow different legal and buyer requirements. Cosmetic ingredient and fragrance-allergen disclosures are destination- and formulation-specific and do not certify the bulk oil. Atlas retains intended use, destination, applicable rule, ingredient nomenclature, allergen and restricted-substance evidence, safety documentation, label basis and lot; it makes no therapeutic claim and does not transfer one jurisdiction's threshold to another.
Packaging, oxidation and custody remain attached to the lot
Light, oxygen, heat, headspace, container material, closure and repeated opening can change a volatile oil. A comparable record keeps production and filling dates, package material and size, seal, headspace or inerting where used, storage temperature and light controls, transport condition, retained sample, chain of custody and re-test date. A historical certificate is not current evidence after repacking, blending or uncontrolled storage.
Identity standards do not establish a delivered rose-oil price
Species identity, extraction route, chromatographic profile and protected-origin status do not establish current availability, lot conformity, transaction value or delivered cost. A physical estimate still needs permitted current observations for the exact species, flower product, extraction route, purity or dilution, origin and certification claim, quality evidence, package and lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, load and destination points, delivery window, freight, duties and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.