Birch Tar
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Betula pendula / Betula alba
- Other Names : betula pendula roth tar oil, birch tar oil, birch tar rectified, Pine tar
- CAS Number : 8001-88-5 / 61789-93-3
- Origin : Western Europe eastwards, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Caucasus, northern Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Morocco, India
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Bark
- Dry distillation : Crude birch tar is extracted by slow destructive distillation from the bark; this is subsequently steam-distilled to yield a rectified birch tar oil.
- Physical Description : dark brown liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Smoky / Phenolic
- Perfumery Note: Middle / Fixative
- smoky leather woody burnt wood leathery phenolic tar wintergreen smoked ham campfire smoke