Cajeput
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Melaleuca leucadendron
- Other Names : Melaleuca cajuputi
- CAS Number : 8008-98-8 / 85480-37-1
- Origin : Southeast Asia and the hotter parts of the Australian continent.
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Leaves
- Crop :
- Steam distillation
- Physical Description : colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Camphoraceous
- Perfumery Note: Middle
- sweet fresh herbal rosemary eucalyptus green Camphoraceous Camphorous
Chemical Constituents
- 1,8-cineole : 41,1 - 61,7 %
- alpha-terpineol : 8,7 - 11,1 %
- Limonene : 4,9 %
- Linalool : 3 %
- alpha-pinene : 1,7 %
- beta-pinene : 0,8 - 1,3 %
- beta-myrcene : 1,3 - 6,8 %
- terpinen-4-ol : 1,2 %
- terpinolene : 4,6 %
- gamma-terpinene : 4,6 %
- eudesmol : 1,9 %
- guaiol : 1,2 %