Guaiac Wood
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Bulnesia sarmientoi
- Other Names : guaiacwood, Palo Santo, Palo Balsamo, guaiacum sanctum l. gum oil
- CAS Number : 8016-23-7 / 84394-86-5
- Origin : Latin America
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Wood
- Steam distillation
- Physical Description : yellow brown solid paste
Olfactory Description
- Family : Woody / Smoky
- Perfumery Note: Base / Fixative
- Exotic wood sweet dry woody spicy powdery tar phenolic smoky tarmac balsamic honey sweet
Chemical Constituents
- alpha-bergamotene : 0,07 %
- bulnesol : 40,54 - 43,88 %
- bulnesol isomer : 0,79 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 0,23 %
- dimethyl dodecene : 0,09 %
- carotol : 2,99 %
- elemol : 1,19 %
- elemol isomer : 0,54 %
- 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol : 2,21 %
- beta-eudesmol : 0,18 %
- beta-farnesene : 0,11 %
- guaiol : 26,78 - 72 %
- guaiol isomer : 1,42 %