Birch Sweet Oil
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Sweet Birch oil is steam distilled from the bark of the mature birch trees. (Betula lenta) It should not be confused with betula alba, which is generally marketed as Birch or Birch Tar.
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Betula lenta
- Other Names : sweet birch oil
- CAS Number :
- Origin :
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Pulverized bark, twigs and leaves
- Steam Distillation
- Physical Description : Clear to pale yellow
Olfactory Description
- Family : Camphoraceous
- Perfumery Note: Top to middle
- Sharp minty fresh wintergreen
Chemical Constituents
- Methyl salicylate : 99,62 %
- Tricyclene : 0,01 %
- Para-cymene : 0,02 %
- Limonene : 0,02 %
- 1,8-cineole : 0,10 %
- Linalool : 0,07 %
- Ethyl salicylate : 0,10 %
- alpha-terpinyl acetate : 0,01 %
- beta-copaene : 0,04 %
Aromatherapy
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