Excellentia International CYPRESS OIL ORGANIC
- CAS Number
- 8013-86-3
This plant has a very characteristic conic and tapering form, with green leaves and nuts that appear after two years during autumn. The nuts are green when young and then turn brown and ligneous. Cypress has been historically used to decorate gardens and prestigious buildings so there is almost no cultivation. It also acts as a guardian of cemeteries because it has always been related to eternity. The Egyptians used the wood to make the sarcophagus for mummies because it was practically immune to rot. Cypress is common in the Mediterranean region where it was spread by the Roman expansion. Nowadays, the origin of the plant is Spain (and sometimes Morocco) but the oil production is mainly carried out in France and Spain. The distillation has a yield between 0.5 and 1%, and produces a yellowish oil with an odor that ranges between turpentine to juniper berry.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
Applications
- Other Food Applications
Product Families
- Flavor Enhancers
- Plant & Herb Products & Extracts
Other characteristics
- Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Ingredient Name
- Cypress Oil
- Labeling Claims
- Organic
- Certifications & Compliance
- IFRA Compliant
- Usage
_x007f_ In fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and aromatherapy. Its most important pharmaceutical property is the improvement of blood circulation. Nowadays it is widely used in cellulite remedies.
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Regulation
- Monographs
- NFT 75-254 (ISO under development).
- IFRA
- Permitted.
- Cosmetic Allergens
- Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol. _x007f_
- Safety summary
- Skin sensitization if oxidized. Old or oxidized oils should be avoided.
- Ingredient
- Cypress Oil
- Main Origins
- Spaint
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Botanical Name
- Cupressus sempervirens L.
- Botanical Family
- Cupressaceae
- Starting Raw Material
- Fresh leaves and branches
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Certifications and Compliance
- IFRA Compliant
- Chemical Profile & Chemotypes
- Because of its high Alpha-Pinene and Delta-3-Carene content, this oil is prone to oxidation. Therefore it is recommended to be stored in a dark, airtight container in a refrigerator, and the addition of anti-oxidant to preparations containing it.
- The key compounds for Cypress oil are the following:
- Alpha Thujene
- 0.8 - 1.5%
- Alpha Pinene
- 40 - 65%
- Beta Pinene
- 0.5 - 3%
- Delta-3-Carene
- 12 - 25%
- Limonene
- 1.8 - 5%
- Germacrene D
- 0.5 - 3%
- Alpha Terpinyl Acetate
- 1 - 4%
- Terpinen-4-ol
- 0.2 - 2%
- Cedrol
- 0.8 - 7%
- We should control the minimum values of Alpha Thujene and Germacrene D in order to discard possible additions of Turpentine fractions and/or other adulterants.
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Flavors
