Excellentia International CISTUS OIL PURE & NATURAL
- CAS Number
- 8016-26-0
Also known as "Rock Rose", Cistus oil is obtained from the water steam distillation of this plant with a yield of 0.1% to 0.3% during 8 to 12 hours (if the distillation time is shorter, then the monoterpene content is increased and its fragrance is less fine and tenacious). With the summer heat, this plant blooms a white flower with purple spots which fall a few days later, and the whole plant exudes a resin which is used to obtain several other products (mainly Labdanum oil and Labdanum resinoid). The aroma profile of this oil is really appreciated in fine perfumery, having amber, balsamic, medicinal and woody notes, and a high strength. It presents a yellow to reddish orange color. These organoleptic properties have been used since ancient times (it is reported to have been one of the ingredients of the royal perfume of Ahassuerus, the olfactory fetishist Persian emperor).
Product families
- Other Food Applications
Other characteristics
- Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Ingredient Name
- Cistus Ladaniferus L. (Cistaceae) Oil
- Labeling Claims
- Natural, Naturally Derived
- Natural
- Naturally Derived
- Ingredient Origin
- Natural Origin
- Certifications & Compliance
- IFRA Compliant
- Usage
In fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and aromatherapy (antiviral, neurotonic and haemostatic).
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Regulation
- _x007f_Monographs
- None.
- IFRA
- Permitted; the oil may contain two prohibited substances: Isophorone and Toluene.
- Cosmetic Allergens
- Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Eugenol.
- Safety summary
- Recommended for usage levels up to 4% in fragrance concentrate.
- FEMA Number
- 2609.0
- Ingredient
- Cistus Ladaniferus L. (Cistaceae) Oil
- Main Origins
- Spain, Portugalt
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Botanical Name
- Cistus ladaniferus, L.
- Botanical Family
- Cistaceae
- Starting Raw Material
- Leaves, twigs and stems
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Certifications and Compliance
- IFRA Compliant
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Flavors
