CYPRESS WHITE (LEAF) OIL
- Chemical Family
- Essential Oils
Cypress White (Leaf) Oil is obtained via steam distillation from the leaves of Callitris columellaris. It blends well with citrus or floral notes, but may compete with other oils of strong odor personality.The essential oil is relatively new on the commercial market, though its investigation began over a century ago. The timbers are hard and dense and are renowned for their resistance to the Australian termite population (due to the essential oil in the heartwood).
Product families
- Antioxidants & Preservatives
- Aroma Ingredients
- Essential Oils
Other characteristics
- Brand
- CYPRESS
- Fragrance
- Cypress
- Functions
- Anti-Microbial Agent, Fragrance
- Labeling Claims
- Naturally Derived, Plant-Based
- Naturally Derived
- Plant-Based
- Ingredient Origin
- Natural Origin, Non-Animal Origin, Plant Origin
- Natural Origin
- Non-Animal Origin
- Plant Origin
- Usage
It has been mainly used for fragrance and flavor, and aromatherapists prize it for its grounding and stabilizing properties to calm an agitated mind and body. A 2007 research paper notes that 18 species and four subspecies of the leaf essential oils were investigated by the Australian government; all show applications as insecticides, antimicrobial agents and fragrances (Brody, et al.). These authors state that most of the published work on the genus Callitris has been on the extracts of the wood, but note that their research is the first document to investigate all known Australian species focused on the leaf oil. Little is written on the therapeutic properties of the leaf oil, though with the high proportion of limonene we can extrapolate that it could well have bile stimulating properties (Bowles). Its solvent qualities also point to applications for oily or clogged skin.Use both the leaf and the wood oil sparingly from both a therapeutic and fragrance standpoint.. Plant Part Used: Leaves and Twigs
- Technology
- Cosmetic Ingredients
- Benefit Claims
- Calming
- Solvency
- Stabilizing
- Olfactory Note
- Citrus
- Floral
- Fragrance Family
- Woody
- Available Quantities
- Available quantities (KG): 1, 5, 10, 20, 180
- Fragrance Ingredient Class
- Essential Oil
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Anti-Microbial Agent
- Fragrance
- Identification and Functionality
- Scientific Name
- Callitris columellaris
- Farming Method
- Conventional
- Extraction Method
- Steam distilled (water)
- Fragrances and Perfume Applications
- Fragrances & Perfumes
