| FEMA | 2156 | BOIS DE ROSE OIL |
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| introduction | rosewood oil is a colorless or light yellow liquid with woody, floral and camphor flavors. Rosewood oil can be dissolved in benzyl benzoate, diethyl phthalate, vegetable oil and propylene glycol in any proportion, slightly soluble in glycerin, and the solution in mineral oil is opalescent. Rosewood oil is relatively stable in the presence of weak bases, but unstable in the presence of organic acids. |
| main ingredient | the main ingredient of rose wood oil is linalool (up to 80-97%), and there are eucalyptoin (up to about 10%), dipentene, methylheptene alcohol, nerol, geraniol, α-terpineol, methyl heptenenone, isopentaldehyde, p-methoxyphenylethone, furfural, etc. |
| source | rosewood oil comes from pre-crushing, soaking, and then steam distillation of the wooden part of rosewood. |
| extraction process | rosewood oil is refined, distilled and extracted from rosewood (Aniba Rosaeodora). |
| efficacy and action | the efficacy of rosewood essential oil mainly includes: stimulating cell regeneration, preventing aging, replenishing water and lightening spots; aphrodisiac, relieving headache, deodorizing and deworming; Stabilizing the central nervous system, invigorating the spirit, etc. Because rosewood essential oil can promote cell regeneration, it can promote and regulate microvascular circulation and venous circulation. When changing seasons, the efficacy of rosewood essential oil also has the effect of preventing skin sensitivity. |
| application field | rose wood oil is also called rosewood oil, which can be directly used for fragrance of soap and cosmetics. FEMA maximum reference usage (mg/kg): soft drinks, 0.65; Cold drinks, 2.6; Candy, 6.7; Baked food, 9.3; Gum sugar, 35. Rosa wood essential oil can promote cell regeneration, so it has a good effect on wound recovery. Rosa essential oil can also help the body regulate excessive moisture.
1. application example: used to prepare a purple potato gum granule beverage. |
| use | GB 2760-1996: food spices allowed. It is also a good raw material for linalool alone. |
| production method | there are two varieties, one is the essential oil obtained by crushing, soaking and steam distillation of the wooden part of the labiatae plant Aniba rosaeodora var.Amazonica or A.Paruiflora, called "Brazilian rose wood oil", with a yield of about 0.7% to 1.2%. Mainly produced in Brazil and Peru. There is also a kind of cayenne rosewood (A rosaeodora) according to the same method, called "cayenne rosewood oil" (Cayenne rose wood oil), which is mainly produced in Guyana. |