Litsea Cubeba Oil

Technical Data Sheet

Product Name

INCI Name

: Litsea Cubeba Oil

: LITSEA CUBEBA FRUIT OIL

Descriptions

Litsea Cubeba Oil is a natural fragrance oil          obtained from the fresh fruits of Litsea Cubeba   through steam distillation. Due to its high citral   content, it possesses a strong and pleasant smell of lemon, with a note somehow between floral   and fruity.

Benefits

- It can be used as a freshener in daily chemical products and food.

- It can be used to obtain citral through refining.

- It can be used in cosmetics and personal care products as a fragrance.

Typical properties

Item

Colour and Appearance

Odour

Specific Gravity @ 20/20°C Refractive Index @ 20°C    Optical Rotation @ 20°C    Content (As Citral by GC)

Value

Pale yellow to

yellow transparent

liquid

Fresh, like Citral

and having the

characteristic odor

of Chinese Litsea

Cubeba

0.8800 ~ 0.8920

1.4800 ~ 1.4870 +3.0 ~ + 12.0    ≥67%

Packaging

180 KG, Galvanized Iron Drum

Storage

Store at a clean, cool, dry and well ventilated place.

Shelf life

12 months