Cypress

Cypress Essential Oil from the Cupressus sempervirens

Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens
CAS: 8013 - 86 - 3 / 84696 - 07 - 1 EINECS / ELINCS: 283-626 -9 FEMA:

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

CAS  8013 - 86 - 3 / 84696 - 07 - 1
EINECS / ELINCS  283-626 -9
INCI NAME  Cupressus sempervirens leaf / Nut / Stem oil

ORGANOLEPTIC INFORMATION

Aspecto  Liquid transparent
Color  Colorless to pale yellow.
Olor  Terpenic, confectioner and fresh.

PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL INFORMATION

Densidad  0.865 - 0.895
Refracción  1.465 - 1.480
Rotación  (+12º / +25º)
Punto de inflamación  (+12º / +25º)

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (Active principles)

Componente NORMA
a-PINENO  40 - 65%
b-PINENO  0,5 - 3%
Delta-3-CARENE  12 - 25%
b-MYRCENE  1 - 3,5%
LIMONENE  1,8 - 5%
TERPINENE-4-OL  0,2 - 2%
ACETATE DE TERPENYLE  1 - 4%
CEDROL  0,8 - 7%

DESCRIPTION

The essential oil of cypress is obtained by steam distillation of young shoots, leaves and fruits.

Slender and conical tree that belongs to the genus of conifers. It abounds in the whole Mediterranean. It is an ancestral symbol of immortality; Sempervirens means that he lives eternally.

Essential oil widely used in perfumes and deodorants, both male and female, for its intense and fresh aroma. Inhalations, vaporizations, baths, frictions and massages.

The essential oil of cypress has many benefits, being valid to treat bleeding gums, varicose veins, cellulite and good cell regenerator.