Family: Lauraceae
Description & Extraction:
This Brazilian evergreen tree can grow up to 40 meters (125 feet) high and
has a reddish bark and yellow flowers and is extensively felled in the South
American rainforest, but now legislation requires distilleries to plant a
new tree for each tree cut down. The wood is used for building, French
cabinet making, carving, for the production of chopsticks in Japan and of
course, essential oil. The oil has a slightly spicy, floral and sweet smell.
Rosewood oil is extracted from Aniba rosaeodora (also known as Aniba
rosaeodora var. amazonica) from the Lauraceae family and also known as bios
de rose and Brazilian rosewood. It is extracted from the wood chippings by
steam distillation.
Blends well with:
Rosewood essential oils normally blend well with one another, Rosewood oil
blends especially well with all citrus and floral oils.
Chemical Composition:
The main chemical components of rosewood oil are a-pinene, camphene,
geraniol, neral, geranial, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool,
benzaldehyde, linalool oxides and a-terpineol.
Toxicological Properties:
Rosewood oil are anti-depressant, mildly analgesic, antiseptic,
aphrodisiac, bactericidal, cephalic, deodo rant, insecticide and stimulant.
Uses & Precautions:
- It is used with good results in reducing headaches, colds, coughs,
fever and infections and is a boost for the immune system.
- Its aphrodisiac properties are useful to sort out sexual problems
such as impotence and frigidity.
- It is an excellent oil to use in skincare, as it sorts out dull, dry
and oily skin, while having a cell stimulant and tissue regenerating
action on the skin which promotes rejuvenation of the skin.
- Rosewood oil is non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing oil and
is generally regarded as safe.
Summary:
Rosewood oil does not have wide therapeutic properties, it has a place in
aromatherapy and could help with the respiratory system, with sexual
problems, with stress-related conditions and with great success for skin
care.
Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy rosewood oil can help with colds, coughs, infections,
headaches, nausea and stress-related problems, while lifting depression.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath, rosewood oil can help with
colds, coughs, infections, headaches, fevers and nervous tension, as well as
frigidity and impotence, while giving the skin a boost.
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Product |
Rose Wood Oil |
Lot No. |
2345/2006 |
Manufacturing Date |
May- 2006 |
Best before |
May- 2008 |
Colour |
Almost colourless to Pale Yellow(Fluid Liquid) |
Odour |
The oil have Sweet, slightly Woody, characteristic
odour. |
|
Range |
Results |
Specific Gravity |
0.871 - 0.888 |
0.880 |
Refractive Index |
1.4620 - 1.4685 |
1.4650 |
Optical Rotation |
- 2°To +5° |
+3 |
IDENTIFIED GC PEAKS |
BETA PINENE |
4.92% |
LIMOLENE |
0.035% |
CINOLE |
0.074% |
LINALOOL |
78.24% |
TERPINE-4-OL |
0.015% |
Product Details :
Botanical Name | Aniba rosaeodora |
Common Method of Extraction | Steam Distilled |
Plant Part Typically Used | Wood |
Color | Clear with a Yellow Tinge |
Aromatic Description | Sweet, woody, fruity, floral aroma. |
Family | Lauraceae |
Refractive Index | 1.4650 |
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