| Identification | Back Directory | [Synonyms]
SCHINUS MOLLE OIL
Oils, Schinus molle
pepper tree berry oil
pepper tree berry absolute
Schinusmolleoil(SchinusmolleL.)
pepper tree berry oil CO2 extract |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [color ]
A pale green to olive green liquid. The main constituents of schinus molle oil include a-pinene, phellandrene and carvacrol | [Odor]
at 100.00 %. peppery woody spicy aromatic juniper mace tropical pine balsamic resinous | [Odor Type]
spicy | [Cosmetics Ingredients Functions]
SKIN CONDITIONING
FRAGRANCE
PERFUMING |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
Schinus Molle Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the American Pepper, Schinus molle L., Theaceae | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Schinus molle, Anacardiaceae. | [Preparation]
By steam distillation of the fruits of S. molle L. (Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, 1975). | [Essential oil composition]
Main constituents include carvacrol, phellandrene, thyrnol, pinene, an unidentified resin and a few high-molecular-weight ketones. The oil from fruits contains a number of terpenic hydrocarbons (limonene 4 to 9%, a-phellandrene ~25%, β-phellandrene ~7%, myrcene 5 to 19%; α-pinene 1 to 3%, δ-cadinene 4 to 7%, π-cymene 6 to 12%), phenolic compound (carvacrol 0.6 to 1%), ester (methyl octanoate 0.2 to 1.6%) (CoE, 2000). The essential oil from leaves contains monoterpinic and sesquiterpenic hydrocarbons (β-pinene ~14%, sabinene ~13%, myrcene ~5%, limonene |
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