GINGER ESSENTIAL OIL

Latin Binomial: Zingiber officinale
Plant Part: Rhizome
Extraction: Steam Distilled
Growing Practice: Ethical
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Odor Type: SPICY

Odor Characteristic: Warm, fresh woody-spicy with a orange-lemongrass-coriander weed inference. Tenacious, sweet and rich with a balsamic-floral undertone.

Refractive Index: 1.48800 to 1.49400 @ 20.00 °C.
Specific Gravity: 0.87000 to 0.88200 @ 25.00 °C.
Appearance: yellow clear liquid
BioChemicals: Zingiberene(1.8-30%);Geranial(3-35.8%);Neral(trace-27.4%);ar. Curcumene(1.1-19%);β-bisabolene, β-sesquiphellandrene; and others depending on origin.
CAS No: 8007-08-7

Perfumery Used to introduce warmth and spicy-sweetness, often used in Oriental bases and numerous men's fragrances. Blends very well with Rosewood, Cedarwood, Coriander, Citrus oils, Musks, Rose de Mai absolute, Neroli and numerous other notes. An exciting note to experiment with.

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