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Excellentia International CISTUS OIL PURE & NATURAL

Also known as "Rock Rose", Cistus oil is obtained from the water steam distillation of this plant with a yield of 0.1% to 0.3% during 8 to 12 hours (if the distillation time is shorter, then the monoterpene content is increased and its fragrance is less fine and tenacious). With the summer heat, this plant blooms a white flower with purple spots which fall a few days later, and the whole plant exudes a resin which is used to obtain several other products (mainly Labdanum oil and Labdanum resinoid). The aroma profile of this oil is really appreciated in fine perfumery, having amber, balsamic, medicinal and woody notes, and a high strength. It presents a yellow to reddish orange color. These organoleptic properties have been used since ancient times (it is reported to have been one of the ingredients of the royal perfume of Ahassuerus, the olfactory fetishist Persian emperor).

Ingredient Name: Cistus Ladaniferus L. (Cistaceae) Oil

Functions: Flavor Enhancer

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin

Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived

Certifications & Compliance: IFRA Compliant

Technical Data Sheet
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Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Cistus Ladaniferus L. (Cistaceae) Oil

Ingredient Origin

Natural Origin

Food Ingredients Functions

Flavor Enhancer

Starting Raw Material
Leaves, twigs and stems
CAS No.
8016-26-0
Botanical Name
Cistus ladaniferus, L.
Botanical family
Cistaceae
FEMA Number
2609.0
Ingredients
Cistus Ladaniferus L. (Cistaceae) Oil
Technologies

Food Ingredients

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Taste & Flavor

Flavor Enhancers

Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes

Plant & Herb Products & Extracts

Main Origins

Spain, Portugalt

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Natural,

Naturally Derived

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food

Other Food Applications

Food & Nutrition Applications

Flavors

Uses

In fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and aromatherapy (antiviral, neurotonic and haemostatic).

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

IFRA Compliant

Regulation
  • _x007f_Monographs: None.
  • IFRA: Permitted; the oil may contain two prohibited substances: Isophorone and Toluene.
  • Cosmetic Allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Eugenol.
  • Safety summary: Recommended for usage levels up to 4% in fragrance concentrate.

Technical Details & Test Data

Chemical Profile & Chemotypes

There is a high variability in the Alpha Pinene content (20% to 50%), and the quality of this oil is marked by this value. Fine perfumery users prefer qualities with 25-30% of Alpha Pinene. Some producers often re-distill the oil to remove Pinene fractions, but they must be careful to not oxidize it and to avoid "burnt" odor notes.

Another factor to measure the quality of the oil is the content of some sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenols (mainly Ledene and Viridiflorol).

Usual ranges for Cistus oil are the following:

  • Alpha Pinene: 25 - 50%
  • Camphene: 2 - 7 %
  • 2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanone: 1 - 5 %
  • Bornyl Acetate: 2.5 - 6%
  • Trans-Pinocarveol: 2 - 7%
  • Ledene: 1 - 6%
  • Viridiflorol: 1.5 - 3.5%

Some batches could contain traces of Toluene and Isoforone, two potentially hazardous substances. Due to its high price, this oil may be adulterated with Turpentine fractions, synthetic Bornyl Acetate or synthetic Trimethylcyclohexanone.