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Excellentia International CYPRESS OIL PURE & NATURAL

This plant has a very characteristic conic and tapering form, with green leaves and nuts that appear after two years during autumn. The nuts are green when young and then turn brown and ligneous. Cypress has been historically used to decorate gardens and prestigious buildings so there is almost no cultivation. It also acts as a guardian of cemeteries because it has always been related to eternity. The Egyptians used the wood to make the sarcophagus for mummies because it was practically immune to rot. Cypress is common in the Mediterranean region where it was spread by the Roman expansion. Nowadays, the origin of the plant is Spain (and sometimes Morocco) but the oil production is mainly carried out in France and Spain. The distillation has a yield between 0.5 and 1%, and produces a yellowish oil with an odor that ranges between turpentine to juniper berry.

Ingredient Name: Cypress Oil

Functions: Flavor Enhancer

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin

Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived

Certifications & Compliance: IFRA Compliant

Physical Form: Liquid

Technical Data Sheet
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Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Cypress Oil

Ingredient Origin

Natural Origin

Food Ingredients Functions

Flavor Enhancer

Starting Raw Material
Fresh leaves and branches
Botanical family
Cupressaceae
Botanical Name
Cupressus sempervirens L.
CAS No.
8013-86-3
Ingredients
Cypress Oil
Technologies

Food Ingredients

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Taste & Flavor

Flavor Enhancers

Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes

Plant & Herb Products & Extracts

Main Origins

Spaint

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Natural,

Naturally Derived

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food

Other Food Applications

Food & Nutrition Applications

Flavors

Uses

_x007f_ In fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and aromatherapy. Its most important pharmaceutical property is the improvement of blood circulation. Nowadays it is widely used in cellulite remedies.

Properties

Physical Form

Liquid

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

IFRA Compliant

Regulation
  • Monographs: NFT 75-254 (ISO under development).
  • IFRA: Permitted.
  • Cosmetic Allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol. _x007f_
  • Safety summary: Skin sensitization if oxidized. Old or oxidized oils should be avoided.

Technical Details & Test Data

Chemical Profile & Chemotypes

Because of its high Alpha-Pinene and Delta-3-Carene content, this oil is prone to oxidation. Therefore it is recommended to be stored in a dark, airtight container in a refrigerator, and the addition of anti-oxidant to preparations containing it.

The key compounds for Cypress oil are the following:

  • Alpha Thujene: 0.8 - 1.5%
  • Alpha Pinene: 40 - 65%
  • Beta Pinene: 0.5 - 3%
  • Delta-3-Carene: 12 - 25%
  • Limonene: 1.8 - 5%
  • Germacrene D: 0.5 - 3%
  • Alpha Terpinyl Acetate: 1 - 4%
  • Terpinen-4-ol: 0.2 - 2%
  • Cedrol: 0.8 - 7%

We should control the minimum values of Alpha Thujene and Germacrene D in order to discard possible additions of Turpentine fractions and/or other adulterants.