Product Description:
Bay/Laurel essential oil is obtained from the bay tree, an evergreen tree that originated in the West Indies, but is now harvested mostly in Morocco and Spain. The bay/Laurel oil (Pimenta racemosa) is often confused with the bay laurel essential oil (Laurus nobilis). While these two plant oils share similar qualities, they come from two different plants.1
The bay/Laurel tree is also different from the bayberry shrub, from which early American settlers produced candies. The bay tree belongs to the plant family that produces allspice berries, also called pimento and Jamaica pepper.2 It grows up to 30 feet and possesses long-pointed leaves, with small yellow or white flowers and black berries.
The oil is extracted from the fresh leaves of the bay tree through steam distillation. The product is a yellow liquid with a strong spicy fragrance, which resembles that of clove oil.
Specification:
Appearance |
Bright yellow liquid with unique arom of bay leaf |
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Relative Density |
0.905-0.928 |
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Refractive Index |
1.465-1.472 |
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Acid value |
≤3 |
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Saponification value |
15-45 |
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Saponification value after acetylation |
36~85 |
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Solubility |
1ml soluble in 1ml 80% alcohol |
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Main components |
Eugenol 60%, eucalyptus, pinene brain |
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