Essential oil Ho wood

Essential oil Ho wood is an essential oil for use as a fragrance raw material. The oil can be used in perfume, cream or room perfumes, for example.

Use

Essential oil Ho wood has a mild, fresh, somewhat spicy floral scent. It is strongly reminiscent of rosewood oil and linalool. The strength is average and the scent combines very well with almost any other. We especially mention the combinations with flowers, citrus and wood, but again a very versatile oil. Due to this versatility, it is not necessary to make a dilution. In perfumes it is mainly a top note and is stable in most products, including soap. Store in a cool, dry and dark place.

Properties

Essential oil Ho wood is a colourless to light yellow liquid at room temperature. The substance has a fairly long shelf life. The oil is made by steam distillation from the wood of the ho tree, a tree from the same family as cinnamon (Cinnamomum). The full botanical name is Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl. Another name is shiu wood oil, in English it is ho wood or shiu wood oil.
Like every essential oil, this one is also a mixture of various substances. An indication of the composition is the following:
> 25 % - Linalool
2-5 % - Citronellal
1-2 % - beta Caryophyllene

Background

Ho wood essential oil is a relatively new product: it has only been commercially produced since the middle of the 20th century. It is the replacement for rosewood oil, which in itself was a replacement for the original bois-de-rose.

Rosewood oil has long been an oil that has caused a lot of fuss. To start with, there are so many types of rosewood that it is easy to mess with it. After all, the composition of not all of these types is known. Another point is that the rosewood species from which the oil is supposed to be made come from the tropical rainforest. Should we still want this to be cut down further? Moreover: most, perhaps all, of them are protected under the Cites treaty. Rosewood is currently being planted, but this does not yet (as far as we know) produce any marketable oil, that is more something for the future. Apparently there is still real rosewood oil on the market, but most of it is fake.

Packaging

The 10 and 50 ml packaging is made of brown glass with a black cap. The 250 g packaging is made of aluminium with a white cap.

Hazards

Essential oil Ho wood is classified as a hazardous substance, with the following characteristics:

WARNING
H315 - Causes skin irritation.
H317 - May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H319 - Causes serious eye irritation.

EO Ho wood consists of 80-98% of the allergenic substance linalool and may also contain a small amount of limonene.

Codes

Article number: 20117
EC number: 294-760-2
CAS number EU: 91745-89-0
CAS number TSCA: 8022-91-1
INCI: CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA LINALOOLIFERUM WOOD OIL