Product Description

1.       WINTERGREEN/GAULTHERIA OIL

• Botanical Name:   Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall

• Product Use:   Personal Care Formulations, Fragrance, Flavors and Aromatherapy.

• Distillation Process:   The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation.

• Parts Used:   Leaves

• Cultivation Type:   Wild

• Country of Origin:   Nepal

• Primary  Components:   Methyl salicylate, gaultherline 

• Appearance/ Color:   Fluid Liquid/ Amber or pinkish.
• Odor:   Aromatic with a sweet odor, creamy-fruity top note
• Specific Gravity :  1.***5 to 1.***5 at *5°C..
• Refractive Index:  1.**7 to 1.***5 at *5°C.
• Optical Rotation:  [-] 0.3º to [-] *0.5º at *5º C.
• Solubility:  Soluble in 2.0 to 3.5 volumes of *0% alcohol.
• Acid Number:  ****5
• Ester Number:  ******5
• Ester number after Acetylation:  *8.8 to *8% (calculated as Methyl Salicylate)
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