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Essential oils, juniper

Essential oils, juniper structure

Essential oils, juniper 

structure
  • CAS No:

    8002-68-4

  • Chemical Name:

    Essential oils, juniper

  • Synonyms:

    Juniper oil;Oils,juniper;Essential oils,juniper;Oil of juniper;Juniper oils;Juniper essential oils;Juniper essential oil;8012-91-7

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Perfuming

Description

The oil should be obtained exclusively by steam distillation of the nonfermented berries; because of extensive gin production (obtained from fermented and subsequently distilled berries), the oil results as a by-product of gin distillation. The by-product oil is much less aromatic, lacking the oxygenated fractions. It is almost entirely insoluble in dilute alcohol, even after subsequent rectification and is not suitable in the formulation of compounded oils. The oil has a characteristic odor an

Characteristics

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

131-172 °C(lit.)

110 °F

Safety Information

UN 1993 3/PG 3

2

10-38

16-26-36

NY9870000

Xi

H226-H315

Essential oils, juniper Use and Manufacturing

Volatile oil as flavor component of gin; in perfumery. juniper berry oil is effective for treating acne. Juniper berry oil has the same properties as those of juniper oil, but it is extracted from the plant’s berry rather than its small branches. A distillation of the berries yields the best quality oil.

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