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Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia

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Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia structure

Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia 

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  • CAS No:

    68647-73-4

  • Chemical Name:

    Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia

  • Synonyms:

    Essential oils,Melaleuca alternifolia;Oils,tea-tree;Oils,essential,Melaleuca alternifolia;Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (cheel);Tea tree oil;Timorex Gold;Melaleuca alternifolia oils;Melaleuca alternifolia oil;Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil;Oils,tea-tree;Essential oils,tea tree;Melaleuca aetheroleum;Melaleuca oil;Tea tree oil;Oils,tea tree;Oil,Melaleuca;Multicrop;SH 0038;308064-79-1

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Antioxidant Ingredient

Description

Tea tree oil is obtained by steam distillation of leaves and twig tips ofMelaleucaalternifolia Maiden & Betche ex Cheel and other Melaleuca species (Myrtaceae),which are trees growing in Australia and Asia. It is a pale to light yellow liquid withan earthy, spicy odor.
d
20
20
0.885–0.906; n
20
D
1.4750–1.4820; α
20
D
+5 ° to +15 °; solubility: 1 vol in max.2 vol of 85% ethanol; GC content: cineole max. 15%, 1-terpinen-4-ol 30–48%.
Additional

Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia Basic Attributes

716.352

714.214

614-679-1

Characteristics

103

2.82 to 6.64

Liquid

0.8950-0.9050 at 15/15 deg C

165 °C(lit.)

147 °F

1.478

Solubility: 1 vol in 2 vol of 85% ethanol

2-8°C

LD50 orally in rats: 1.9-2.6 ml/kg; dermally in rabbits: 5.0 g/kg (Halcón)

D +6°48 to +9°48

Earthy, spicy odor

Safety Information

3

22-36/37/38

26-36

RJ3697600

Xn,Xi

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

P301 + P312 + P330-P305 + P351 + P338

H302-H315-H319-H335

Essential oils, Melaleuca alternifolia Use and Manufacturing

Flavoring and antiseptic agent in personal hygiene items such as toothpaste; as a cosmeceutical. Tea tree oil can be used as soap, cream, moisturizer, deodorant, disinfectant and air freshener.

Drug Function and Efficacy

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, auxiliary cleaning

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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