Cypress oil

Chemotypes :

The genus Cupressus L. includes several other plants used in perfumery:
Cupressus funebris L.: Cedarwood China oil / Cedarwood China leaf oil.
Cupressus sempervirens L. : Cypress oil

Extraction process :

The cypress grows in a sunny climate and must be well drained during the first three years of growth.
The twigs are harvested every four to five years to be distilled. Leaves and branches are distilled indifferently.
These are dried and steam distilled to obtain the essential oil. At the end of the distillation, the oil is collected in an essencier by decantation.

Uses in perfumery :

Used in fine fragrance for masculine, fougere, eaux fraîches and woody notes.

Stability :

The terpenes identified in this raw material can polymerize when they are oxidized

Other comments :

The colour of its scalelike leaves earned it its Latin name: "sempervirens" which means "always green". Like the cedarwood virginia EO, the cypress is a source of natural Cedrol (precursor of the cedryl acetate) as it contains about 3%.

The colour of its scalelike leaves earned it its Latin name: "sempervirens" which means "always green". Like the cedarwood virginia EO, the cypress is a source of natural Cedrol (precursor of the cedryl acetate) as it contains about 3%.

Allergens :

D-Limonene

Signal word :

Danger

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is restricted by the 51th amendment

Annexe I :

Some regulated synthetic ingredients are found in nature and in certain proportions in natural ingredients. This presence in nature has to be taken into account when calculating limits of use recommended by the IFRA. In case you do not know these concentrations, you can use the ones estimated by the IFRA. Here they are :

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