Ginger oil

Chemotypes :

Other ginger species in addition to Zingiber officinale exist:
White ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.) is native to Southeast Asia and has a zerumbone essential oil.
Brown ginger (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.) is native to Java and cultivated in tropical Asia.
Ginger mioga (Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe :) is native to Japan and has the smell of bergamot.

Extraction process :

The cultivation of ginger is made from October to January on a moist and well-drained soil. This plant has a rhizome with buds that gives rise to leafy stems. Once cleaned, pulverized and dried for about two weeks, the rhizomes can be milled and extracted by hydrodistillation - a pale yellow essential oil is obtained with a yield of about 1.5 to 3% - or volatile solvents - a semi-solid viscous resinoid is obtained with a yield between 4 and 10%.

Uses in perfumery :

Used in spicy, citrus and warm notes for a deep effect.

Stability :

Solubility issues in perfumes
Aldehydes can form diethylacetals in stability tests, without modifying the raw material’s smell
The terpenes identified in this raw material can polymerize when they are oxidized

Other comments :

Ginger can be found throughout Asia, as well as in other tropical and subtropical regions of the globe (Jamaica and Australia in particular).
Mainly known for its culinary taste (it represents 5 to 6% of the world consumption of spices), ginger is also widely used in perfumery.

Ginger can be found throughout Asia, as well as in other tropical and subtropical regions of the globe (Jamaica and Australia in particular).
Mainly known for its culinary taste (it represents 5 to 6% of the world consumption of spices), ginger is also widely used in perfumery.

Allergens :

Citral

Signal word :

Danger

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment