Frankincense Oil (Olibanum)

 

Product Name

FRANKINCENSE (OLIBANUM) OIL

CAS Number

8016-36-2

FEMA Number

2816

HS Code

33012990

Botanical Source

Boswellia serrata (Family: Burseraceae)

Extraction Method

Steam / Hydro distillation

Physical Properties

Color

Transparent, Pale yellow, yellow or pale amber-greenish

Odour

Strongly diffusive, fresh-terpeney, almost green-lemon-like or reminiscent of green, unripe apples (peel), but not terebinthinate. A certain pepperiness is mellowed with rich, sweet-woody, balsamic undertone

 

 

Refractive Index (200 C)

1.440 – 1.490

Specific Gravity (200 C)

0.8200 – 0.890

Optical Rotation (200 C)

+200  to +380

Major Chemical Constituents

Pinene, Thujene, Methyl chavicol, Methyl eugenol

Country of Origin

India

GMOs

No

Suggested Use

In Perfumery, Flavours & Aromatherapy

Frankincense Oil (Olibanum)