BOIS DE ROSE OIL

Chemical properties

Rosewood oil, Brazilian (Bois de rose oil) is obtained by steam distillation of wood from Aniba rosaeodora A. Ducke var. amazonica A. Ducke and/or Aniba parviflora Meissner Mez. (Lauraceae). It is an almost colorless to pale yellow liquid with a characteristic, sweet odor, reminiscent of linalool, its main constituent.
d²⁰₂₀ 0.870–0.887; n²⁰_D 1.4620–1.4690; α²⁰_D ?2 °50′ to +4 °; solubility: 1 vol in 9 vol of 60% ethanol at 20 ℃; ester value (after acetylation): 247–280, corresponding to an alcohol content of 82–96% (calculated as linalool); linalool content by GC: 70–90%.
Until the 1970s, Brazilian rosewood oil was a desirable raw material for the production of linalool, but excessive exploitation and the development of large-scale processes for fully synthetic linalool (for production of vitamin A) have led to a sharp decline in production. Currently, the harvesting of rosewood oil is restricted by the Brazilian government due to the risk of extinction.Thus, the oil is only produced in very small quantities, if ever.

Chemical properties

Bois de Rose oil is steam distilled, occasionally water distilled, from the chipped wood of A. rosaeodora and possibly from other species of the genus Burseraceae, belonging to the Laurel family. The Brazilian and cayenne oils exhibit a sweet, slightly woody, characteristic odor, whereas the Peruvian quality has a harsher, more camphoraceous top note.

Chemical properties

Evergreen, medium-sized tree growing wild in the forests of the Amazon basin (Brazil, Peru) and in French Guinea. Brazilian and Peruvian bois-de-rose oils are distilled from the same botanical variety (A. rosaeodora var. amazonica Ducke). The oils exhibit only slightly different physical characteristics, but they have different odors particular to the growing site of the trees. Cayenne bois-de-rose oil, distilled from the variety A. rosaeodora Ducke, is considered the best quality of bios-de-rose essential oils. Cayenne bois-de-rose oil is produced in large scale as compared to the Brazilian and Peruvian counterparts. Plant part used is the wood. Bois de rose has a characteristic, sweet, somewhat woody, floral odor.

Physical properties

The oil, obtained by steam distillation of the chopped wood, is colorless to pale yellow.

The Uses of BOIS DE ROSE OIL

bois de rose oil is a fragrance with a light camphor scent. This essential oil is obtained by means of steam distillation of the chipped wood from the tropical rosewood tree. Bois de rose oil has no known toxicity.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Aniba rosaeodora, Lauraceae.