Essential oils are found in various parts of the plant body (in the seeds, flowers, bark, or leaves) and are also concentrated in certain special cells or groups of cells (glands). Because of their properties, they are widely used in perfumes, flavorings, and medicines.

Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils or aetherolea, or simply as the "oil of" the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of Rose oil.

Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation, Other processes include expression, or solvent extraction. They are used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products.

Physico-Chemical Properties:-

Relative Density                                 0.891 – 0.912                         

Refractive Index                                 1.463 – 1.477                         

Optical Rotation                                 - 3º  To  +18º                                      

Assay By GC                                       12 - 26% Alpha Pinene Content                     

                                                          11 – 21 % Borneol Content                

Total of Alpha Pinene+                       40% Minimum

Camphene+Cineole                           

Solubility                                            Soluble in Alcohol and other organic solvent and in soluble in

                                                          water.

International Packing Available in 0.500 Gms.1 Kg,@2 Kg,5 Kg,10 Kg,20 Kg,25 Kg,50 Kg, Etc. in Food Grade Silver Coated Aluminum Bottles