Chinese name: White orchid oil
English name: Michelia alba, ext.
Alias: Magnolia Oil, White magnolia Oil, White orchid oil, White orchid oil
CAS: 92457-18-6
Properties: Light yellow to brownish yellow clarified liquid
Relative density: 0.8700-0.8950.
Refractive index: 1.4600-1.4900.
Rotation: -13°-9°.
Acid value: < 7.
Ester value: > 20.
Solubility: Dissolved in ethanol after a clear solution, slightly soluble in water.
Aroma: With white orchid aroma, slightly stamen smell, fresh, fresh and fragrant flowers, fragrance with sweet, more than linalool rhyme and elegant, fragrance is transparent and not very long.
Stability: Because the white orchid oil has a small amount of indole, it will become dark red over time.
Main ingredients: linalool, linalool acetate, dihydrolinalool, phenylethanol, cineole, linalool oxide, terpinol, caryophyllene, etc.
Method: In the water with steam distillation of magnoliaceae plant flowers, can produce white orchid oil.
Uses: Mainly used to prepare high-grade cosmetics, soap and perfume fragrances. GB 2760-2007: Edible spices. It is a good floral fragrance, which can be used with a variety of high-grade daily flavor formula, and the factors that cause discoloration should be paid attention to when used.
Method: Use the flowers of white prynne after adding water boiling distillation, and then oil and water separation. The yield is about 0.2% ~ 0.25%. It is a special product of China.