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Cajeput Oil

 

Botanical name : Melaleuca leucadendron var.cajuputi
Production process : Water steam distillation of the leaves of Melaleuca leucadendron
INCI : MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON CAJUPUTI LEAF OIL
N° CAS / EINECS :  85480-37-1 / 8008-98-8 / 287-316-4

 

Characteristics : 

 

Physical state : Mobil liquid
Color : Colorless to yellow-amber
Odour : Characteristic, camphor
Main components : Eucalyptol, Limonène, α-Terpinéol

 

 available in Organic 

Regulatory Documents :

        Conventional   ORGANIC
   Technical Data Sheet
    
   Material Safety Data Sheet             
   Others documents                     

 


Harvest Times :

 

The harvest can be carried out all the year but this period corresponds to the best yields of essential oil

 

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
     

 

Harvesting period
  

 

History & Traditions :

 

The French name cajeput is borrowed from the Indonesian Kayu putih meaning "white tree" in reference to the particular color of its trunk. It comes in the composition of the "Balm of the red tiger", ointment of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.

It is a shrub or evergreen tree, up to 30 m tall. It has small white flowers forming an ear and long leaves. It is found in Southeast Asia and northern Australia.