Category: fragrance agents
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Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Down Under Enterprises |
Anise Myrtle
Odor: Aniseed, liquorice Use: Two chemotypes exist (a) one rich in (E)-anethole (>80%) and (b) rich in methyl chavicol (60-75%). Minor amounts of alpha-pinene, cineole, (Z)-anethole, alpha farnesene and anisaldehyde exist in each chemotype. |
Hermitage Oils |
Aniseed Myrtle Essential Oil
Odor: characteristic Use: The tree that is responsible for aniseed myrtle essential oil grows chiefly in Bellingen and Nambucca Valley in Australia and the essential oil is produced by steam distilling the fragrant leaves and the little white flower heads. The smell is very fresh, sticky and anise sweet. Golden yellow in colour and contains a high percentage of anethole which is also found in aniseed oils in high percentages (pimpinella anisum and illicium verum). |
Safety Information:
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Safety References:
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):
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Other Information:
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Synonyms:
anise | myrtle leaf oil | | syzygium anisatum leaf oil |
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