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 JUNIPER BERRY OIL
The oil is produced by steam distillation of ground juniper berries. The oil is transparent, easily movable liquid with yellow-green colour and typical juniper, pine-like balsamic aroma and bitter, hot and balsamic taste. In the composition of the oil there are mainly terpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and oxygen compounds. The main components are α and β-pinene and sabinene, myrcene and citric, terpinene-4, borneol and its acetate. The oil is used in the food industry as aromatic agent of alcohol beverages and air-refreshing compositions.
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FEATURED PRODUCT
Lavender oil
The oil is obtained by steam distillation of lavender blossoms (Lavandula angustifolia - Miller ). In the composition of lavender oil we have about 90% monoterpene and about 10% sesquiterpenes amd polymers. The main components are lynalil acetate and linalool. There are also citric, β-ocimene, α and β-pinene, camphene, myrcene, 1.8-cineol, terpinene, ethylmylcetone, p-cymene, borneol, geraniol, terpineol, lavandulol and their acetates, nerol, camphor, etc.
Lavender oil is used widely in perfumery industry as active ingredient in cosmetics, medicine, technology, faience industry. It is also used as solvent of metal oxides, salts, lacquers and paints. The oil has clearly expressed antiseptic and healing effects. Lavender oil is also used for isolation of aromatic ingredients lynalil acetate and linalool. Lavender oil is the most widely used aromatic product in aroma therapy.
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