Cas 8007-08-7 zingiber officinale
Please note pictures are representative only
Top note with a slight middle.
spicy, sharp, pungent, warm with a hint of camphor & lemon.
colour ranges from light yellow to light brown,
Great for mixing with other warming oils eg pepper, mints, cajeput, and even wintergreen if you want to go from warm to hot
The warming qualities render it useful as a general restorative for emotional depletion; it is said to be effective in revitalizing energy and counteracting exhaustion. It is also said to be an aphrodisiac and is said to increase sexual openness in both men and women. Please let us know if it works for you.
The volatile oil consists of mainly mono and sesquiterpenes, camphene, beta-phellandrene, curcumin, cineole, geranyl acetate, terpineol, terpenes, borneol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, alpha-zingiberene (30%–70%), beta-sesquiphellandrene (15%–20%), betabisabolene (10%–15%), and alpha-farnesene.
Small amounts ( usually less than 1 %) of citral, citronellol, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, and linalool are usually present.
ginger is one of our oils which can vary in properties from batch to batch.
the CO2 extract variety is generally preferred for a stronger warmer ginger odour