Industrial packaging of oregano essential oils
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Oregano

Pure and natural essential oil

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A wide range of pure and natural absolute oils and essential oils of guaranteed quality, constantly available for any industrial use.

  • Code: T1534
  • INCI: Origanum vulgare
  • CAS: 8007-11-2
  • EINECS: 281-670-3
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Type: pure essential oil (EO)
  • Chemotype: Carvacrol (approximately 65%)
  • Food flavoring: yes (according to EC Regulation 1334/2008)
  • Extraction method: steam distillation
  • Purity: 100%
  • Origin: Spain

Extraction

Oregano essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried flowering plant. It appears as a pale yellow liquid (which turns brown as it ripens) with an unmistakable warm, spicy, and herbaceous aroma.

Property

Oregano essential oil has strong antimicrobial, antiviral, fungicidal, and rubefacient properties. In the past, it was used as a dermatological medication to treat insect bites. Toxic, irritating, and notoriously stinging, it should never be applied directly to the skin, but only in low concentrations, diluted in a vegetable oil (such as almond or sesame).
It blends well with the essential oils of camphor, cedar, citronella, lavender, pine, ravensara, rosemary, as well as oakmoss absolute.

Uses

Oregano essential oil is typically used as a fragrance component in soaps, colognes, and perfumes (especially men's fragrances), as well as in the food industry as a meat flavoring.
The relevant technical and safety documentation for the product is available upon request.

Botany

Native to Europe, oregano is now cultivated worldwide.
It is a creeping herbaceous plant with a woody stem that grows up to ninety centimeters tall, with small, dark green leaves and pinkish-white flowers.
There are over thirty varieties, and perhaps for this reason, it is often classified botanically inaccurately (it is often confused with marjoram).

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