Industrial packaging of Manuka essential oils
Industrial packaging of Manuka essential oils Laboratory and warehouse Manuka Botany

Manuka

Pure and natural essential oil

Industrial packaging > Essential oils

A wide range of pure and natural absolute oils and essential oils of guaranteed quality, constantly available for any industrial use.
  • Code: T1596
  • INCI: Leptospermum scoparium
  • CAS: 219828-87-2
  • EINECS: 434-370-3
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Type: pure essential oil (EO)
  • Chemotype: Leptospermone (about 12%)
  • Food flavoring: No
  • Extraction method: steam distillation
  • Purity: 100%
  • Origin: New Zealand

Extraction

Manuka essential oil – produced almost exclusively in New Zealand – is obtained by steam distillation of leaves and twigs and appears as a clear, pale yellow liquid that releases a strong, earthy, woody, warm scent with a spicy undertone.

Property

Manuka essential oil, non-toxic and non-irritating, has exceptional antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, germicidal, and immunostimulant properties, which can be fully exploited through a diffuser. Its bactericidal effect is up to thirty times more effective than that of the better-known tea tree essential oil. Although distilled rarely , it has an antifungal effect on the skin, often proving to be a supreme remedy for acne, dermatitis, and insect bites.
It blends well with the essential oils of agarwood, ambrette, carrot seed, balsam of Peru, cypress, cistus, nutmeg, frankincense, palmarosa, sandalwood, vetiver, ginger, and oakmoss absolute.

Uses

Its use in cosmetics is rare or absent; there is no mention of this essential oil's use in pharmacies, soap-making, and/or wax-making.
The relevant technical and safety documentation for the product is available upon request.

Botany

Also known as "Tea Broom", Manuka is native to Tasmania and New Zealand. It grows wild in its native regions but is also present in Europe and North America, where it was introduced both as an ornamental shrub and for honey and essential oil. It is a small evergreen shrub with hard, resistant wood that can reach four meters in height, with leathery, ovate-lanceolate leaves and five-petalled flowers that are usually white (rarely pink or carmine red). Manuka, considered an invasive species, is known for being among the first plant species to recolonize deforested areas.