Allspice Berry Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Pimenta officinalis |
Origin: West Indies |
Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
Pimenta berry oil is a pale yellow liquid with a powerful sweet, warm, balsamic-spicy body note and a fresh, clean top note. It blends well with ginger, geranium, lavender, opopanax, labdanum, ylang-ylang, patchouli, orange blossom, oriental and spicy bases.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil
- eugenol
- methyl eugenol
- cineol
- phellandrene
- caryophyllene
Safety:
Eugenol irritates the mucous membranes, and has been found to cause dermal irritation. Pimenta berry oil should be used with care in low dilutions only.
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