Linalool

Intro of Linalool

Linalool is a terpene alcohol. Which is one of the famous spice compounds. It is extract from camphor camphor oil or synthesized from α-pinene or β-pinene in turpentine. That is widely use in the aromatic industry of flower fragrances, perfumes and soaps. It is widely use to blend flower essential oils such as lily, orange blossom, etc. It is also use as a blending spice for Amber, cosmetics and as a food fragrance.

Chemical Property

Colorless liquid with a scent similar to Buddha’s hand. Insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol and ether. Different sources of linalool aroma is different, natural linalool is different, Baisfu natural linalool is generally more fragrant. But often not a single aroma, and synthetic linalool aroma is generally more pure. The natural linalool smell from different plants is also different. From the rosewood oil is a simple fragrance with sweet wood green aroma; The single fragrance from Alonia leaf oil is the best, more floral, which may also be due to a trace of other fragrance components. The aroma of linalool oil is relatively secondary, often with camphor and other smells.

Use

This is widely use in the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots and green calyx of plants. It is not only use in all flower flavors, such as sweet bean flower, jasmine, lily of the valley, lilac, etc. But also in non-flower flavors such as fruit flavor, clear flavor, wood flavor, aldehyde flavor, Oriental flavor, amber flavor, plain heart orchid type, fragrant myrtle type, etc. It can also use to prepare artificial essential oils such as orange leaf, bergamot. lavender and miscellaneous lavender oil. Most used in soap flavor. Can also use for food flavor.