Commercial name: Organic Essential Oil of Myrtle
Botanical name: Myrtus communis
Origin: Albania
Processing method: Steam distillation of the leaves, twigs and blossoms

INCI name: Myrtus Communis Oil
EINECS-CAS: 84082-67-7
Alternative CAS: 8008-46-6
EC: 282-012-8

Odour: Sweet, fresh, herbaceous, camphorous.
Appearance: Pale yellow to reddish brown liquid.

Relative density (20°C): 0.898 to 0.963
Refractive index (20°C): 1.455 to 1.475
Optical rotation (20°C): +15° to +26°
Flash point: 45°C

1,8-Cineole: 20% to 30%
Myrtenyl Acetate: 10% to 25%
Alpha-Pinene: 14% to 25%
l-Limonene: 10% to 15%
Linalool: 5% to 11%

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