| MATERIAL SPECIFICATION |
| Description: |
Tea Tree Oil |
INCI Name: |
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil |
| |
|
CAS No: |
68647-73-4 |
| ANALYTICAL DETAILS |
RANGE |
RESULT |
| Optical Rotation (degrees) |
+ 5 to + 15 |
+ 8.6 |
| Refractive Index at 20 degrees C |
1.475 – 1.482 |
1.4788 |
| Relative Density at 20 degrees C |
0.885 – 0.906 |
0.8973 |
| Cineole content per CG analysis |
4% MAX |
3.14% |
| Terpinen-4-ol content per CG analysis |
37% MIN |
38.00 % |
CHROMATOGRAPHIC
PROFILE |
|
RANGE
(%) |
TYPICAL
(%) |
| Terpinolene |
1.5 – 5 |
3.31 |
| alpha Terpinene |
0 – 15 |
9.19 |
| gamma-Terpinene |
10 – 28 |
20.21 |
| alpha-Terpineol |
1.5 – 8 |
2.68 |
| Limonene |
0.5 – 4 |
1.07 |
| Sabinene |
Trace – 3.5 |
0.81 |
| Aromadendrene |
Trace – 7 |
1.67 |
| gamma-Cadinene |
Trace – 8 |
0.16 |
| Globulol |
Trace – 3 |
0.56 |
| Viridiflorol |
Trace – 1.5 |
0.18 |
| Alpha-pinene |
1 – 6 |
2.65 |
|
