Armoise oil

Chemical Properties

See Artemisia.

Physical properties

See Artemisia Extract

Occurrence

Found in the perennial shrub Artemisia vulgaris L.(Fam. Compositae) (Guenther, 1952).

Uses

armoise oil is a mixture of natural essential oils said to have antimicrobial properties and the ability to act as a cosmetic preservative. For this mixture to be effective in a cosmetic preparation, a 2 percent concentration is required. Mixtures such as this in leave-on products may cause skin sensitivity if not carefully formulated.

Uses

Oil as flavoring in alcoholic beverages, e.g. vermouth, which is a blend of white wines, contg traces of absinthium and other flavors; formerly in absinthe.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Artemisia absinthium, Compositae.

Preparation

By steam distillation of the leaves and flowering tops of A. vulgaris L. (Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, 1971). A paper describing the sesquiterpene lactones of Artemesia has been written by Geissman (1970).

Essential oil composition

Six essential oils along with their important constituents from Artemisia absinthium L. are reported by CoE (2000). These essential oils include: (Z)-epoxy-ocimene chemotype; sabinyl acetate chemotype; chrysanthenyl acetate chemotype; β-thujone chemotype; β-thujone/epoxy ocimene (mixed chemotype) and cis-chrysanthenol chemotype.