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Melissa Oil (Melissa Officinalis)

Melissa Oil
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Botonical Name

:

Melissa Officinalis

CAS #

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8014-71-9

Country of Origin

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France

Color & Odor

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Pale Yellow Liquid with Sweet Citrus Citronella odor

Solubility

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Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

F.E.M.A. #

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2113

Specific Gravity

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0.880 - 0.920 @ 20°C

Optical Rotation

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N/A

Refractive Index

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1.455 - 1.485 @ 20°C

Flash Point

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145° F

Major Constituents

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monoterpenaldehydes citral a, citral b and citronellal.

Extraction Method

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Steam Distillation

DESCRIPTION
Melissa Oil comes from plants just before first flowers appear as aroma is less interesting when plant is in full bloom. The oil is steam distilled from melissa leaves & tops and is pale yellow in color with agreeable & subtle, warm, lemony aroma. Rare oil, it is very expensive as 7 tonnes of leaves and tops are needed to produce 1 kg (21/4 lb) of oil.

COMMON NAMES
Melissa, Lemon Balm

BLENDS WITH:
Geranium Oil, Orange Oil, Lavender Oil, Lemon Oil.

CONSTITUENTS
Citral, geraniol, citronellal , citronellol (responsible for the lemony smell), limonene, linalool, pinene.

USES
Having therapeutic properties, it is used for nerve calming applications. It is also a good sedative and has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, stomachic and choleretic properties.

Certificates
A recipient of five "CERTIFICATE OF MERIT" awards from CHEMEXCIL.
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