Wintergreen Oil


Wintergreen oil (Methyl salicylate) is an organic ester that is naturally produced by many species of plants. Some of the plants which produce it are called wintergreens, hence the common name. This compound is used as a fragrance. It is also found in lin









1.Quick Details

CAS No: 68917-75-9

HS Code: 2918230000

BOTANICAL NAME: Gaultheria Procumbens

Raw Material: Leaf

Color: Colorless to pale yellow liquid

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

INCI Name:  Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Oil

Grade: 100% Pure and Nature

Packaging: 50kg net drum

2. Introduction

Wintergreen oil (Methyl salicylate) is an organic ester that is naturally produced by many species of plants. Some of the plants which produce it are called wintergreens, hence the common name. This compound is used as a fragrance. It is also found in liniments (rubbing ointments). Distilled with holly leaves fromYunnanprovinceChina

Methyl salicylate can be produced by esterifying salicylic acid with methanol. Commercial methyl salicylate is now synthesized, but in the past, it was commonly distilled from the twigs of Betula lenta (sweet birch) and Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry or wintergreen).

3. Specifications

Specifications

Product name

Wintergreen oil

Appearance

colorless to light yellow clear liquid

Odor

with wintergreen herb-medicine aroma

Density

1.176~1.182

Refractive index

1.535~1.538

Optical rotation

left ≤-1.5º

Solubility

easy soluble in 70% ethanol

Shelf life

36 months

4. Application

1.Wintergreen oil can used as flavour in drinking,toothpaste and cosmetic.

2. Wintergreen oil also can used in anodyne,pesticide,printing ink and polish

5.Storage:

Store in cool and dry place

6. Conditions of Transport

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