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DESCRIPTION
Labdanum Oil is sourced from Labdanum, which is a sticky brown resin that is obtained from shrubs Cistus ladanifer species of rockrose. Having a long history of use in herbal medicine and as perfume ingredient, the oil is steam distilled from the fragrant white flower part of the plants.
COMMON NAMES
Labdanum Absolute, Labdanum Oil.
BLENDS WITH:
Frankincense, Sandalwood, Myrrh, Patchouli, Pine, Cypress, Clary Sage and Vetiver.
CONSTITUENTS
aromadendrane (23%), cadinane (9%) & labdane (7%) derivatives (Mostly oxidized), ledene (92, 9.3%), 1,5-cis-aromadendr-9-ene (91, 1.4%), allo-aromadendrene (86, 1.5%), viridiflorol (112, 4.3%), ledol (116, 1.3%), palustrol (105, 1.2%), 1,2-dehydroviridiflorol (104, 1.4%), the new cubeban-11-ol (113, 4.1%), ambrox® (137, 1.4%), copaborneol (117, 1.8%).
USES
Labdanum Essential Oil has in it properties of anti-microbial, antiseptic, balsamic, astringent, emmenagogue and expectorant, thus making it perfect for use in medicinal and aromatherapy based applications.
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