Guaiacwood oil Property

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet oily grassy tea hay clary sage rose leaf

Odor Type

green

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, champaca (8006-76-6)

Safety

Toxicity

Both the acute oral UD 50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1973).

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P321Specific treatment (see … on this label).

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P362Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.

Guaiacwood oil Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Yellow to amber semisolid mass; floral odor. optical rotation ?6 to ?7 degrees. Soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform; insoluble in water.

Occurrence

Found in the tree Bulnesia sarmienti Lor. (Fam. Zygophyllaceae).

Uses

Perfume fixative and modifier, soap odorant, fragrances, production of guaiacwood acetate.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Michalea champaca or Michalea longifolia, Magnoliaceae.

Preparation

By steam distillation of the chipped wood or sawdust of Bulnesia sarmienti Lor.

Essential oil composition

The main constituent of guaiac wood oil is guaiol