Rosa Damascena… Essential Oil / Absolute / Concrete / Rose Water
Rosa Damascena has many varieties, the most common of which is “Trigintipetala” which is particularly grown in India, Bulgaria and Turkey, as well as Morocco, Egypt, Iran, Syria, India, and the Caucasus for production of rose oil. Rosa Damascena also known as the Isparta Rose, Pink Oil Rose, Oil Rose,Rooh Gulab,Gulab Ruh, Gum Rose, Chios Rose, and Damask Rose is a pink colored, semi-double, perennial , thorny plant with a strong scent and high resistance to winter conditions.
PROPERTIES SPECIFICATIONS RESULTS
Appearance : Orange to Reddish-Brown Liquid. Complies
Odor : Sweet Floral odor Complies
Solubility : Soluble in Organic Solvents,Insoluble in water.
Specific Gravity : 0.9502 to 0.9910 @ 20°C 0.9650
Refractive Index : 1.4900 to 1.5130 @ 20°C 1.5120
Ethanol : <2.0% 1.95 %
Geraniol : 2.5 to 7.5% 5.96 %
Phenylethyl Alcohol : 45 to 71 % 60.86 %
Methyleugenol : 0.3 to 0.8 % 0.41 %
Eugenol : 0.9 to 2.2 % 1.51 %
Citronellol + Nerol : 7.5 to 18.5 % 12.30 %