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| | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN Basic information |
| | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN Chemical Properties |
| Hazard Codes | Xi | | Risk Statements | 10-36/38 | | Safety Statements | 26-36-16 | | RIDADR | UN 1993 3/PG 3 | | WGK Germany | 2 | | RTECS | LK5100000 | | Hazardous Substances Data | 8021-28-1(Hazardous Substances Data) | | toxicity | Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Wohl, 1974). |
| | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Canadian fir needle oil (balsam fir oil) is produced in Canada
and in several northern states of the United States, fromneedles and twigs of
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. It is an almost colorless to pale yellow liquid with a pleasant balsamic odor.
d2525 0.872–0.878; n20D 1.4730–1.4760; α20D ?24 ° to ?19 °; solubility: 1 vol in
4 vol of 90% ethanol (turbiditymay occur), ester content (calculated as bornyl acetate): 8–16%. | | Chemical Properties | Abies sibirica oil is obtained by steam distillation of the needles and twigs of Siberian fr The oil has a fragrant pine- like odor and pungent taste. | | Chemical Properties | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN is found in the needles and twigs of Abies balsamea L. Mill (family Pinaceae). Colorless to faintly yellow liquid; pleasant odor. Sol in fixed oils, mineral oil; sltly sol in propylene glycol; insol in glycerin.
| | Physical properties | The oil is an almost colorless to very slightly yellow liquid. | | Occurrence | Found in the leaves of Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. (Fam: Pinaceae) (Guenther, 1952). | | Uses | fir needle oil can be used to add fragrance, and also for antiseptic and stimulating properties. Suppliers indicate that when incorporated into massage oils it can help pep up poor circulation and soothe muscle pain. Constituents of this oil include careen, limonene, terpinolene, borneol, and piperitone. It is obtained from the steam distillation of fur tree needles. | | Uses | Fir Needle Oil is an essential oil extracted from needles of Abies balsamea. It is used in aromatherapy and in cosmetics as perfuming agent. | | Uses | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN is food additive.
| | Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Abies, Coniferae. | | Preparation | By steam distillation of the needles and twigs of A . balsamea (Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, 1971). | | Essential oil composition | Main constituents of silver fur needles and twig oil include l-α-pinene, l-limonene, l-bornyl acetate, lauric
and decyclic aldehydes, and probably a sesquiterpene. |
| | FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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