Most of the plant aromatic oils are volatile, so they are also called volatile oils, and they can also be called essential oils in the spice industry, which are aromatic oils secreted by plant organs. Aromatic oils are also an important part of natural plant flavors and fragrances.
The extraction of aromatic oil generally adopts steam distillation, solvent extraction, pressing, adsorption and other methods.
The blended flavors and fragrances are generally made of several or dozens of aromatic oils, which are widely used in medicine, daily chemicals, food and other fields, including but not limited to tobacco, wine, candy, beverages, toothpaste, soap, medicine and health, etc.
Here's a quick look at the specific uses of plant aromatic oils.
In the field of medicine, many plant aromatic oils have special effects, such as volatile oil of oriental cypress, essential oil of dragon cypress, cinnamon oil, tea tree essential oil, honeysuckle aromatic oil, kumquat aromatic oil, etc.
In the field of daily chemicals, the application will be more extensive, we use shampoo, shower gel, facial cleanser, cosmetics and other ingredients list will be written at the end of the flavor and fragrance, some products are used plant aromatic oil, to give the product a pleasant fragrance, this kind of aromatic oil is very much, such as peppermint essential oil, pine oil and rosin, pine needle oil, fir oil, magnolia extract, moon season aromatic oil, cherry blossom pink oil, etc.
In the field of food, plant aromatic oil can give food a richer taste, increase the flavor of food, similarly, the last flavor and fragrance of the food ingredient list refers to them, food flavor is mainly used in the flower and fruit extracted essential oil, such as orange peel essential oil, gardenia extract, honeysuckle aromatic oil, jasmine essential oil, osmanthus aromatic oil, rose essential oil, toon volatile oil, etc.
In addition to the above, some aromatic oils also have special uses, dragon cypress essential oil has an insecticidal effect, cedar oil can be antiseptic, sterilizing, insecticidal, cedar essential oil can kill termites, fir oil is suitable for the preparation of fantasy flavors, laughing flower essential oil has an inhibitory effect on some fungi and bacteria, camphor and camphor oil can remove insects, tea tree essential oil can improve pore blockage, purify the skin, and have an effect on pimples, cherry blossom pink oil has the effect of skin rejuvenation and brightening skin tone, neem oil can control pests, tung oil can be used in industry, agriculture, In medicine, biodiesel, etc., agave flower extract has a good inhibitory effect on the fungus.
There are many types and uses of plant aromatic oils, and with subsequent discoveries and the development of technology, plant aromatic oils can play a greater role.
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