ESSENTIAL OIL FROM RESIN/GUM

Cistus ladaniferus

IN AROMATHERAPY: CALMING AND GROUNDING; Skin Care and natural cosmetics IN NATURAL PERFUMERY as a BOTANICAL ALTERNATIVE TO AMBERGRIS.

INCI name; Cistus ladaniferus (Rock rose) resin essential oil

Synonyms: labdanum resin essential oil

CAS number 8016-26-0

SKU code; EN-LAB-0010

EXTRACTION METHOD: Hydro-Distilled Essential Oil

PARTS USED: Aerial parts Gum, Resin/Oleoresin (aka Labdanum) 

ORIGIN; France/ Spain

COMMON NAMES: Labdanum, Ladanum essential oil; Common Gum Cistus, Brown-Eyed Rockrose

APPEARANCE: Amber to dark orange, slightly viscous but pourable oil.

ODOUR NOTE: middle note, fixative. Strong, rich, complex, and tenacious. Warm, resinous, slightly sweet, leathery, with amber-gris and animalic undertones,

QUALITY: 100 % pure and natural organic essential oil.

STORAGE CONDITION; Store in a cool dark place

Labdanum essential oil is considered a precious and sacred oil, mentioned in religious texts, and anointed during spiritual rituals. Labdanum essential oil has a reputation for being emotionally grounding and uplifting. A good fixative to middle and top notes, Labdanum essential oil is mainly used in natural perfumery as an alternative to synthetic Musk and Ambergris to create Amber notes. This oil is easily soluble in alcohol, carrier oil and oil-based products. It is not soluble in water.

Please note: This product is the Labdanum essential oil, obtained by Hydro- distillation of Labdanum (Oleoresin) from Rock rose.

For more information on the different extracts from Rock Rose, please go to the tab (more info) below

• Haemostatic (stops bleedings) and Astringent.
• Scar healing, skin regenerating
• Anti-infectious, Antiviral, Antifungal
• Immune system regulator
• Calming, uplifting

• In religious rituals, ointments, incense, or fumigations (diffusion)
• In Natural perfumery, main ingredient to create chypre accords.

In diffusions

• In meditation blends,
• In calming blends to promote sleep

In Natural perfumery

• To create oriental perfumes
• To create chypre accords

• Niaouli or tea tree, Lavender, Helichrysum, Rosemary (for a skin regenerating cream), Rose Geranium
• with Vanilla, patchouli, Sandalwood, and vetiver
• To create warm and rich oriental masculine perfumes with: Bergamot or Yuzu, Black pepper, Frankincense, Rose, Vetiver, Ambrette, Cedarwood, Vanilla, Benjoin.
• To create captivating, sweet Floral Oriental fragrances: with frangipani, white lotus, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Jasmin, Neroli, Rose, cinnamon, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Benjoin.
• For Woody spicy blends with Grapefruit or Yuzu, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves, Cinnamon Coriander, cilantro, Vetiver, Cedarwood, Pine, Sandalwood, Pine, Vanilla, Ambrette.
• With Mandarin, Rose, Patchouli, Benzoin, vanilla

• Rock-rose plants, Cistus ladaniferus, naturally exude a sticky, very fragrant resin, or gum, called Labdanum, that covers all its aerial parts, leaves, twigs, and branches.
• The term “Labdanum” refers specifically to the Resin of Rock rose, (aka Cistus, Cistus ladaniferus) and subsequently to its different extracts.
• Rock rose (aka Cistus) refers both to the plant Cistus ladaniferus, to its aerial parts (leaves…) and subsequently to their extracts:  essential oil and hydrosol.
• Several highly aromatic extracts are produced from the Cistus ladaniferus (rock rose) plant.
• Different processes are followed to obtain the different extracts from rock rose:
• Leaves, twigs and sometimes flowers are harvested when the plant is at its peak of resin (labdanum) production (flowering season). All its aerial parts covered with labdanum, are brought to the distilleries, in bundles, to be processed.
• Some bundles are reserved to produce the Rock rose or Cistus essential oil: this the true essential oil of rockrose, obtained by direct steam- distillation of its aerial parts, the traditional way. The result is a fluid essential oil, yellow green to pale amber in colour, extremely aromatic with resinous undertones.
• Other bundles are processed to specifically extract the oleoresin or labdanum. All Aerial parts are first plunged in boiling water, to separate the sticky and viscous oleoresin from other vegetal matters. The melted resin rises and floats on the water surface and is then collected and referred to as Labdanum oleoresin.
• The Labdanum oleoresin is steam or hydro distilled, to obtain the wonderful warm resinous Labdanum essential oil (THIS PRODUCT)
• The highly fragrant, Labdanum absolute is the concentrated, sticky, viscous somewhat gummy, dark-brown extract obtained by solvent extraction, from the Labdanum oleoresin.