茶树油
化合物
Component | Concentration |
---|---|
terpinen-4-ol | 30–48% |
γ-terpinene | 10–28% |
α-terpinene | 5–13% |
1,8-Cineole | 0–15% |
α-terpinolene | 1.5–5% |
α-terpineol | 1.5–8% |
α-pinene | 1–6% |
p-Cymene | 0.5–8% |
茶树油(英语:Tea tree oil或melaleuca oil),或称茶树精油,是一种含樟脑味道的精油,颜色浅黄至透明[2],由原生于澳大利亚昆士兰南部至新南威尔斯北部沿岸的互叶白千层叶子提炼而成。茶树油不能口服[3],多数用作美容或护肤品的原材料[1]。
历史
在澳大利亚及纽西兰,桃金娘科香桃木属的植物时被唤作茶树。随着亚瑟·彭福尔德(Arthur Penfold)发现茶树油的强大杀菌特性之后,其商业提炼正式在1920年代开始。
参考
- ^ 1.0 1.1 [1] (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) SCCP/1155/08 Scientific Committee on Consumer Products SCCP OPINION ON Tea tree oil- European Union Commission Health and Consumer Union protection director general- adopted 18th plenary of 16 December 2008
- ^ Directory of Essential Oils for Aromatherapy: Tea-Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia). Holistics Online. (原始内容存档于2010-11-23).
- ^ Tea Tree Oil. National Capital Poison Center. [4 December 2013]. (原始内容存档于2015-07-29).