Kopaiba balzam
Copaiba balsam is an oleoresin obtained from the trunks of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera. Its aroma is described as somewhat sweet, mild, soft woody and slightly spicy-peppery, with modest tenacity.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Smolasti
- Source
- oleoresin
- Chemical class
- mixture of sesquiterpenes and diterpenes
Miris
Klase i odležavanje
Detaljno
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
The oleoresin is obtained from the trunk of Copaifera trees. Copaiba balsam from Copaifera officinalis is harvested by drilling a hole into the wood until it reaches the main resin vein in the centre of the trunk. A special type of pipe is installed in the hole to allow the liquid resin to flow. Initially the resin is clear, thin and colourless. On contact with air, it thickens and darkens to a balsamic texture. After harvesting, the hole is first sealed with clay or wood to prevent fungal or termite attack on the trees. The resin is filtered to remove impurities and then distilled into essential oil. The balsam can be steam distilled to give copaiba oil, a colorless to light yellow liquid with the characteristic odor of the balsam.
- Formula
- Complex natural mixture (key constituents: beta-caryophyllene C₁₅H₂₄; alpha-bergamotene; alpha-copaene; beta-bisabolene)
- CAS
- 8001-61-4
- Botanički naziv
- Copaifera langsdorffii
- Izgled
- Thick, transparent exudate, light gold to dark brown
- Sinonimi
- balsam of copaiba
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Tačka ključanja
- 246 °C at 760 mm Hg
- Tačka paljenja
- > 100 °C (> 212 °F, TCC)
- Relativna gustina
- 0.880 to 0.907 at 25 °C
- Indeks prelamanja
- 1.493 to 1.500 at 20 °C
U parfemima
The balsam and its oil are used as fixatives in soap perfumes and fragrances. Copaiba is most commonly used to impart an extremely long-lasting woody-balsamic note, similar to labdanum, with a spicy undertone. Copaiba is a natural fixative.
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