Ishpink (Ocotea quixos)
Warm, cinnamon-spicy, and woody-floral. Ishpink (Ocotea quixos) is an Amazonian tree whose dried calyx smells of cinnamon crossed with floral sweetness — used as a spice by indigenous Ecuadorian communities for centuries.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Drvenasti
- Source
- bark and calyces
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
Ocotea quixos was one of the spices that attracted Spanish conquistadors to the Amazon — they called it 'American cinnamon' (canela) and the Rio Napo was originally named Rio de la Canela (Cinnamon River) during Gonzalo Pizarro's disastrous 1541 expedition in search of cinnamon forests.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Steam distillation of dried calyces (flower cups) of Ocotea quixos. Oil yield approximately 1-3%. The calyces are sun-dried before distillation. Production is artisanal and localized to the Ecuadorian Amazon, primarily Napo province. Available in small quantities from specialty suppliers.
- Formula
- Complex mixture — key: trans-cinnamaldehyde (C₉H₈O), methyl cinnamate (C₁₀H₁₀O₂)
- Botanički naziv
- Ocotea quixos
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- ISHPINK OCOTEA QUIXOS
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Nota
- Ishpink (Ocotea quixos) essential oil. Key compounds: trans-cinnamaldehyde (60-90%), methyl cinnamate, 1,8-cineole. Specific gravity: 1.010-1.060 @ 25 °C. Used in Amazonian traditional medicine.
U parfemima
Ishpink is a heart note providing complex, cinnamon-floral warmth. It offers an alternative to standard cinnamon bark oil with additional floral and fresh-camphoraceous dimensions. Useful in amber, spicy-floral, and ethnobotanical compositions. The Amazonian provenance and indigenous cultural context add storytelling value in niche perfumery.
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