Kanuka

PrirodnaLIŠĆE I BILJEdrvenast · cvetni · svež
Srednje notePiramida
3/5Jačina
200hTrajnost
1Poreklo
Uzorak
Kanuka kao sirovina za parfeme
Srednje note
Kunzea ericoides
Definicija

Fresh, herbaceous, and tea-tree-adjacent. Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) is manuka's gentler cousin — less medicinal, more herbaceous, with a clean, dry, almost camphorous freshness.

DRVENAST CVETNI ZELEN SLADAK BILJNI SVEŽ
New Zealand tea tree
Type
Sirovina
Olfactive family
Cvetni
Source
flowers
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Instrumenti
Piramida
GGornje note
SSrednje note
BBazne note
3/5Jačina
Srednja
jačina mirisa
Trajnost na mirisnoj traci
200sati · 8 dana
1 h6 h24 h3 d7 d400 h
Zemlje proizvođači
Novi Zeland

Miris

Fresh, herbaceous, and mildly camphorous. Less medicinal than manuka or tea tree. More pine-like than eucalyptus. The alpha-pinene dominance gives a clean, resinous-green character. Softer and more wearable than concentrated tea tree oil.

Compared to manuka, kanuka is lighter and greener. Compared to European rosemary, it is less herbal-aromatic and more forest-green.

Detaljno

Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) is a New Zealand native tree closely related to manuka (Leptospermum scoparium). The essential oil is lighter and less intensely medicinal than manuka oil, with a fresh, herbaceous, slightly camphorous character. Kanuka oil is rich in alpha-pinene (40-70%) and viridiflorol, giving it a pine-like freshness with a soft, green-herbal body.

Unlike manuka oil, which is known for its potent antibacterial properties (from triketone compounds), kanuka oil is milder and more adaptable in fragrance applications. Its character is closer to tea tree oil (Melaleuca) but softer and less terpenic.

In perfumery, kanuka provides a clean, New Zealand-specific herbaceous freshness — an alternative to European aromatic herbs with its own geographic identity.

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Dobijanje i hemija

Način dobijanja

Steam distillation of leaves and twigs of Kunzea ericoides. Oil yield approximately 0.3-0.6%. Primary components: alpha-pinene (40-70%), viridiflorol, 1,8-cineole. Production is based in New Zealand. The oil is commercially available from New Zealand essential oil producers.

Formula
Key compounds: α-pinene (C₁₀H₁₆), viridiflorol (C₁₅H₂₆O)
CAS
N/A — natural essential oil, complex mixture
Botanički naziv
Kunzea ericoides
Izgled
Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Jačina mirisa
Srednji
Trajnost
200 hours
Sinonimi
New Zealand tea tree
Status prema standardima IFRA
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No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)

Fizička svojstva
Relativna gustina
0.870 to 0.910 @ 20 °C
Indeks prelamanja
1.465 to 1.485 @ 20 °C
Nota
Kunzea ericoides essential oil. Steam-distilled from leaves and twigs. Contains alpha-pinene (40-60%), viridiflorol, 1,8-cineole.

U parfemima

Kanuka is a top-to-heart note providing clean, herbaceous freshness. It functions as a milder alternative to tea tree or manuka — less aggressively medicinal, more suited to fine fragrance. Built from alpha-pinene, viridiflorol, and green-herbal elements. Useful in aromatic, clean, and New Zealand-themed compositions.

Uloga u formuli
01pojačivač difuzije
02modifikator
03sredstvo za podizanje
04sirovina za stapanje
05graditelj volumena
06svežina
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