Kalaminta

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Srednje notePiramida
3/5Jačina
—Trajnost
2Poreklo
Uzorak
Kalaminta kao sirovina za parfeme
Srednje note
Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze
Definicija

Minty-herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous, fresh. Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta) smells like pennyroyal's gentler cousin — cool mint with herbal warmth.

CVETNI ZELEN SVEŽ
CALAMINT NEPETA FIELD MINT
Type
Sirovina
Olfactive family
Aromatični
Source
leaves and flowering tops
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Instrumenti
Piramida
GGornje note
SSrednje note
BBazne note
3/5Jačina
Srednja
jačina mirisa
Zemlje proizvođači
Azija Evropa

Miris

Fresh, minty-herbal, slightly camphoraceous. Softer than peppermint, more minty than basil. The pulegone gives it a pennyroyal-like freshness — cool, clean, herbaceous. Like crushing calamint leaves on a dry Mediterranean hillside — cool mint, warm herbs, stone.

Detaljno

Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta, syn. Clinopodium nepeta) is a Mediterranean herb in the Lamiaceae family with a fresh, minty-herbaceous scent. The essential oil is dominated by pulegone (the same compound found in pennyroyal), menthone, and piperitenone, giving it a mint-like character that is softer than peppermint but more assertive than basil.

Calamintha nepeta grows wild across the Mediterranean basin, typically on rocky, dry soils in garrigue and maquis habitats. It is used in Italian regional cooking (particularly in Tuscan mushroom dishes) and in traditional herbal medicine.

Pulegone content requires caution — the compound is hepatotoxic at high doses and is restricted by IFRA for skin-contact applications. Lesser calamint oil typically contains 40-70% pulegone.

In perfumery, lesser calamint provides a fresh, minty-herbal top note with Mediterranean terroir specificity.

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Zanimljivosti

Pulegone — the dominant compound in lesser calamint — derives its name from Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal), historically used as a flea repellent. The Latin pulex means flea, and pennyroyal/pulegone has been used to repel fleas since Roman times.

Dobijanje i hemija

Način dobijanja

Steam distillation of Calamintha nepeta aerial parts. Yield approximately 0.5-1%. Wild-harvested in Mediterranean Europe. High pulegone content (40-70%) — IFRA restricted for leave-on products due to hepatotoxicity concerns.

Formula
N/A — complex mixture (pulegone, piperitenone, menthone)
CAS
N/A — no single CAS (herb essential oil)
Botanički naziv
Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze
Izgled
Pale yellow to amber liquid
Jačina mirisa
Srednji
Sinonimi
CALAMINT NEPETA FIELD MINT
Status prema standardima IFRA
Pogledajte napomenu

No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)

Fizička svojstva
Nota
Essential oil rich in pulegone (40–75%) and piperitenone. Minty-herbaceous profile.

U parfemima

Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta) provides a fresh, minty-herbal top note. Pulegone-dominant (40-70%), with menthone and piperitenone. Functions in Mediterranean, herbal, and fresh compositions. IFRA restrictions on pulegone limit skin-contact usage. Pairs with lavender, rosemary, and thyme in garrigue accords.

Uloga u formuli
01pojačivač difuzije
02modifikator
03nota potpisa
04sredstvo za podizanje
05sirovina za stapanje
06graditelj volumena
Oblici na tržištu
eterično ulje

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