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Ноти серцяПіраміда
4/5Сила
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Ноти серця
Pimenta racemosa
Визначення

Clove-heavy, warm, and spicy-aromatic. The Caribbean bay leaf that anchors bay rum and masculine aromatics.

Épicé
93
Chaleureux
70
Doux
49
Boisé
63
Terreux
72
Aromatique
37
bay rum, Pimenta racemosa
Type
Складник
Olfactive family
Пряні
Source
leaves
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
4/5Сила
Висока
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Карибський басейн

Запах

Warm, spicy, and clove-dominant. The eugenol content gives an immediate impression of cloves and dentistry, but the background is more complex: warm-woody, slightly sweet, with a peppery-aromatic edge from chavicol. Less medicinal than pure eugenol, more rounded and warm. The scent of a Caribbean barbershop with wooden shutters open to the trade winds.

Теруар і хемотипи

Докладно

West Indian bay (Pimenta racemosa) is a tropical tree native to the Caribbean, whose leaves produce an essential oil dominated by eugenol (40-55%), myrcene, and chavicol. The oil has a warm, spicy, clove-like character that is the defining ingredient in bay rum -- the traditional Caribbean aftershave and grooming product.

The tree is not related to Mediterranean bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) despite sharing the common name 'bay.' The scent is fundamentally different: where bay laurel is cool, eucalyptus-like, and culinary, West Indian bay is warm, clove-heavy, and specifically masculine-aromatic.

Bay rum -- the grooming product that made this oil famous -- was originally produced by distilling rum with bay leaves in the Caribbean islands. The tradition dates to the early 19th century and the scent remains synonymous with classic barbershop grooming.

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Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

Steam distillation of leaves of Pimenta racemosa. Yields a yellow-brown oil rich in eugenol (40-55%), myrcene, and chavicol. Production: Caribbean islands (Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guadeloupe).

Формула
N/A — complex essential oil (key component: eugenol C₁₀H₁₂O₂, ~50–60%)
CAS
8006-78-8
Ботанічна назва
Pimenta racemosa
Зовнішній вигляд
Pale yellow to amber liquid
Сила запаху
Висока
Синоніми
bay rum, Pimenta racemosa
Статус IFRA
Див. примітку

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

Фізичні властивості
Температура кипіння
245.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Температура спалаху
135.00 °F. TCC ( 57.22 °C. )
Відносна густина
0.94300 to 0.98400 @ 25.00 °C.
Показник заломлення
1.50500 to 1.51700 @ 20.00 °C.

У парфумерії

West Indian bay functions as a heart note in bay rum, spicy-aromatic, and masculine compositions. Its eugenol-rich character provides warm spiciness and clove-like depth. Works alongside rum, citrus (lime, orange), and warm spices (cinnamon, allspice) in traditional bay rum accords. Also used in Amber and spicy-woody compositions where warm clove character is desired without using clove bud oil directly.

Роль у формулі
01модифікатор
02фірмова нота
03сполучний компонент
04формувач об’єму
05свіжість
Форми випуску
ефірна олія

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