Description: Bay leaves were once used by ancient Romans and Greeks to make crowns for royalty, nobles, heroes, and Olympians.

Today, the florally herbaceous flavour of bay leaves is used to flavour soups, stews, meats, sauces and more.

Botanical Name: Laurus Nobilis

Common names: Poet’s laurel, roman laurel, sweet bay

Medicinal part: Leaves

INCI Name: Laurus Nobilis Leaf

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Max % Ashes: ≤5.00

Max % Foreign Matters: ≤2.00

Max % Loss On Drying: ≤12.00

Actives

Min % Essential Oil: ≥1.00

Description: Birch trees are known for their papery white bark and their beautiful red Autumn leaves.

Historically, birch trees had an important role in the lives of indigenous people. Their bark was used to create wigwams, tee-pees, canoes, buckets, kettles, utensils and more.

It was commonly believed that birch trees could not be hit by lightning, so during great storms people would often seek refuge beneath them.

Botanical Name: Betula alba

Common Names: White birch, bouleau, berke

Medicinal Part: Bark

INCI Name: Betula Alba Bark

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Max % Ashes: 6.0

Max % Foreign Matters: 5.0

Max % Loss on Drying: 12.0

Description: Bladderwrack was the original source of iodine (discovered in 1811), and is one of the most common type of seaweed found in the oceans.

The name Bladderwrack, refers to the bladder-like air pods (vesicles) that keep the plant afloat in the ocean.

The brown alga known as Bladderwrack is also a common source of kelp.

Botanical Name: (Seaweed) Fucus vesiculosus

Common Names: Black tang, rockweed, bladder focus, sea oak, black tany, cut weed, dyers focus, red focus

Medicinal Part: Plant

INCI Name: Fucus Vesiculosus

Safety Guidelines: Should not be used during pregnancy or while nursing, or by persons with hyperthyroidism.

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Max % Ashes: 24.0

Max % Foreign Matters: 2.0

Max % Loss on Drying: 15.0

Description: Cnicus benedictus (St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle or spotted thistle), is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran.

It is known in other parts of the world, including parts of North America, as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Cnicus. It is an annual plant growing to 60 cm tall, with leathery, hairy leaves up to 30 cm long and 8 cm broad, with small spines on the margins. 

The flowers are yellow, produced in a dense flowerhead (capitulum) 3–4 cm diameter, surrounded by numerous spiny basal bracts.

Botanical Name: Cnicus benedictus

Common Names: St. Benedict's thistle, holy thistle

Medicinal Part: Dried leaves, flowering stems

INCI Name: Cnicus Benedictus Herb

Safety Guidelines: Should not be used during pregnancy

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Max % Ashes: ≤15

Max % Foreign Matters: ≤2

Max % Loss on Drying: ≤14

Min % Moisture content: ≤12

Latin Name: Juniperus mexicana

Biological Definition: Volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the wood of the Juniper, Juniperus mexicana, Cupressaceae. Syn Cedarwood Texas

Plant Part: Wood 

Processing Method: Distilled

Appearance: Clear liquid pale yellow to yellow

Odour: Characteristic, sweet, woody, almost balsamic

INCI Name: Juniperus Mexicana Wood Oil

CAS Number: 91722-61-1

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Description: A mixture of synthetic fragrance compounds to replicate the fragrance of chocolate.

Appearance:  Clear, mobile oily liquid, pale yellow

Odour: Characteristic

INCI: Parfum

Specific Gravity @ 20°C (g/ml): 1.007 - 1.067

Refractive Index @ 20°C: 1.412 - 1.462

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Description: A mixture of synthetic fragrance material

Appearance:  Clear mobile oily liquid, colourless to pale yellow

Odour: Characteristic

INCI: Parfum

Specific Gravity @ 20°C (g/ml): 0.991 - 1.006

Refractive Index @ 20°C: 1.478 - 1.488

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Description: Oenothera Biennis Oil is the fixed oil derived from the seeds of the evening primrose, Oenothera biennis, Onagraceae. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids

Odour: Characteristic

Relative Density @ 20°C: 0.920 -  0.935

INCI Name: Oenothera Biennis Oil

*For external use only

Description: Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo.

With a history of over 7,000 years of human consumption and use, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional medicine.

Botanical Name: Allium sativum

Common Names: Poor Man's Treacle

Medicinal Part: Root bulb

Latin Name: Origanum majorana

Biological Definition: Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the leaves of the Sweet Marjoram, Origanum majorana L., Labiatae.

Plant Part: Herb

Processing Method: Distilled

Appearance: Mobile liquid, Yellow to Greenish yellow

Odour: Characteristic - Sweet Aroma

INCI Name: Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil

Description: Mustard plants are any of several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis.  Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family, the (Brassicaceae).

The members of the genus are informally known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages, or mustard plants. Crops from this genus are sometimes called cole crops—derived from the Latin caulis, denoting the stem or stalk of a plant.

Botanical Name: Sinapis alba

Common Names: Yellow mustard

Medicinal Part: Seed

INCI Name: Sinapis Alba Seed Powder

Allergy advice: contains Mustard

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Light Extraneous Matter (%): <2.0

Max Moisture content (%): <10.0

Acid Insoluble Ash (%): <1.0

Total Ash (%): <6.0

Latin Name: Citrus sinensis

Biological Definition: Obtained by mechanical expression of the ripe peels of the fruit of Citrus sinensis (L), (syn: Citrus aurantium dulcis), Rutaceae followed by fractional distillation to selectively remove the monoterpene fraction in part.

Plant Part: Peel

Processing Method: Expressed

Appearance: Liquid, yellow to red-orange to red brownish

Odour: Characteristic

INCI Name: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed

CAS number: 8028-48-6

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Description: The orange is a hybrid, between pomelo and mandarin. It has genes that are ~25% pomelo and ~75% mandarin; however, it is not a simple backcrossed BC1 hybrid, but hybridized over multiple generations.

The chloroplast genes, and therefore the maternal line, seem to be pomelo. The sweet orange has had its full genome sequenced. Earlier estimates of the percentage of pomelo genes varying from ~50% to 6% have been reported.

Botanical Name: Citrus sinensis

Common Names: Bigarade Orange, Seville Orange (sweet), Portugal Orange, Citrus Dulcis

Medicinal Part: Peel of the fruit

INCI Name: Citrus Sinensis Peel Granulated

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Max % Ashes: 8.0

Max % Foreign Matters: 2.0

Max % Loss on Drying: 12.0

Description: Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

When dried, the fruit is known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter, dark red, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed. Peppercorns, and the ground pepper derived from them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).

Botanical Name: Piper nigrum

Common Names: Pepper

Medicinal Part: Whole or ground peppercorns

CAS Number: 84929-41-9

INCI Name: Piper Nigrum Fruit 

Description: Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil is the oily liquid obtained from the seeds of Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L., Compositae. It consists principally of the triglycerides of linoleic acid

Odour: Characteristic

Relative Density @ 20°C (g/ml): 0.918 - 0.924

INCI Name: Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil

CAS Number: 8001-23-8

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Description: A mixture of synthetic fragrance compounds to replicate the fragrance of Summerberries.

Appearance: Mobile, clear liquid,  pale yellow to bright green/yellow

Odour: Characteristic

INCI: Parfum

Specific Gravity @ 20°C (g/ml): 1.032 - 1.047

Refractive Index @ 20°C: 1.478 - 1.488

*For external use only