The Bulgarian Rose Co is proud to announce that it has obtained Organic Certification for Bulgarian Rose oil. The certificate is issued by QC&I International Services S.P.A. (www.qci.bg). Certificate Number: 001/BG154/00007/10. QC&I International Services certifies that the activities listed in the annex have proved to be in conformance with Reg. (EC) No. 834/2007. This document has been issued on the basis of Article 29 (1) of Reg. (EC) No 834/2007 and of Reg. (EC) No 889/2008. The declared operator has submitted his activities under control, and meets the requirements laid down in the named Regulation. Certified product is Rose oil and Certification is Organic. Companies and individuals wishing to confirm the certificate validity and terms and conditions must contact QC&I at the web site. Certificate rules prohibit us from distributing copies of the certificate without developing and maintaining distribution list. PLEASE CONTACT US REGARDING AVAILABILITY, QUANTITIES AND ADVANCED ORDERS: Contact us
| BULGARIAN ROSE OIL INFORMATION (ROSE OTTO) | | Botanical name: | Rosa damascena P. Miller | | Part of plant used: | Blossoms | | Country of origin: | Bulgaria | | Cultivated herb: | Yes | | Natural herb: | Yes | | Gathered herb: | Yes | | Organic certification/certifying body: | Not certified | | Fumigants used: | N/A | | Method of manufacture: | Rose oil is obtained from the flowers of the oil-bearing rose (Rosa damascena) trough water - steam distillation. | | Material safety data sheets: | Available upon request | | Known formulations incompatibilities: | N/A | | Mist be homogenous blend: | Yes | | Seasonal harvesting: | During May and June | | Certificate of analysis: | Yes | | Description: | Oily transparent liquid or heterogeneous mass below 22ºC. | | Appearance: | Liquid | | Color: | Yellow | | Aroma: | Warm, floral, specifically dense, fine, with faint peppery and honey notes, specific for the Bulgarian attar of roses. | | Physicochemical indices: | | | Relative density, d 30/30 | from 0.8480 to 0.8610 | | Refraction number, n 25/D | from 1.4530 to 1.4640 | | Angle of rotation of polarization plane, α 20/D, centigrade | from -2.0 to -5.0 | | Freezing point, °C | from 17.0 to 22.0 | | Acid value, mg KOH/g | not more than 4.0 | | Ester number: | 7.0 - 17.5 | | Ester value, mg KOH/g | from 7.0 to 17.5 | | Ester value after acetylation, mg KOH/g | from 202.5 to 245.9 | | Content of characteristic ingredients, % | | | citronellol | from 20.9 to 37.0 | | nerol | from 6.0 to 12.0 | | geraniol | from 14.0 to 27.0 | | phenyl-ethyl alcohol | not more than 3.0 | | normal paraffin hydrocarbons (C17, C19, C20, C21, C23) | from 18.0 to 25.0 | | Composition: | Citronellol, geraniol, nerol, linalool, saturated fatty alcohols, beta-phenyl-ethyl alcohol, farnezole, terpinene-1-ol-4, acetates of the indicated alcohols such as geranilacetate, citronelylacetate, nerylacetate, linalylacetate, etc., free acids, aldehydes fatty and aromatic, geranial, neral, ketones, phenols and phenol esters, hydrocarbons, rose oxide and steroptene. | | Expiry term: | Unlimited | | Packing: | Tin-plated cooper sheet iron containers. | | Application: | In fine perfumery, cosmetics and pharmacology. |
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