Essential Oils
Traditionally used in Portugal to start the Midsummer fire, mastic thyme is also known there as "bela luz", or "beautiful light". This aromatic plant from the Mediterranean basin has a long tradition of gathering in Spain and produces a very original essential oil, lively and warm, tonic and spicy. Here is a sumptuous fragrance that comes straight from the sun!
To be (re)discovered and used without restriction. Its molecular architecture is fairly symmetrical to that of Ravintsara, although it includes a greater variety of components. On the other hand, its fragrance is typically Mediterranean.
Botanical family: Lamiaceae
Latin name: Thymus mastichina
Other names: cineole thyme, Spanish marjoram, Bela luz
Origin: Spain
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
Part used: Flowering tops
Production process: Steam distillation
Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped
Olfactory notes: fresh, herbaceous, spicy, tonic
Oxides: 1.8 cineole (53%)
Monoterpenols: linalool
Monoterpenes: pinenes, limonene
Esters: linalyl acetate
Do not confuse it with the essential oils of Thymus zygis, also known as Spanish Thyme.
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