Botanical Name: Cananga
odorata
Plant Part: Flowers
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Origin: Madagascar
Description: Cananga is a tall tropical tree up to
20m high with large, tender, fragrant flowers, which can be pink, mauve or
yellow. The yellow flowers are considered best for the extraction of essential
oil.
Colour: Pale to dark yellow liquid.
Consistency: Thin
Aromatic Scent: Cananga Essential Oil has a sweet,
exotic, deeply floral and heady with a creamy note.
Note: Top
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Rosewood, Jasmine, Vetiver,
Bergamot, Mimosa, Cassia, and Rose.
Uses: The chemical constituents of essential oils such as
Cananga Oil were sought for their efficacy in many applications, for their
aphrodisiac, anti-depressant, anti-infectious, anti-seborrhoea, antiseptic,
sedative and tonic properties.