Essential oils distillations from Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr., Alpinia malaccensis, Zanthoxylum limonella Alston and Kaempferia galanga for use as ingredients in the perfumery industry

Abstract

From the experimental distillation of essential oils from Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr., Alpinia malaccensis, Zanthoxylum limonella Alston and Kaempferia galanga for use as ingredients in the perfume industry. Essential oils from 4 types of raw materials were compared in the quantity of distilled essential oils, color characteristics, scent, and density to be used as a guideline leading to the production or use of essential oils as ingredients in the perfume industry. It is necessary to know this information. From the experiments, it was found that the raw material with the highest percentage of essential oil was Zanthoxylum limonella at 1.34 %v/w. Next was from Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr., Kaempferia galanga and Alpinia malaccensis with values of 0.67, 0.46 and 0.45%v/w respectively. The color characteristics of all distilled essential oils are pale yellow to dark yellow and are clear, not cloudy. The scent has a clear, distinctive scent according to the nature of the raw materials that are extracted and when it touches the body. The scent still lasts for several hours. When considering the results of the study of essential oil density by comparing the calculated and measured values. It was found that the calculated and measured densities were similar or equal in all the experimental materials. Finally, when considering the scent or note of each essential oil, it was found that each type of essential oil had different notes according to the nature of the scent that could be sensed at each time. It was found that Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oils and Alpinia malaccensis had characteristic scent in the top note group. Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr. essential oil the nature of the scent will be classified in the Middle note group. Kaempferia galanga essential oil there will be a characteristic of the scent in the base note group. From the data of this experiment, it was found that essential oils from all 4 raw materials were suitable for use as ingredients in the fragrance industry.