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May Chang (Litsea) Essential Oil
Name: May Chang (Litsea) Essential Oil
Species: Litsea cubeba
Part: Fruit
Extraction: Steam Distilled
Aroma: Lemon like with herbaceous undertones, similar to lemongrass
$1.97 – $7.97
May Chang (Litsea) Essential Oil 100% Pure
| Name | May Chang (Litsea) Essential Oil |
| Batch | LC122MC6 |
| Species | Litsea cubeba |
| Part | Fruit |
| Extraction | Steam Distilled |
| Class | Aldehyde |
| Source | China |
| Color | Pale Yellow |
| Consistency | Thin |
| Note | Middle |
| Aroma | Lemon like with herbaceous undertones, similar to lemongrass |
| Blend Ideas | basil, bergamot, cajeput, citronella, elemi, fir, juniper berry, Ylang Ylang, Fennel, lavender, patchouli, peppermint, |
We source only pure essential oils.
If you like Lemongrass you will love May Chang. It is high in citral, so does have safety information such as a max dermal of 0.8%. Please review the safety tab to make sure this is an oil you should use.
According to Peter Holmes in Aromatica I May Chang, Lemongrass and Lavender may be great for bacterial immune support. He lists May Chang and Lemongrass as a synergistic combination in many therapeutic possibilities.
With our pre-diluted oils . . . if diluted for kids is the highest dilution you see, it’s also the max dilution possible. Pre-diluted oils are in fractionated coconut oil.
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May Chang Essential Oil Safety Info
According to Tisserand and Young, max dermal dilution to avoid this is 0.8%. Do not use if you’re taking drugs metabolized by CYP2B6, diabetes medication, are pregnant. are hypersensitive, have diseased or damaged skin, or with children under 2 years of age. May Chang essential oil should still follow the safety guidelines below. ~ Source:Tisserand, Robert and Young, Rodney. Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals: Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (2013). Reading the full profile for May Chang essential oil is highly suggested by your DeRu Staff.
While we’ve made this clear that we are selling this essential oil to use in your diffuser, your inhaler, or topically (diluted), it is a pure essential oil and can be used as such. With all essential oils:
Keep away from children.
Oral Safety is only given because many people have been told to take oils internally. Because several people look to us for safety advice, we feel obligated to offer those safety statements, although we do not believe anyone should be ingesting essential oils without being guided by an expert. Experts will take your medical history into account before they suggest oils for you to ingest, diffuse, or use topically.
May Chang (Litsea) • Litsea Cubeba
Batch: LC122MC6
| Component | % |
|---|---|
| Geranial | 38.99 |
| Neral | 30.26 |
| Limonene | 13.18 |
| 1,8-Cineole | 1.53 |
| α-Pinene | 1.48 |
| Linalool | 1.41 |
| 6-methyl-5-Hepten-2-one, | 1.31 |
| Citronellal | 1.26 |
| Sabinene | 1.24 |
| trans-Caryophyllene | 1.2 |
| β-Pinene | 1.09 |
| Geraniol | 1.01 |
| trans-Isocitral | 1 |
| Myrcene | 0.79 |
| Chrysanthenolcis | 0.67 |
| α-Terpineol | 0.55 |
| Nerol | 0.46 |
| Camphene | 0.34 |
| Terpinen-4-ol | 0.34 |
| Citronellol | 0.2 |
| β-Elemene | 0.18 |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 0.18 |
| 6-methyl-5-Hepten-2-one, | 0.13 |
| Epiphotocitral A | 0.12 |
| α-Copaene | 0.12 |
| α-Humulene | 0.12 |
| 2,3-Dehydro-1,8-cineole | 0.11 |
| Terpinolene | 0.08 |
| Piperitone | 0.08 |
| Germacrene D | 0.08 |
| γ-Terpinene | 0.07 |
| Borneol | 0.07 |
| p-Cymene | 0.05 |
| cis-Limonene oxide | 0.04 |
| α-Thujene | 0.04 |
| Methyl salicylate | 0.04 |
| cis-Carveol | 0.04 |
| Spathulenol | 0.04 |
| trans-4-Thujanol | 0.03 |
| Isoborneol | 0.03 |
| (E)-β-Farnesene | 0.03 |
1. Bioactivity of essential oil of Litsea cubeba from China and its main compounds against two stored product insects
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82479933.pdf
2. Chemical Composition of Essential Oils of Litsea cubeba Harvested from Its Distribution Areas in China
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/6/7057/htm
3. Chemical composition of Litsea cubeba essential oils from Cameron Highlands
4. Immunosuppressive Effect of Litsea cubeba L. Essential Oil on Dendritic Cell and Contact Hypersensitivity Responses
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5a65/8ad894468b1c003a5ddaa3c2e54b2df81ac8.pdf
5. Litsea cubeba essential oil as the potential natural fumigant: Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus and AFB1 production in licorice
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/awarticles/Janjun2016.pdf
6. Litsea cubeba Essential Oil Yield Harvested from Different Habitat Types on Mt. Papandayan, West Java, Indonesia
Information provided has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The International Federation of Aromatherapists does not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy. All cautions listed for individual oils do not include those cautions from ingestion.
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Jennifer (verified owner) –
May Chang is new to me. It smells so good, like a stronger lemon with more herbal undertones, but sweeter than lemongrass.
The scent supposedly holds better in cold process soap than lemon. I bought it to try (in a blend) for CPS soap for personal use.