| PROTOCOL |
STANDARDS |
| Description |
Colourless or pale yellow to greenish- yellow liquid. |
| Odour |
Characteristic odour. |
| Solubility |
Miscrible with alcohol and with methylene chloride. |
| Optical Rotation |
-100 TO -300 |
| Specific Gravity |
0.900 TO 0.916 |
| Refractive Index |
1.457 TO 1.467 |
| ASSAY BY GLC |
| Limonene |
1.00% TO 5.00% |
| Cineole |
3.50% TO 14.00% |
| Menthone |
14.00% TO 32.00% |
| Mentha Furan |
1.00% TO 9.00% |
| Iso- Menthone |
1.50% TO 10.00% |
| Menthyl Acetate |
2.80% TO 10.00% |
| Iso-Pulegol |
Max. 0.20% |
| Menthol |
30.00% TO 55.00% |
| Pulegone |
Max. 4.00% |
| Carvone |
Max. 1.00 % |
| Ratio of Cineole to Limonene Ratio not less than 2. |
| Use |
In soaps of fragrance and cosmetics. |
| Storage condition |
Store in well closed containers, in cool and dry storage area. |
