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BASIL ESSENTIAL OIL

BASIL ESSENTIAL OIL

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INCI: Ocimum basilicum herb oil
CAS: 84775-71-3
EINECS: 283-900-8

Bulk Basil Essential Oil for Cosmetic Formulation

Basil essential oil is a highly regarded aromatic raw material in cosmetic formulation, prized for its herbaceous scent profile and skin-soothing properties. This technical guide covers its main composition, how it is obtained, and its most common cosmetic applications for labs and artisan soap makers. As a wholesale supplier of essential oils, Royal Bio delivers this ingredient in bulk with the traceability and batch-to-batch consistency the professional cosmetics industry demands.

What Is Basil Essential Oil?

Basil essential oil is obtained through steam distillation of the aerial parts of the Ocimum basilicum plant, a process that concentrates the volatile compounds responsible for its distinctive aroma. Its main constituents include linalool, eugenol, methyl chavicol, cineole and beta-caryophyllene, molecules that deliver both its fresh, spicy scent note and much of its cosmetic interest.

For formulators, these properties translate into a versatile ingredient: it lends natural fragrance to formulations, offers a soothing, relaxing sensory effect on skin, and blends well into both oil and water-based bases when dosed correctly. As a wholesale essential oil supplier, Royal Bio provides this oil in bulk with technical and safety data sheets that streamline its integration into cosmetic production at scale.

Main Cosmetic Uses of Basil Essential Oil

Natural perfumery. Its herbaceous, slightly spicy aromatic profile makes it a valued top note in natural perfumery and in fragrances for hair and body cosmetics, adding freshness without relying on synthetic fixatives.

Soothing facial and body cosmetics. Thanks to its skin-calming and relaxing effect, it is incorporated in small concentrations into creams, gels and body oils aimed at skin-wellness routines and sensory relaxation.

Artisan soap formulation. Professional soap makers use it as a fragrance essence in cold-process and saponified soaps, where its scent remains stable through curing thanks to compounds such as eugenol.

Hair cosmetics. It is added to shampoos and hair treatments formulated to give a fresh sensation to the scalp, always within the safe-use limits set by cosmetic regulations.

CAS: 84775-71-3 . EINECS: 283-900-8. INCI: Ocimum basilicum herb oil.
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