Rosemary var. Verbenone

Rosemary is a small evergreen shrub with thick aromatic linear leaves which grow up to 1.5m in height. There are 3 principal chemotypes of Rosemarinus officinalus:

• Camphor – borneol
• 1,8 Cineole
• Verbenone

Ayanda African Oils produces the Verbenone variety, steam distilled from the leaves, flowers and twigs of the plant. Rosemary is a pale yellow to almost colourless oil with a strong, fresh, woody herbaceous and balsamic aroma. The verbenone variety is considered the most gentle of the Rosemary chemotypes. The percentage of verbenone in our oil is typically over 10%.