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Bois de RoseThis large tree of the Amazonian forest has a history which deserves to be reported. Discovered by the botanists in 1925 in the area of Juriti Velho (States of the Para) this tree fur named "bois de rose" because of the delicately scented odor of its wood. The study of this tree revealed that it contained an essential oil of an exceptional high content in linalol, odorous substance precursory of the perfume of lavender (acetate of linalyle = linalol ester). A flourishing mining developed in the Amazonian basin to feed the industry of the perfume of the area of Fatty. The extraction of essential oil is carried out by distillation with the water vapor of the shavings. The output is excellent since 100 kilos of wood produce one kilo of oil essential containing from 85 to 92 % of linalol. The exploitation of the Bois de rose was carried out at the time without preoccupation with a replanting, which obliged the foresters to be inserted more and more deeply in the forest in the search of new trees to cut down. In the years 1960 the production of essential Bois de rose oil oscillated between 300 to 400 tons per annum, requiring the demolition of 50.000 tons wood. This rate/rhythm and without policy of replanting, the natural reserves became exhausted quickly. The synthesis of linalol having made it possible to lower the costs of this raw material, natural linalol was gradually abandoned except for some perfumes of luxury faithful to their original formulation. Absurdest of the history is that of producer, Brazil became, by exhaustion of the resource and for raions of production cost, importer of linalol of synthesis. |
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