Kewra Essential Oil
Active Ingredient: 2-phenylethyl-methylether (60 to 80%)
Botanical Name: Pandanus Odoratissimus
Plant Part: Flower
Extraction Method: Steam distillation
Origin: India
Description: Kewra grows throughout India, growing along river shores and near coastal areas and south-east Asia.
Common Uses: Kewra Essential Oil is an amazing ingredient for aromatics such as perfumes, body lotions, scented candles, incense sticks, room fresheners and soaps and other cosmetics.
Kewra Essential Oil is also used to flavour foods, especially Northern Indian sweets.
Note: Medium
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Ylang ylang.
Aromatic Scent: Kewra Essential Oil has a sweet flowery fragrance with a quality similar to Rose flowers but Kewra is more fruity.
History: Pandanus flower is an important flower in ancient Indian tradition. In the story of Brahama , it is mentioned as a cursed flower.
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