CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Lawsonia inermis essential oil

Plant Name

: Henna

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf

Introduction

The timing depends on the crop of henna being used. Essential oils with high levels of monoterpene alcohols, such as tea tree, cajeput, or lavender, will improve skin stain characteristics.

Reference

1. Oyedeji, Adebola O., Olusegun Ekundayo, and Wilfried A. Koenig. "Essential oil composition of Lawsonia inermis L. leaves from Nigeria." Journal of Essential Oil Research 17.4 (2005): 403-404.

2. Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, and Suaib Luqman. "Lawsonia inermis (L.): A Perspective on Anticancer potential of mehndi/henna." Biomedical Research and Therapy 1.4 (2014): 112-120.

3. Rahmat, Asmah, et al. "Chemical constituents, antioxidant activity and cytotoxic effects of essential oil from Strobilanthes crispus and Lawsonia inermis." Journal of Biological Sciences 6.6 (2006): 1005-1010.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Ethyl Hexadecanoate	24.4
2	(E)-Methyl Cinnamate	11.4

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Isocaryophyllene	8.1
2	(E)-Alpha-Ionone	5.8
3	Methyl Linolenate	4.1
4	Alpha-Terpineol	3.9
5	Isophytol	2.1
6	E,E-Farnesene	1.3
7	Cadalene	1.0
8	Methyl Salicylate	1.1
9	Germacrene D	0.6
10	(Z)-Nerolidol	0.4
11	Geranyl Isobutyrate	0.3
12	(E)-Beta-Farnesene	0.7
13	Gamma-Muurolene	0.3
14	Eugenol	0.6
15	2-Azanaphthalene	0.5
16	Ethyl Tetradecanoate	0.4
17	E-2-Hexenyl Benzoate	0.3
18	Delta-Cadinene	0.9
19	Decane	0.5
20	Tridecane	0.1
21	Beta-Elemene	0.8
22	Beta-Bisabolene	0.5
23	Methyl Hexadecanoate	0.8
24	Benzaldehyde	0.3
25	Linalool	0.7
26	Alpha-Copaene	0.2
27	2-heptanone	0.6