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- Botanical Name: Litsea cubeba
- Appearance: Light yellow to deep yellow clear liquid
- Strength: Strong
- Description: Fresh sharp grassy lemon aroma, with a little sweetness
- Highlights: Also known as May Chang, and helps to fix citrus scents in blends!
Learn More
Want to learn more about this essential oil? Here’s some of my favorite resources:
- Robert Tisserand’s Essential Oil Safety, Pages 349 – 350
- Julia Lawless’ The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Page 127
- The Good Scents Company
- AromaWeb
What's inside?
Every essential oil contains constituents, and every batch of essential oil can be different. For Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) essential oil, we compiled constituent rates from several gas chromatograph analyses and cross-referenced with medical/science literature and studies. Each rate was then weighted in the higher range to ensure restrictions covered for general safe usage. Your specific Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) essential oil may or may not contain all of the following constituents or contain them at these rates.
Here are the constituents and rates used in the calculator for Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) essential oil:
- Citral (Contains 15%)
- Geraniol (Contains 1%)
- Limonene (Contains 15%)
- Linalool (Contains 1%)
- Litsea Cubeba IFRA (Contains 100%)
- Longifolene (Contains 0.2%)
Featured In:
Blend: Sunset
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Grapefruit (Pink), Ylang Ylang III, Geranium
Blend: Candyland (Revisited)
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Cedarwood (Atlas), Bitter Almond (Synthetic)
Blend: Smokey Grove (Rediscovered)
Contains: Vetiver, Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Juicy
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lime (Distilled), Lemon (Distilled), Grapefruit (Pink)
Blend: Smoothly Lemon
Contains: Rosemary (Spanish), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled), Cedarwood (Atlas)
Blend: Burst
Contains: Peppermint (Redistilled), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled)
Blend: Dash
Contains: Patchouli (Indonesian), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemongrass, Ylang Ylang III
Blend: Salient
Contains: Rosemary (Spanish), Peppermint (Redistilled), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Spicy Lime (Redux)
Contains: Pepper (Black), Patchouli (Indonesian), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lime (Distilled)
Blend: Sheer
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Tea Tree (Australian), Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Sunkissed
Contains: Lemon Myrtle, Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Grapefruit (Pink), Geranium, Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Flux
Contains: Coriander Seed, Peppermint (Redistilled), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Grapefruit (Pink), Cinnamon Leaf
Blend: Grounded Again
Contains: Ho Wood, Cardamom, Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Clary Sage, Cedarwood (Atlas), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Spiked Orange
Contains: Peppermint (Redistilled), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Ginger Root
Blend: Elixir (Reborn)
Contains: Fir Needle (Siberian), Sage (Dalmatian), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemongrass, Clary Sage
Blend: Supernatural
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled), Clary Sage, Lavender 40/42
Blend: Visions
Contains: Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemongrass, Clary Sage, Gingergrass
Blend: Essence
Contains: Patchouli (Indonesian), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lime (Distilled), Lemongrass, Ginger Root
Blend: Roots
Contains: Peppermint (Redistilled), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemon (Distilled), Bergamot (FCF)
Blend: Herbal Citrus
Contains: Rosemary (Spanish), Peppermint (Redistilled), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Gentleman’s Lavender
Contains: Patchouli (Indonesian), Orange (Sweet, Folded), Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Clary Sage, Cedarwood (Atlas), Lavender 40/42
Blend: Mist (Revisited)
Contains: Elemi, Petitgrain, Palmarosa, Litsea Cubeba (May Chang), Lemongrass, Lavender 40/42