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Mastic Essential Oil

Mastic Essential Oil

Pistacia lentiscus

Mastic is steam distilled from the leaves of Pistacia lentiscus, and ours comes from certified organic plants grown in Corsica. The aroma is resinous and earthy, warm and radiant, with a herbaceous edge that settles into a base note.

The chemistry is led by monoterpenes, which average around 72% across our batches. α-Pinene is the headliner, typically 17-26%, followed by β-myrcene at roughly 11-25% and α-phellandrene at about 6-10%. α-Pinene is loved for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory character, and mastic as a whole has a long reputation for supporting the body through aches and everyday discomfort. That combination of resinous aroma and monoterpene-rich chemistry is why so many people reach for it after physical exertion.

Every batch we bring in is independently GC-MS tested, and the full report for each one lives right here on this page.

Batch History & Chemistry

BatchDistilledOrigin
MAS-11211/01/2023Corsica
MAS-11104/23/2023Corsica
MAS-11004/22/2022Corsica
MAS-10907/01/2020Corsica
MAS-10812/30/2018Corsica
Distillation date
11/01/2023
Extraction
Steam Distilled
Cultivation
Certified Organic
Country of origin
Corsica

Top 5 components

of 95 measured

ComponentFamily%
α-pineneMonoterpene20.57%
β-myrceneMonoterpene13.58%
α-phellandreneMonoterpene10.20%
limonene (d)Monoterpene9.52%
γ-terpineneMonoterpene4.43%
Monoterpene
α-pinene20.57%
β-myrcene13.58%
α-phellandrene10.20%
limonene (d)9.52%
γ-terpinene4.43%
β-pinene3.87%
α-terpinene2.88%
sabinene2.85%
camphene1.65%
terpinolene1.31%
p-cymene0.82%
α-thujene0.70%
tricyclene0.45%
(E)-β-ocimene0.28%
(Z)-β-ocimene0.09%
δ-3-carene0.07%
pseudolimonene0.04%
hashishene0.01%
alloocimene0.01%
Sesquiterpene
germacrene D4.17%
β-caryophyllene2.91%
δ-cadinene2.24%
α-caryophyllene0.75%
γ-muurolene0.66%
β-elemene0.51%
α-copaene0.31%
(Z)-cadina-1(6),4-diene0.30%
β-bisabolene0.28%
γ-cadinene0.28%
β-copaene0.23%
zonarene0.23%
bicyclogermacrene0.21%
allo-aromadendrene0.21%
(E)-cadina-1,4-diene0.14%
δ-amorphene0.11%
(E)-α-bisabolene0.10%
α-cadinene0.07%
(E)-γ-bisabolene0.07%
δ-elemene0.07%
β-cubebene0.07%
β-selinene0.06%
(E)-β-farnesene0.06%
(E,E)-α-farnesene0.05%
α-ylangene0.02%
Monoterpenol
terpinen-4-ol4.35%
α-terpineol0.65%
linalool0.49%
τ-cadinol0.32%
3-hexen-1-ol0.20%
2-nonanol0.12%
(E)-p-menth-2-en-1-ol0.05%
borneol0.03%
pinocarveol0.02%
fenchol0.01%
(E)-piperitol0.01%
Sesquiterpenol
α-muurolol · α-muurolene0.72%
α-cadinol0.51%
τ-muurolol0.27%
epi-cubenol0.20%
α-muurolol0.13%
spathulenol0.07%
α-bisabolol0.07%
γ-eudesmol0.05%
junenol0.04%
cubebol0.03%
elemol0.03%
gleenol0.03%
1,10-epi-cubenol0.02%
viridiflorol0.02%
(E)-nerolidol0.01%
Ester
bornyl acetate0.62%
α-terpinyl acetate0.22%
isoamyl isovalerate0.19%
isopentyl benzoate0.17%
(Z)-muurola-3,5-diene0.16%
(Z)-muurola-4(14),5-diene0.06%
camphene hydrate0.02%
methyl octanoate0.01%
Ketone
2-undecanone0.56%
2-nonanone0.31%
geranylacetone0.18%
thuja-2,4(10)-diene0.01%
Other
17.83 isoamyl hexanoate0.25%
28.53 muurola-4(14),5-diene<trans->0.21%
hexanal0.05%
1-hexanol0.04%
dehydro-p-cymene0.04%
2-methyl butyl isovalerate0.04%
2-hexanol0.03%
15.09 hexenyl butanoate<3z->0.02%
2-undecanol0.02%
benzyl isovalerate0.01%
Aldehyde
2-hexenal0.28%
Oxide
caryophyllene oxide0.04%
Furan
perillene0.03%

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