AtlasFloral

α-Bisabolol (Levomenol)

The soothing sesquiterpene alcohol of chamomile.

Place in the wear: Base; What remains. Woods, resins, roots, musks.
Office: Fixative; Holds the span so the opening does not leave alone.
Family: Floral
Type: Natural isolate
CAS: 23089-26-1
Origin: Occurs in German chamomile and candeia wood (Eremanthus erythropappus)
Span: Very long.
Odor: Faint sweet floral, almost odourless
Also called: (-)-alpha-Bisabolol, alpha-(-)-Bisabolol, Levomenolum, Kamilosan, 1-alpha-Bisabolol, alpha-Bisabolol, L-
IUPAC: (2S)-6-methyl-2-[(1S)-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl]hept-5-en-2-ol
Formula: C15H26O
Molecular weight: 222.37
Process: Occurs naturally in german chamomile and candeia wood (Eremanthus erythropappus). Trade material may be isolated from natural sources or nature-identical.

Bisabolol is almost scentless, with a faint sweet floral. It is valued in cosmetics more for skin than for smell.

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