Flash Points

Flash Points

We have listed the flash points of the oils that we sell on our website on the individual product pages.  

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Essential Oil

Centigrade

Fahrenheit

ANISEED

90

194

BASIL

73

167

BAY

55

131

BENZOIN

170

338

BERGAMOT

55

131

BLACK PEPPER

54

129

CEDARWOOD

100

212

CLARY SAGE

75

167

CLOVE LEAF

95

200

CORIANDER SEED

63

145

ELEMI

54

129

EUCALYPTUS

49

120

FRANKINCENSE

51

124

GALBANUM RESINOID

60

140

GARDEN MINT

61

141

GERANIUM

65

149

GINGER

67

152

GRAPEFRUIT

43

109

GRAPEFRUIT - PINK

45

113

GUAIAC WOOD

139

282

HO WOOD

76

168

JUNIPERBERRY

46

114

LAVENDER

65

149

LEMON

48

118

LEMONGRASS

71

159

LIME

46

114

MANDARIN

42

107

MAY CHANG

58

136

NUTMEG

38

100

ORANGE - BLOOD

47

116

ORANGE - SWEET

43

109

PALMAROSA

93

199

PATCHOULI

100

212

PEPPERMINT

69

156

PETITGRAIN

66

150

ROSEMARY

40

104

ROSEWOOD

75

167

SANDALWOOD - Amyris

142

287

TAGETES

25

77

TEA TREE

59

138

TOLU BALSAM

140

284

VETIVER

110

230

YLANG YLANG

90

194

 

AROMA CHEMICAL

CENTIGRADE

FAHRENHEIT

ADOXAL

>94

>201

ALDEHYDE C11 UNDEC

76

168

ALDEHYDE C14 PECHE PURE

>94

>201

ALDEHYDE C16 STRAWBERRY PURE

110

230

ALDEHYDE C18 COCONUT

113

235

ALICATE

70

158

ALLYL AMYL GLCOLATE

>100

>212

ALPHA PINENE

38

100

AMBER CORE

132

269

AMBRETTIA D

117

242

AMYL ACETATE

32

89

ANISALDEHYDE

116

240

APHERMATE

74

165

APPLELIDE

94

201

AQUANAL

>100

>212

AURANTIOL

Not Determined

Not Determined

AZARBRE

>100

>212

BENZYL ACETATE

95

203

BENZYL SALICYLATE

137

278

BERGAMAL

>94

>201

BETA DAMASCONE

>100

>212

BETA IONONE

129

264

BICYCLONALACTONE

113

235

BISABOLENE

>100

>212

CARYOPHYLENE

98

208

CASHMERAN

>100

>212

CEDRAMBER

>100

>212

CEDRYL ACETATE

Not Determined

Not Determined

CETALOX (AMBROXAN)

>100

>212

CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE

128

262

CINNAMYL ACETATE

101

213

CITRAL PQ

89

192

CITRONELLOL

107

224

CONIFERAN PURE

99

210

DIHYDRO ISO JASMONATE

Not Determined

Not Determined

DIMETOL

63

145

ETHYL ACETATE

-4

24

ETHYL BUTYRATE

26

78

ETHYL MALTOL

Not Determined

Not Determined

ETHYL METHYL 2 BUTYRATE

26

78

ETHYLENE BRASSYLATE

192

377

EUGEONAL ACETATE

110

230

EVERNYL

>139

>282

FRUCTALATE

>100

>212

GALAXOLIDE

100

212

GAMMA DELACTONE

100

212

GERANIOL BJ

100

212

GERANYL PROPIONATE

94

201

HEDIONE

101

213

HERBOXANE

76

168

HEXYL CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE

101

213

ISO E SUPER

>99

>210

ISOBUTYL METHYL KETONE

14

57

ISORALDEINE 95

120

248

LILLIESTRALIS

>100

>212

LIMONENE (D'LIMONENE)

53

127

LINALOL

75

167

LINALYL ACETATE

85

185

LIXETONE

>100

>212

MELAFLEUR

104

219

MELONAL

61

141

MUSK KETONE

Not Determined

Not Determined

MYRRH RESINOID 5O% IN TEC

 

 

NECTARATE

>99

>210

NEROLIDOL

125

257

OLIBANUM RESINOID 30% IN TEC

 

 

ORIVONE

>100

>212

PADMA

86

186

PEA PHENYL ETHYL ALCOHOL

>100

>212

PHENETHYL ACETATE

105

221

RASPBERRY KETONE

>99

>210

ROSYRANE SUPER

>100

>212

SAFRALEINE

120

248

SANDALMYSORE CORE

131

267

SANTALIFF (SANDALMYSORE)

94

201

SHANGRALIDE OLIFFAC

104

219

SILVIAL

120

248

STEMONE

Not Determined

Not Determined

SUEDERAL

93

199

TETRALIDE

>100

>212

TRIPLAL

66

150

VERDALIA A

88

190

VERTENEX

100

212

YARA YARA

101

213

 

The information given in this document is to the best of our knowledge true and as accurate as possible.  All data is made without guarantee.

As we carried out our research our findings varied enormously.  If in doubt, ask your supplier or refer to the Safety Data Sheet supplied by your supplier.

Essential oils are natural compounds and the flash point may vary slightly from batch to batch.

An oil with a lower flash point can be blended with an oil with a higher flashpoint to make it more tolerable to heat.  For example blending lemon (low) with patchouli (high) will help lemon to become more stable at temperatures between 48-80oC

 

Definition of flash point

All essential and fragrance oils and aroma chemicals are volatile and will evaporate, some more than others (due to their low flash point).  Most are flammable, but the temperature at which they ignite differs from oil to oil.

Flammable liquid has vapour pressure.   As the temperature of the oil increases, the vapour pressure increases and as the vapour pressure increases, the volume of evaporated liquid in the air increase.  Flash point is the minimum temperature at which there is sufficient evaporated oil in the air to ignite.