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NATURAL AROMATIC INGREDIENTS Essential Oils & Natural Extracts OUR COMPANY NATURAL AROMATIC INGREDIENTS Essential oils & natural extracts OUR COMPANY We are producer of aromatic raw ingredients since 1898 in Haute Provence. Our worldwide presence and our expertise in the fi elds of agriculture and specialist processes mean we can produce and provide over 200 types of essential oils and natural extracts. Perfumes & Cosmetics 80 Employees (Bontoux SAS) 95% International Sales 185 worldwide 5% France Sales Aromatherapy Flavors 6 Marketing subsidiaries 4 Production sites USDA Organic logo denotes this product is additionally available as Organic 2 ESSENTIAL OILS Product Name Botanical Name CAS FEMA ...............................................................................................................................ALMOND BITTER Prunus armeniaca,............................................................................................................................... L. 8013-76-1 2046................................... ...............................................................................................................................AMBRETTE SEED Abelmoschus............................................................................................................................... moschatus, Medik. 8015-62-1 2051................................... ...............................................................................................................................AMYRIS Amyris balsamifera,............................................................................................................................... L. 8015-65-4 ................................... ...............................................................................................................................ANISEED Pimpinella anisum,............................................................................................................................... L. 8007-70-3 2094................................... ...............................................................................................................................ARMOISE Artemisia herba-alba,............................................................................................................................... Asso. 84775-75-7 ................................... ...............................................................................................................................BASIL Ocimum basilicum,............................................................................................................................... L. 8015-73-4 2119................................... ...............................................................................................................................BERGAMOT (CRUDE, FCF) Citrus aurantium,............................................................................................................................... L. spp.Bergamia, Risso et Poit. 8007-75-8 2153................................... ...............................................................................................................................BLACK PEPPER Piper nigrum,............................................................................................................................... L. 8006-82-4 2845................................... Flavors ...............................................................................................................................CADE Juniperus oxycedrus,............................................................................................................................... L. 8013-10-3 ................................... ...............................................................................................................................CARDAMOM Elettaria cardamomum,............................................................................................................................... (L.) Maton 85940-32-5 2241................................... ...............................................................................................................................CARROT SEED Daucus carota,............................................................................................................................... L. 8015-88-1 2244................................... ...............................................................................................................................CEDARDWOOD ATLAS Cedrus atlantica............................................................................................................................... Manetti 8023-85-6 ................................... ...............................................................................................................................CELERY SEED Apium graveolens,............................................................................................................................... L. 8015-90-5 2271................................... ...............................................................................................................................CHAMOMILE GERMAN Matricaria recutita,............................................................................................................................... (L.) Rauschert 8002-66-2 2273................................... ...............................................................................................................................CHAMOMILE ROMAN Antemis nobilis,............................................................................................................................... L. 8015-92-7 2275................................... ...............................................................................................................................CINNAMON BARK Cinnamomum............................................................................................................................... zeylanicum, Blume 8015-91-6 2292................................... ...............................................................................................................................CINNAMON LEAF Cinnamomum............................................................................................................................... zeylanicum, Blume 8015-91-6 2292................................... ...............................................................................................................................CISTUS Cistus ladaniferus,............................................................................................................................... L. 8016-26-0 2609................................... ...............................................................................................................................CITRONELLA Cymbopogon............................................................................................................................... nardus, DC. 8000-29-1 2308................................... ...............................................................................................................................CLARY SAGE Salvia sclarea,............................................................................................................................... L. 8016-63-5 2320................................... / 2321 ...............................................................................................................................CLOVE (BUD, STEM, LEAF) Syzygium aromaticum,............................................................................................................................... (L.) Merr.&Perry 8000-34-8 2323................................... / 2325 ...............................................................................................................................COGNAC Vitis vinifera,............................................................................................................................... L. 8016-21-5 2332................................... ...............................................................................................................................COPAIBA RECTIFIED Copaifera reticulata,............................................................................................................................... Ducke 8001-61-4 6041................................... ...............................................................................................................................CORIANDER SEED Coriandrum............................................................................................................................... sativum, L. 8008-52-4 2334................................... ...............................................................................................................................CUMIN SEED Cuminum cyminum,............................................................................................................................... L. 8014-13-9 2340................................... ...............................................................................................................................CYPRESS Cupressus sempervirens,............................................................................................................................... L. 8013-86-3 ................................... 3 ESSENTIAL OILS Product Name Botanical Name CAS FEMA ...............................................................................................................................DILLWEED
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