Cascarilla

Cascarilla is sometimes confused with cascara. They are unrelated. Cascara is the bark of Rhamnus purshiana, a North American buckthorn. Cascarilla is the aromatic bark of a Croton, a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

01 · Origin

Cascarilla is a shrub or small tree of the Caribbean and Central America. The bark has long been used as a bittering and flavouring agent in liqueurs and aperitifs. This oil is distilled from the bark of wild plants in El Salvador.

02 · Chemistry

Alpha- and beta-pinene give a resinous opening. Alpha-copaene adds a woody, peppery sesquiterpene depth, and myrcene a soft balsamic note. The combination gives an oil that reads as spice and wood at once.

03 · In Practice

Warm, spicy and woody, with a peppery, faintly nutmeg-like undertone and a light balsamic dry-down. A middle note. Natural perfumery, where it anchors spice accords and leather-type bases, and massage blends at low concentration. Blends with black pepper, nutmeg, clove, cedarwood, vetiver, orange and frankincense.

General information: For external use only. Dilute before applying to skin. Keep away from heat and sunlight. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.