| Botanical Name | Hexahydrothymol |
| Common Name | Melted Menthol/ Menthol |
| Country of Origin | India |
| Solubility | colorless flakes having fresh and minty odor |
| Specific Gravity | 0.89500 to 0.90100 @ 15.00 °C |
| Optical Rotation | -44.76 @25°C |
| Refrective Index | (-41) -(- 42) |
| PlantPart | Leaves |
| Bland With | Mint Oil and Menthol |
| CAS No | Not Applicable |
| Flash Point | 1.46-1.44 |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distilled |
It is available in white colour and prepared by the process of fractional distillation from the plant, Mentha Arvensis grown in India.
There is evidence that menthol has been known in Japan for more than 2000 years, but in the West it was not isolated until 1771, by Hieronymus David Gaubius.Early characterizations were done by Oppenheim, Beckett, Moriya,and Atkinson.
Color : oranges yellow,
Aroma : Fresh, sharp, menthol smell
Mint oil and Menthol
Find application in pharmaceutical, confectionery and flavoring industry for cosmetics, salves and balms, which are created to assist in coughs, congestion, upper respiratory problems etc.
