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Ginger Lily
Hedychium spicatum Sm.
Chemotype: 1,8-cineole / linalool type
- PLANT PART
- rhizome
- EXTRACTION
- steam distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- base
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What’s inside this oil?
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Aroma & character
A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.
- Aroma intensity
- 50 / 100
- Note layer
- base
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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
Using it thoughtfully
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 6.3%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- medium
A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.
No furocoumarin-based phototoxic restriction was identified in the reviewed public sources for Hedychium spicatum rhizome oil.
Contraindications & cautions
- majorDo not apply to or near the face of infants or children; the source also warns that oils high in 1,8-cineole can cause CNS and breathing problems in young children.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
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About this composition
This profile is based on the public Hedychium spicatum supplier profile from Kush Aroma Exports, which publishes a quantified key-constituent panel together with safety guidance. The wider Hedychium literature shows strong geographic variation; the Western Ghats paper confirms that H. spicatum can shift chemotype materially by origin, so this record keeps to the directly published commercial profile instead of blending incompatible datasets.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-cineole | 44.3% | 44.3–44.3% | monoterpene oxide | View sourceHedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil (Key constituents: 1,8-Cineole 44.3%) |
| Linalool | 25.6% | 25.6–25.6% | monoterpene alcohol | View sourceHedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil (Key constituents: Linalool 25.6%) |
| alpha-Cadinol | 2.3% | 2.3–2.3% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceHedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil (Key constituents: a-Cadinol 2.3%) |
| alpha-Eudesmol | 2.3% | 2.3–2.3% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceHedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil (Key constituents: a-Eudesmol 2.3%) |
| beta-Eudesmol | 2.2% | 2.2–2.2% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceHedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil (Key constituents: b-Eudesmol 2.2%) |
Profile source: Hedychium Essential Oil Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler; Chemical composition of rhizome essential oil of Ginger Lily (Hedychium) from the Western Ghats, India; Spiked Ginger Lily Oil · https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/hedychium-essential-oil ; https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/bitstream/123456789/63158/1/IJNPR%2014%284%29%20602-610.pdf ; https://fraterworks.com/products/spiked-ginger-lily-oil
A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY
Traditional & reported uses
These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.
- shares the traditional grounding, warming reputation of other zingiberaceous rhizome oils
- reported to support easy breathing given its cineole content
- used in perfumery for a fresh, green-floral, slightly camphoraceous note distinct from culinary ginger
- traditionally associated with ceremonial and floral fragrancing in South Asian traditions
- used in blends for an uplifting, exotic floral-spice facet
For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.
What we're still learning · 3 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- Missing public source type: a directly viewable chromatography report for the exact marketed ginger-lily lot that also publishes full minor-constituent detail beyond the supplier's key-constituent panel.
- The numeric odor intensity is an archive normalization from Fraterworks' published odour impact scale of Strength 5/10 rather than a native 0-100 laboratory metric.
- The only directly viewable public longevity figure found was Fraterworks' statement that the material lasts >240 hours on a smelling strip; no matching public minimum tenacity figure or volatility-rate metric was located.