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NATURALS FROM INDONESIA – AN UPDATEJanuary 27, 2022

Ravi Sanganeria At the last IFEAT Conference in Bali in October 2019 I made a keynote presentation providing an overview of Indonesian essential oils and the many challenges and opportunities faced by the sector. Since then, the past two years have probably been the most difficult faced by the sector in living memory ...

Citronella OilIndonesiaCymbopogon winterianus

Citronella Oil
Citronella oil is extracted from a grass (Cymbopogon winteranus) native to Sri Lanka and Java (Indonesia). The species Cymbopogon winteranus is used for the production of citronella oil by steam distillation. Citronella is commonly used in soaps, candles, perfumes and other products in the cosmetic industry. It is also a plant based, non toxic insect repellant, registered for this use in the ...

Clove TerpenesIndonesiaEugenia caryophyllate

Clove Terpenes
Clove terpenes is a by-product from the process of producing different clove oils, which is high in caryopyllene (minimum 70%). The crude oil extracted from the leaves, bud and stem of this plant from the Myrtaceae family is steam distilled at the farms and further processed at our facilities to produce various grades of clove oil and its derivatives. Clove trees are indigenous to Indonesia. ...

Nutmeg OilIndonesiaMyristica fragrans

Nutmeg Oil
The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans is indigenous to the Moluccas, Indonesia. The fruit contains a nut, which is covered by a hard shell. A red coloured webbing (known as mace) covers the shell. Once ripe the fruit will open revealing the mace and will fall to the ground to be collected or it can be picked just before falling. The mace will be carefully removed leaving the nutmeg (nut) ...

Clove OilIndonesiaEugenia caryophyllata

Clove Oil
The crude oil extracted from the leaves, bud and stem of this plant from the Myrtaceae family is steam distilled at the farms and further processed at our facilities to produce various grades of clove oil and its derivatives. Clove trees are indigenous to Indonesia. Indonesia is also the largest consumer of clove bud, which is primarily used in the kretek cigarette industry. Due to this ...

INDONESIAN WANDERLUSTMay 15, 2023

...sun, we loaded our boat with 1,800 kgs of oil and commenced our return journey. Once we reached the island of Sumatra, the material was reprocessed, repackaged, and exported to Germany. This is one adventure I will never forget.” Ravi’s Indonesia adventures continued in 2019 with the IFEAT Bali ...