Essential oil of palmarosa [Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) W. Watson var. motia]

What is ISO 4727 about?  

ISO 4727 specifies certain characteristics of the essential oil of palmarosa [Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) W. Watson var. motia], with a view to facilitating the assessment of its quality. 

Who is ISO 4727 for? 

ISO 4727 on essential oil of palmarosa is useful for: 

• Distilleries   
• Palmarosa essential oil manufacturers 
• Quality control laboratories 
• Industrial companies for packaging, labelling, marking, and storage   
• Ayurveda researchers 

Why should you use ISO 4727?  

In order make essential oils commercially available, the different factors involved in the production of essential oils must be taken into account, since the induction into its substance synthesis could affect the specific compounds of interest and their economic applications, as well as affecting the standard amount of produced oil. 

ISO 3065 provides characteristics helps the manufacture to determine the purity of the source and the authenticity of the plants which will ensure in producing good quality of the essential oil. 

ISO 4727 provides general information for safety reasons, transport companies, insurance companies and people in charge of safety services require information given in ISO 4727, which in most cases are flammable products. 

ISO 3065 provides method of analysis which will help you know the authenticity of the essential oil which will help you identify the reliability of the product. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS ISO 4727:2021 cancels and replaces the ISO 4727:1988, which has been technically revised.  

BS ISO 4727:2021 includes some technical changes with respect to ISO 4727:1988. These include: 

• The title has been changed 
• The structure of the document has been revised 
• Subclauses 4.8 to 4.11 have been replaced with a chromatographic profile