Overview
ISO 3054:2025 specifies quality requirements and test methods for essential oil of lavandin Abrial (Lavandula x intermedia ‘abrial’). This fifth edition updates the previous 2017 version, clarifies chromatographic profiling and includes both French and Spanish types (principal producers: France and Spain). The standard is intended to facilitate objective assessment of lavandin Abrial essential oil for producers, traders, laboratories and regulators.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope: Defines the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of freshly cut flowering tops of the lavandin Abrial clone.
- Physical and chemical tests (required):
- Relative density at 20 °C: d20 = 0.887 – 0.897 (ISO 279)
- Refractive index at 20 °C: nD 20 = 1.4600 – 1.4660 (ISO 280)
- Optical rotation: between −5° and −1.5° (ISO 592)
- Miscibility in ethanol 70%: clear solution with no more than 4 volumes ethanol per 1 volume oil (ISO 875)
- Acid value: maximum 1.0 (ISO 1242)
- Chromatographic profile (GC): Mandatory gas chromatography analysis per the ISO 11024 series. The standard lists representative and characteristic components with minimum/maximum percentage ranges for both French and Spanish types. Major components include linalool (28–38%), linalyl acetate (≈18–29%), camphor (7–11%), 1,8‑cineole (≈6–13%), and others (β‑myrcene, limonene, ocimenes, borneol, etc.).
- Flash point: Informative mean values provided - +74 °C (Setaflash) and +77 °C (Luchaire) - with method notes in Annex B.
- Sampling & packaging: Sampling per ISO 212 (minimum test sample 25 mL). Packaging, labelling and marking per ISO 210 and ISO 211.
- Annexes: Typical apolar and polar GC chromatograms (Annex A) and flash point guidance (Annex B).
Applications and users
- Essential oil producers and distillers use the standard to certify oil quality and ensure batch consistency.
- Analytical laboratories follow the prescribed GC profile and physico-chemical tests for product verification.
- Buyers, traders and formulators (perfume, aromatherapy, cosmetics, flavour industries) rely on ISO 3054:2025 to validate authenticity and suitability for formulations.
- Regulatory bodies and transport/insurance organizations use provided flash point and labelling guidance for safe handling and compliance.
Related standards
Relevant ISO documents referenced include ISO 210, ISO 211, ISO 212, ISO 279, ISO 280, ISO 592, ISO 875, ISO 1242, ISO 11024 series, plus technical reports ISO/TR 11018 and ISO/TR 21092 and ISO/TS 24106 for component naming.
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