Scientific name: Perilla frutescens
Family name: Perillaceae
Extraction part: Whole plant
Extraction method: Steam distillation
Note: Middle note
Main components of essential oil: Perilla aldehyde, Limonene, Perilla alcohol, Linalool, etc.
Place of origin: Hokkaido, Fukushima prefecture, Aizu region
Shiso is familiar on everyone’s dinner table. Many people probably think of shiso when they think of Japanese herbs.
Shiso is familiar on everyone’s dinner table. Many people probably think of shiso when they think of Japanese herbs.
Shiso’s essential oil is collected in Hokkaido. Shiso and shikka are both members of the shiso family. The essential oil of shiso is made by applying the same technology used to extract the essential oil of shikka. Shiso essential oil is made from green shiso.
Shiso essential oil is used as an essential oil for aromatherapy, which is a very small portion of the production. Most of it is used as a natural flavoring agent in food products, such as dressings.
The main component of shiso essential oil is perillaldehyde, which accounts for about half of all the components of shiso essential oil.
Perillaldehyde has a strong antibacterial and antiseptic effect, and is effective in preventing food poisoning.
It also contains many antihistamine components. Perillaldehyde has been shown to be effective in treating atopic dermatitis, but it should not be recommended to customers easily due to research results showing that it may cause skin sensitization.
Be sure to use a small amount first.
At 118 Days, we are working with young farmers in Aizu on an initiative called the “Aizu Fragrance Project. This is an initiative to grow herbs on abandoned farmland, which is common in the Aizu region, and use the herbs for their fragrance.
For more details, please see the special page.
Please contact us if you would like to handle Japanese essential oils.
We can also arrange for essential oils other than those in our lineup.
Please feel free to contact us.