Organic ravintsara essential oil 100 ml — Madagascar

Description

The large size for professionals and heavy users

100 ml. About 2,800 drops. The reference size for wellbeing professionals, pharmacies preparing compounded formulas, natural cosmetics makers, and long-standing users who have made ravintsara part of their daily life.

The same ravintsara as our 10 and 30 ml bottles, named Best Organic Product 2019. The same direct supply chain in Madagascar. The best value per millilitre in our range.

BETSARA ravintsara at a glance

• Latin name: Cinnamomum camphora CT 1,8-cineole
• Origin: Malagasy Highlands, Fianarantsoa region (Sahambavy)
• Part distilled: fresh leaf
• Chemotype: 1,8-cineole, 54 to 60% depending on the batch
• Current batch: HEBEDDCA1D9 — full chromatography below
• Certification: certified organic FR-BIO-15 (Alpes Contrôles)
• Awards: our ravintsara essential oil was named Best Organic Product 2019. BETSARA was awarded again in 2022 (ravintsara leaves) and 2023 (herbal tea in teabags) — three awards, and a place in the all-time top 10 of the Circuit Bio rankings
• Contents: 100 ml = about 2,800 drops

Who is the 100 ml for?

• Practitioners and wellbeing professionals: naturopaths, aromatherapists, physiotherapists with regular consultations
• Pharmacies preparing compounded formulas: guaranteed chemotype, analysed batch by batch
• Natural cosmetics makers: balms, massage oils, soaps, candles
• Large households: family use over several seasons
• Organic shops selling loose products: for repackaging

For individual or family use, our 30 ml bottle is a better fit. For a first try, see the 10 ml bottle.

Which size is right for you

Same batch, same chromatography, same amber bottle. Only the price per millilitre changes.

Why our ravintsara is different

An exceptional terroir

Cinnamomum camphora grows on several continents. But only the Malagasy terroir, on the Highlands at 1,200 metres, gives this unique chemotype: little or no camphor, more than 50% 1,8-cineole. Our plantation is in Sahambavy.

Harvested by hand, no machines

Every leaf is picked by hand. No mechanisation, no wood fragments ending up in the still. Slower, more expensive, and it is why every BETSARA bottle carries the human work of the whole Malagasy supply chain.

A single-plant specialist

BETSARA works with ravintsara only, in every form. This focus earned our essential oil the Best Organic Product 2019 award, followed by two further awards for the range in 2022 and 2023 — three awards and a place in the all-time top 10 of the Circuit Bio rankings.

Composition and chromatography by batch

Every batch is analysed by gas chromatography before bottling. Compositions of the recent batches:

• Batch HEBEDDCA1D9 (current batch — very late rainy season, explained on video):
  • 1,8-cineole: 54.01%
  • Monoterpenes (α-pinene, β-pinene, sabinene): 20.94%
  • Monoterpenols (terpinen-4-ol, α-terpineol): 9.68%
• Batch HEBEDOCTANO (good rainy season):
  • 1,8-cineole: 57.79%
  • Monoterpenes: 19.17%
  • Monoterpenols: 10.98%
• Batch HEBEDDEC19:
  • 1,8-cineole: 57.49%
  • Monoterpenes: 23.17%
  • Monoterpenols: 7.98%
• Batch HEANADEC19:
  • 1,8-cineole: 55.54%
  • Monoterpenes: 22.60%
  • Monoterpenols: 10.48%

The full chromatography reports (GC-MS) are published batch by batch on our Transparency & Quality page (in French). For professionals (pharmacies, manufacturers), we can supply a complete regulatory file on request.

Trade terms for professionals

Are you a practitioner, pharmacist, organic shop or cosmetics maker? We offer dedicated pricing for repeat orders of the 100 ml size and above. Get in touch through our contact form to receive our trade price lists.

A genuine direct supply chain in Madagascar

Our products are harvested and processed in Sahambavy, in partnership with the company GARCILASIO, which lets us control every step on site: pruning the trees, selecting the leaves, distillation, analysis, bottling.

BETSARA was born from a childhood friendship between Tahina and Tristan. Tahina, our French-Malagasy partner, went back to live in Madagascar to create the plantation; together, they founded BETSARA. Today Tristan and Tahina run the brand: a short supply chain, certified organic since 2016.

Behind the scenes: From leaf to bottle (in French).

Precautions for use

• For adults and children over 6 only; for children, diluted and under adult supervision
• Not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy, for children under 6 or for people with epilepsy
• Skin test in the crook of the elbow recommended
• Keep the bottle closed, away from light and heat

To go further, read our complete user guide, the comparison Ravintsara vs ravensara or the 7 quality criteria (all in French).