Vietnamese Star Anise Essential Oil – High Quality from Reputable Origins

Star anise essential oil is a product extracted from dried star anise fruits through steam distillation, possessing a sweet licorice-like aroma, high antibacterial properties, and convenient for storage.

Origins of Vietnamese Star Anise

Vietnamese star anise essential oil is renowned for its high anethole content (80-90%) and rich fragrance thanks to the mountainous climate:

• Lang Son: The largest production area (70-90% of national output), concentrated in Van Quan, Binh Gia, Bac Son, and Trang Dinh districts – many with geographical indication.
• Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Quang Ninh: Northern border provinces producing premium and often organic quality.

Production Process

1. Harvesting ripe fruits from 5-6 year old trees.
2. Cleaning and natural drying to 8-10% moisture.
3. Light crushing or roasting to increase extraction efficiency.
4. Steam distillation at controlled temperatures for 4-6 hours.
5. Separating the oil, fine filtering, and immediate packaging to preserve the pure scent.

Packaging

• Standard: Dark glass bottles 5-100ml or aluminum/HDPE drums 5-25kg (suitable for bulk export).
• Customized: Small branded bottles, gift boxes, dropper bottles – tailored to customer requirements.

Uses & Applications

• Food: Seasoning for candies, beverages, herbal teas, sauces, stews.
• Pharmaceuticals & functional foods: Antibacterial, aids digestion, reduces bloating, anti-inflammatory, improves respiratory health.
• Especially for maternal and child health: Helps reduce colic and bloating in newborns; diluted abdominal massage for babies; diffusing for room fragrance to relax mothers and reduce stress; safe when used in proper dosage and diluted.
• Cosmetics: Fragrance ingredient in perfumes, soaps, toothpaste.
• Aromatherapy: Mental relaxation, stress reduction, insect repelling.

Required Certifications for Export

• Phytosanitary Certificate (Plant quarantine)
• Health Certificate (Food safety)
• Certificate of Origin (C/O)
• HACCP / ISO 22000
• Organic (USDA/EU) if organic
• Fumigation Certificate (if required)

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