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Tagetes minuta

Tagetes, Wild marigold

Asteraceae · Phần trên mặt đất khi ra hoa · Aerial parts of flowering plant · Steam-distilled


Taget (Tagetes minuta) — botanical illustration
Tagetes minuta

Safety

Phototoxic · Tagetone-rich

Tagetones and dihydrotagetones are main constituents. Phototoxic.

Recommended dermal maximum 0.01 percent to avoid phototoxicity.

Not for application to sun-exposed skin.

Contraindicated in pregnancy.


Usage guidelines

Maximum dermal level
0.01 percent
Phototoxic
Yes
Storage
Dark, sealed, refrigerated

Chemistry

Volatile constituents
(E)-Tagetone30.0 – 50.0 %
(Z)-Tagetone10.0 – 20.0 %
Dihydrotagetones10.0 – 18.0 %
(E)-β-Ocimene5.0 – 12.0 %

Botanical source

Tagetes minuta is a culinary herb native to South America, cultivated in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and South Africa.

Family Asteraceae.


Notes

Different from European marigold (Calendula officinalis) and Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida, under M).

Niche oil, little used in cosmetics due to phototoxicity.