Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 165.
It is a colorless to very pale yellow or pale olive-yellow, oily liquid, occasionally turbid or opalescent.
Its odor is refreshingly balsamic, slightly fatty or oily with a powerful pine-forest odor, and a peculiar fruity-balsamic undertone.
The particular odor and aldehydic topnote of this oil makes it an interesting material for use in unconventional perfumery.
This essential oil is steam distilled from the twigs and leaves (needles) of Abies Sibirica.
Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.
| Constituent | CAS | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Bisabolol | 515-69-5 | 0.2% |
| Geraniol | 106-24-1 | 0.03% |