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Nutmeg Oil, Distilled

INCI Myristica Fragrans Fruit Oil
CAS
84082-68-8
EC
Material type
natural essential oil
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Cost
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Compatibility tags
aldehydicchyprefloralspicy
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
spicy
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
spicybalsamicaromatic

Warm, dry, and aromatic spice with a fresh terpenic top and a slightly sweet, woody-balsamic heart. Distinctly pungent yet rounded — nutty, peppery, and faintly camphoraceous, evoking freshly grated nutmeg.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
EU cosmetic labelling

Allergen disclosure

AllergenCAS% in ingredient
Alpha-Terpinene99-86-53.59%
Eugenol97-53-00.2%
Geranyl Acetate105-87-30.12%
Isoeugenol5912-86-70.14%
Limonene138-86-39.56%
Linalool78-70-60.17%
Pinene80-56-832.6%
Terpineol8000-41-70.51%
Terpinolene586-62-92.6%
From supplier SDS

Composition

Substances declared in this material, parsed from the uploaded SDS. Percentages are used by the formula compliance engine to compute effective constituent concentrations.

ConstituentCAS%Range
Alpha-Pinene80-56-820–50%
Sabinene3387-41-520–50%
Beta-Pinene127-91-310–20%
Dipentene5989-27-55–10%
Terpinen-4-ol562-74-35–10%
beta-Phellandrene555-10-21–5%
Eucalyptus Polybractea470-82-61–5%
Methyl Eugenol93-15-21–5%
alpha-Phellandrene99-83-21–5%
delta-3-Carene13466-78-91–5%
p-Cymene99-87-61–5%
Terpinolene586-62-91–5%
Myrcene123-35-31–5%
p-Mentha-1,3-diene99-86-51–5%
p-Mentha-1,4-diene99-85-41–5%
Camphene79-92-50.1–1%
Eugenol97-53-00.1–1%
Linalool78-70-60.1–1%
Isoeugenol97-54-10.1–1%
Geranyl acetate105-87-30.1–1%
naturals · No. 300

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 275.

tenacity · highhydrocarbon extract
spicybalsamicaromatic
Appearance

dark orange colored, somewhat grainy, viscous mass

Solubility

soluble in alcohol and in most perfume materials

Odor

very warm, suave, spicy-balsamic and strongly aromatic odor

Flavor

slightly burning, warm and spicy, truly reminiscent of nutmeg

Uses in perfumery

used in old-fashioned types of Oriental perfume

Uses in flavor

produced from selected nutmeg or mace

Production

extracted with ethyl alcohol

IFRA Annex I

Natural constituents in this material

Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.

ConstituentCASTypical %
Iso-Safrole94-59-71.5%
Methyl Eugenol93-15-21.2%
Isoeugenol97-54-10.5%
Eugenol97-53-00.2%
Identity
Aliases · 6
NUTMEGNUTMEG OIL — custom:56a111Nutmeg oilMyristica FragransMyristica Fragrans Fruit OilNutmeg Extract
Commercial
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