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Palmarosa Oil

CAS
84649-81-0
EC
Material type
natural absolute
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Cost
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Compatibility tags
rose-accordfloralfougerechypresoapwhite-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floralwoodysweetfreshrosetobacco

Sweet, rosy-floral with a distinctive grassy-green edge and a lemony-geranium lift. Palmarosa smells like a dry rose bent through fresh hay and citronella, with a soft powdery-sweet drydown driven by its high geraniol content.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
EU cosmetic labelling

Allergen disclosure

AllergenCAS% in ingredient
Beta-Caryophyllene87-44-52.1%
Citral141-27-50.6%
Geraniol106-24-182.4%
Geranyl Acetate105-87-313.1%
Limonene138-86-30.1%
Linalool78-70-63.2%
Terpinolene586-62-90.02%
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
Geraniol106-24-150–100%
Geranyl acetate105-87-310–20%
Linalool78-70-61–5%
cis-beta-Ocimene3338-55-41–5%
Beta-Caryophyllene87-44-51–5%
trans beta-Ocimene3779-61-11–5%
Nerol106-25-20.1–1%
Myrcene123-35-30.1–1%
cis-trans-Farnesol3790-71-40.1–1%
Citral5392-40-50.1–1%
trans-trans-Farnesol106-28-50.1–1%
Dipentene5989-27-50.1–1%
naturals · No. 325

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 308.

tenacity · highsteam distillation
floralrosy
Appearance

Pale yellow or pale olive colored liquid

Odor

Sweet, floral-rosy odor

Uses in perfumery

Used in many perfumes, particularly in soap perfumes

Uses in flavor

Used in tobacco

Production

Steam distilled or water distilled from fresh or dried grass

Document-derived

IFRA restrictions

CategoryKindMax %NotesSource
Category 1specified_limitSensitization - Skin Category 1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Long-term Hazard Category 3 H315, Causes skin irr
DOC
Category 2specified_limitEye Damage
DOC

Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.

IFRA Annex I

Natural constituents in this material

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

ConstituentCASTypical %
Geraniol106-24-182.4%
Farnesol4602-84-01%
Citral5392-40-50.6%
Identity
Aliases · 7
PALMA ROSAPalmarosa oilCymbopogon MartiniCymbopogon Martini OilEast African Sandalwood OilGingergrass OilOsyris Tenuifolia
Commercial
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Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).