Rosemary Oil is a natural essential oil derived from the leaves of the Rosmarinus officinalis plant. It is characterized by its fresh, herbaceous, and slightly camphoraceous aroma, which can add a vibrant and uplifting quality to fragrance compositions. In perfumery, rosemary oil is often used in aromatic and fougère accords, where it can enhance the freshness and complexity of a scent. It typically sits well in the top to middle notes of a formula, providing a bright and invigorating opening that can complement other herbal, citrus, and woody notes. Rosemary Oil is also known for its potential allergenic properties, particularly due to the presence of compounds such as 1,8-cineole and camphor, which may be subject to regulatory considerations in certain markets. As such, perfumers should be mindful of its usage levels and any applicable safety guidelines, including those set forth by IFRA, to ensure compliance and safety in their formulations. — AI-generated summary, 2026-09-02.
Bright, penetrating herbal aroma with a strong camphoraceous, eucalyptus-like lift and a resinous pine-woody undertone. Dries down to a drier, slightly bitter green-woody note with subtle balsamic warmth.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Rosemary Oil is a pale yellow or almost colorless, mobile liquid.
Rosemary oil is not very soluble in diluted alcohol (below 80°).
Rosemary oil has a strong, fresh, woody-herbaceous, somewhat minty-forestlike odor. The high fresh notes vanish quickly, yielding to a clean, woody-balsamic bodynote which tones out in a dry-herbaceous, but very pleasant and tenacious, bitter-sweet note.
Rosemary oil finds extensive use in perfumery for citrus colognes, lavender waters, fougères, pine needle fragrances, and Oriental perfumes. It blends excellently with olibanum and spice oils, and is used in room-deodorants, household sprays, insecticides, and disinfectants.
Rosemary Oil is steam distilled (usually by direct steam) from the flowers, leaves and twigs of wild-growing Rosmarinus Officinalis.