Calamus oil

At a glance

Distilled from sweet flag root, giving a sweet-spicy, woody character; historically used but now heavily IFR It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
🌿 Natural
Origin
Root
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8015-79-0
Profile
sweet, spicy, earthy
IFRA status
Restricted -- controlled via beta-asarone & methyleugenol content
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01