Materials
Olfactionary Search Assistant
Log in

Cedarwood oil, Chinese, rectified

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of woody, with descriptor tags: woody, burnt, musty, cedar. (CAS 85085-29-6) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

One of several trade forms of Cedarwood catalogued here, see the full family →

Where natural raw materials actually come from → · Why some materials get IFRA-restricted →

Category
🌿 Natural
Origin
Wood
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
1159574-01-2
Profile
woody, burnt, musty, cedar
IFRA status
Restricted -- peroxide value must be less than 20 mmol/L
Related nodes Part of the Amaranth Wood note Part of the Apple Tree Wood note Part of the Atlas Cedar note Part of the California Cedar note Part of the Cashmeran Wood note Part of the Cashmere Wood note Part of the Cedar note Part of the Cedar (overdose) note Part of the Cedarwood note Part of the Dry Wood note +15 more
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01