Elemi oil (low methyleugenol)

At a glance

Elemi oil is a fragrant resin extracted from the tree Canarium luzonicum, used in perfumery for its fresh, woody, and slightly spicy properties 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 Elemi catalogued here, see the full family โ†’

Category
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
Origin
Exudate/Resin
Chemical family
Phenol
CAS number
8023-89-0
Profile
fresh, woody, spicy
IFRA status
Restricted -- peroxide value must be less than 20 mmol/L
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01