Hay oil

At a glance

Hay oil, also known as essence of hay, is a fragrance ingredient used in perfumery to add warm, dry, and herbaceous notes to compositions It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
Origin
Leaf/Twig
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8031-00-3
Profile
dry, herbaceous, coumarinic
IFRA status
Restricted -- see note
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01