Mace oil

At a glance

Mace oil is a fragrance ingredient derived from the outer covering of the nutmeg seed, used to add warm, aromatic notes to perfumes It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
🌿 Natural
Origin
Fruit
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8007-12-3
Profile
warm, spicy, slightly sweet
IFRA status
Restricted -- controlled via safrole & methyleugenol content
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01