Nutmeg oil

At a glance

Distilled from nutmeg seeds, giving a warm, spicy-woody character used in spicy and oriental compositions. 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 Nutmeg catalogued here — see the full family →

Category
🌿 Natural
Origin
Seed/Grain
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8008-45-5
Profile
warm, spicy, spicy-sweet
IFRA status
Restricted -- controlled via safrole & methyleugenol content
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01