Ylang ylang oil

At a glance

Ylang ylang oil is a fragrance ingredient extracted from the flowers of the Cananga tree, used to add sweet, floral, and soothing notes to perfumes 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 Ylang-Ylang catalogued here, see the full family โ†’

Category
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
Origin
Flower
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8006-81-3
Profile
floral, sweet, soothing
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Ylang ylang extracts", CAS 8006-81-3)
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-08-26