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Lemon oil, distilled

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of floral, with descriptor tags: fresh, lemon peel, lemon. (CAS 8008-56-8) 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 Lemon catalogued here, see the full family →

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Category
🌿 Natural
Origin
Fruit
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8008-56-8
Profile
fresh, lemon peel, lemon
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Lemon oil cold pressed", CAS 8008-56-8)
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● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26