Sunflower oil

At a glance

Sunflower oil is a plant-based oil used in perfumery as a fragrance fixative and skin conditioner 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 sunflower catalogued here, see the full family โ†’

Category
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
Origin
Flower
Extraction
Steam distillation
CAS number
8001-21-6
Profile
mild, nutty, slightly sweet
IFRA status
Not restricted
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01