Essential Oil - Carrot Seed

Botanical name: Daucas carota var.sativa
Country of Origin: France
Method of Cultivation: Conventionally grown
Method of Extraction: Steam distilled
Part extracted: Seeds
Color: Yellow/amber
Perfumery Note: Middle

Aroma: Woody-earthy, slightly spicy, strong, fruity, warm, herbaceous and musky.

Aromatherapy properties: A yellow or amber-colored liquid with a dry,warm, earthy-woody odor. It blends well with costus, cassia, cedarwood, geranium, mimosa, citrus and spice oils. 

Blends well with: Great with citrus and evergreen oils, as well as Frankincense, Lavender, Rosewood, Blue Cypress, and Geranium.

History: Carrot Seed oil is not distilled from the regular carrot plant, but from its ancestor. This ancient carrot, which probably hailed from Southwest Asia, was mostly grown for its leaves and seeds and not as a food plant. Carrot oil appearing on a cosmetics label could also mean on oily extract of the common carrot, or Tagetes oil, which is sometimes called “carrot oil” for no good reason.

These oils are sold for aromatherapy purposes only.