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Hyssop Oil

Naturals Heart Note CAS 8006-83-5

Fresh, herbal hyssop with a minty, camphoraceous character and a soft sweet, hay facet. Used in small amounts, it adds naturalness to lavender and fougere accords.

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Odor profile

Note Heart Note
Descriptor 1 Aromatic
Descriptor 2 Herbal
Descriptor 3 Camphoraceous
Odor Impact1 110
Impact Level Medium
Tenacity1 14 h
Tenacity2 92 h

1 Source: PerfumersWorld

2 Source: The Good Scents Company

Both tenacity figures are blotter life. The two labs use different evaluation protocols, so the numbers are not directly comparable — read them as two independent readings, not as a contradiction.

Identification

CAS Number8006-83-5
INCI NameHyssopus officinalis leaf oil
CategoryNaturals
Botanical NameHyssopus officinalis L.

Synonyms

Hyssop Essential Oil, Thymus hyssopus E.H.L.Krause, Dracocephalum officinalis (L.) Y.P.Chen & B.T.Drew, Hyssopus Officinalis L. Oil, Hyssop Oil (hyssopus officinalis), Hyssopus officinalis, Azob, hyssopus officinalis l., labiatae, hysop oil bulgaria, hysop oil bulgaria organic, hyssop EO, hyssop EO slovenia, hyssop ess. oil (for fragrance) (Robertet), hyssop oil (1,8 cineole type), hyssop oil (pinocamphone type), hyssop oil 100, hyssop oil bulgaria organic, hyssop oil FCC, hyssop oil france, hyssop oil organic, hyssopus officinalis herb oil

Physical and chemical data

Flash Point 52.22 °C
Density 0.89900
Refractive Index 1.48600
Vapor Pressure 0.350000 mmHg @ 25.00 C.
Solubility alcohol; water, 5.875 mg/L @ 25 C (est); non-discoloring in most media
Appearance pale yellow clear liquid

Regulatory status

Restricted components

ComponentShare
Linalyl Acetate0.4 %
Beta-Thujone0.2 %
Hexen-2-Al0.2 %
Methyl Eugenol0.2 %
Α-Thujone0.2 %
Methyl Chavicol0.17 %

IFRA regulated substances contained in this material. The interactive index derives the effective maximum concentration per category from them.

EU allergen declaration

SubstanceShare
beta-Pinene20 %
Limonene4 %
beta-Caryophyllene3 %
alpha-Pinene1.5 %
Linalyl acetate0.4 %

Substances that must be named in the ingredient list under Annex III of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545. Where a range was given, the upper bound is shown.

All figures on this page are guide values collected from public reference works and supplier declarations. They differ between batches, origins and qualities. The data sheet of your own supplier is always the authoritative document for the material you actually use.

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