Rosemary Marocco Oil

Natural Ingredient Overview

• 🔎 Botanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalis

• 📂 CAS N°: 8000-25-7 / 84604-14-8

• 🌍 Origin: Morocco

• 📝 Odor Type: Aromatic

• 📈 Odor Strength: Medium

• 👃🏼 Odor Profile: Strong, fresh, and woody-aromatic; initial mentholic-herbal note fades into a clean, balsamic heart and a dry, bitter-sweet, herbaceous drydown

• ⚗️ Uses: Fougères, lavender waters, citrus colognes, Oriental fragrances, functional perfumery (soap, sprays, masking agents)

• 🧴 Appearance: Pale yellow to colorless mobile liquid

What is Rosemary Oil Morocco?

Moroccan Rosemary Oil is a natural essential oil obtained via steam distillation of aerial parts (excluding twigs) of Rosmarinus officinalis. Distilled regionally in Morocco, it is chemically rich in α-pinene, borneol, and camphor, with relatively moderate cineole (eucalyptol) content, resulting in reduced terpene harshness compared to lower-grade types.

This botanical material is sourced from wild-growing rosemary in semi-arid regions of Morocco, where climatic and harvesting conditions favor a clean, balanced aromatic profile. Moroccan oils are frequently preferred over Spanish grades in fine fragrance applications due to their lower resinous residue and more elegant drydown.

Olfactory Profile & Perfumery Applications

👃🏼 Scent Breakdown:

• Top: Fresh, bright, slightly camphoraceous herbaceous

• Heart: Clean, dry woody-balsamic

• Base: Bitter-sweet green herbaceous persistence with dry resinous nuance

⚗️ Functional Roles:

• Enhances clarity and radiance in fougère and lavender structures

• Used in modern citrus colognes, aldehydic herbals, and green chypres

• Effective masking agent in functional perfumery (room sprays, soaps, detergent bases)

• Performs well with coumarin, olibanum, labdanum, cedar derivatives, and pine oils

🧪 Typical Companions:

• Lavandin, petitgrain, citronella

• Thyme, origanum, elemi

• Olibanum, cinnamon bark oil (for Oriental formats)

Method of Extraction

• Extraction Type: Steam distillation (direct steam)

• Botanical Material: Flowers and leaves only

• Production Location: Regional Moroccan distillation facilities

• Distillation Practices: Excludes woody twigs, resulting in greater aromatic definition and lower cineolic distortion

• Typical Yield: Annual production stable; quality batch-dependent

Regulatory & Safety Overview

• IFRA: Permitted; follow IFRA Category-specific limits (especially for rinse-off formats)

• EU Allergen Content: May contain linalool, limonene, eucalyptol (cineole); declaration required above 0.01% in leave-on products

• ECHA (REACH): Registered; not classified as hazardous under CLP

• Toxicology:

  • Non-sensitizing at standard use concentrations

  • Not classified as PBT/vPvB

  • Readily biodegradable

  • Stable in detergent pH (7–10), especially in non-twig distillates

✅ Considered safe for use in fine fragrance and functional fragrance applications.

Sources

• Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin – S. Arctander (1961)

• Fulvio Ciccolo – Regional Distillation Notes, 2021

• ECHA Substance Information (CAS 8000-25-7)

• Internal analysis of Moroccan rosemary flower-leaf oil (Scentspiracy 2023)