Caraway CO2 Extract

What Caraway CO2 Extract smells like

Eden Botanicals describes its German caraway CO2 extract as strong, fresh, spicy, woody and warm, a middle note, and says CO2 extracts of spice oils are preferable in aroma to steam-distilled ones (a supplier claim). Aromata gives a composition range of 75–95% essential oil with 45–75% (S)-(+)-carvone and 25–50% limonene. Première Peau notes that a CO2 extract keeps more non-volatile compounds and is rounder and less sharp than the distilled oil.

Leading note

Warm caraway spice

Supporting facets

Woody, fresh

Character

Strong, round

• spicy
• warm
• fresh
• woody

What makes Caraway CO2 Extract distinctive

Caraway with more body and less bite than the distilled oil.

Where the descriptions disagree: Listings give two CAS numbers.

How Caraway CO2 Extract is used

Used for spicy warmth in fougère, amber and spice accords.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

Formulation considerations

Mostly (S)-(+)-carvone and limonene, in ranges that vary by origin; carvone is covered by an IFRA Standard. A different preparation from distilled caraway oil. Eden Botanicals gives CAS 85940-31-4 for the CO2 extract while other listings give 8000-42-8, the distilled oil's number, so no number is given here.

Identity and classification

Type

CO2 extract

Origin

Natural

Odour family

Spicy / Aromatic

Note position

Heart note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

Caraway CO2

Botanical source

Carum carvi

No CAS number is shown: suppliers use different identifiers for this material, and none could be confirmed as its own.

Safety and compliance

This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.

Materials it works with

• Caraway Oil

  Essential oil · Aromatic / Spicy — caraway, spicy, warm, herbal

• Lavender Oil

  Essential oil · Aromatic / Floral — lavender, herbal, floral, fresh

• Coumarin

  Aroma chemical · Powdery / Fougère — hay, sweet, almond, tobacco

Used in formulas and accords

Not currently used in any published formula.

The Formula & Accord Library lists Caraway CO2 Extract here as soon as a published formula, accord or base uses it.

Further reading

• Spicy Notes in Perfumery: Warm and Fresh Spices

  Warm and fresh spice materials, their key constituents, why cinnamon and clove are closely restricted, and how to build warmth within the limits.

Questions about Caraway CO2 Extract

Sources

• Eden Botanicals — Caraway CO2 — distributor's description.
• Aromata — Caraway CO2 extract — distributor's description.
• Première Peau — caraway — published perfumery reference.
• Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 4 November 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.