In short
Ginger CO2 extract is a carbon-dioxide extract of the ginger rhizome. It keeps the pungent bite of raw ginger that the distilled oil loses.
What Ginger CO2 Extract smells like
Robertet describes its ginger CO2 extract as spicy, terpenic, citral and fresh; IFF's leans sweeter, a mellow warm ginger with a gingerbread tone over a soft citrus layer and a chocolate accent. A supplier gives a characteristic hot, spicy aroma of fresh ginger with alpha-zingiberene as a main constituent; a glossary notes that the CO2 form carries the full pungent bite of the raw rhizome, where the distilled oil is softer.
- Leading note
- Fresh ginger
- Clear facets
- Pungent
- Supporting facets
- Citral, warm
- Character
- Hot, potent
What makes Ginger CO2 Extract distinctive
Ginger with the pungent bite of the raw rhizome still intact.
Where the descriptions disagree: Some grades are described as fresh, terpenic and citral-like, others as warm and gingerbread-like.
How Ginger CO2 Extract is used
Used in small amounts for a realistic, pungent ginger in spicy, citrus and gourmand accords.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Ginger CO2 Extract differs from similar materials
- Ginger Oil
- Ginger oil is the softer distillate; the CO2 extract keeps the full pungent bite of the raw rhizome. (compared directly by a cited source)
- Ginger Absolute
- Ginger absolute is warm and gourmand, with toffee and chocolate beside the spice.
An asterisk marks a difference that a cited source states directly. The others compare the published descriptions of each material. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
Shares its CAS number with ginger oil, so none is given here. Potent; used at low levels.
Identity and classification
- Type
- CO2 extract
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Spicy / Citrus
- Note position
- Top to heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- Ginger CO2
- Botanical source
- Zingiber officinale Roscoe
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
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Ginger Oil
Essential oil · Spicy / Citrus — spicy, warm, lemony, woody
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Cardamom Oil
Essential oil · Spicy / Aromatic — spicy, aromatic, fresh, eucalyptus
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Lemon Oil (Cold-Pressed)
Essential oil · Citrus / Aldehydic — citrus, sharp, zesty, juicy
Ginger CO2 Extract is also suggested as a partner on the pages for Ginger Absolute.
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 6 published formulas
Ginger CO2 Extract is an ingredient in 5 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Ginger CO2 Extract
Is Ginger CO2 Extract natural or synthetic?
Ginger CO2 Extract is natural. It is an extract obtained from plant material with carbon dioxide under pressure (supercritical or subcritical), with no solvent left behind.
Which published formulas use Ginger CO2 Extract?
Ginger CO2 Extract is used in 6 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Black Pepper Sail, Finger Lime Accord and Ginger Biscuit Tin. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- The Good Scents Company — ginger CO2 extract — odour database.
- Eden Botanicals — Ginger CO2 — distributor's description.
- Premiere Peau — Ginger — published perfumery reference.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 24 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.