The oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried herb Artemisia herba-alba which grows in France, Morocco, Germany, Hungary, India, China and Japan.



The oil has a fresh, cedarleaf, minty, camphor, sage, herbal, bitter-sweet odour.

It is used upto 0.5 % in the fragrance formulations, mainly chypre notes.

The chemical composition [ in percentage] of major components is as follows;

Alpha-thujone-22-26

Beta-thujone-20-25

Alpha-terpineol-5-6

Gamma-terpinene-1-2

Alpha& beta-pinene-1-2

Alpha-guaiene-3-4

Cineole-12-15

Chrysanthenone-3-5

Camphor-10-12

Camphene-1-2

Beta-elemene-1-2

The minor components in the oil are Borneol, Beta-caryophyllene, etc.