Preferred name | vetiveria zizanioides root oil |
Trivial Name | Vetiver oil |
Short Description | essential oil distilled from the dried roots of the vetivert, vetiveria zizanoides, poaceae |
CAS Number | 8016-96-4 |
FDA UNII | Search |
COE Number | 479 |
FDA Mainterm | 8016-96-4 ; VETIVER, OIL (VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES STAPF) |
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FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
Export Tariff Code: | 3301.26.0000 |
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FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
Pounds per Gallon | 8.188 to 8.612 |
Refractive Index | 1.521 to 1.526 @ 20 °C |
Flash Point TCC Value | 93.33 °C TCC |
Shelf life | 24 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
Solubility | |
alcohol | Yes |
water, 2.148 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
Odor Type: Woody | |
woody, earthy, rooty, balsamic, amber | |
Odor strength | medium |
Substantivity | 400 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
General comment | At 100.00 %. woody earthy rooty balsam amber |
Flavor Type: Woody | |
vetiver | |
General comment | Vetiver |
(data available) |
European information : | |
Most important hazard(s): | |
Xi - Irritant | |
R 38 - Irritating to skin. | |
Hazards identification | |
Classification of the substance or mixture | |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
None found. | |
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Hazard statement(s) | |
None found. | |
Precautionary statement(s) | |
None found. | |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 1013, 1974. | |
Dermal Toxicity: | |
skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 1013, 1974. | |
Inhalation Toxicity: | |
Not determined |
Category: | |||
flavor and fragrance agents | |||
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
contains the following IFRA (Annex) restricted components: (non-analysis max. level reference only) | |||
alpha-cedrene | Max. Found: 0.2 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
beta-cedrene | Max. Found: 0.1 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
Recommendation for vetiveria zizanioides root oil usage levels up to: | |||
12.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
Recommendation for vetiveria zizanioides root oil flavor usage levels up to: | |||
10.0000 ppm in the finished product. |
EPI System: View |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8016-96-4 |
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
WGK Germany:2 |
vetiveria zizanioides stapf. root oil |
Chemidplus:0008016964 |
RTECS:YY3177050 for cas# 8016-96-4 |