Carrot Seed Oil

Daucus carota L.

Chemotype: petroselinic-acid-rich fixed oil

pleasantearthycharacteristic

PLANT PART: seeds
EXTRACTION: cold-pressed seed oil
AROMA NOTE: base

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pleasantearthycharacteristic

Aroma intensity: 20 / 100

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Note layer: base

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: No restriction cited
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: medium

A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.

No phototoxic furocoumarin restriction was identified for cold-pressed carrot seed oil.

Contraindications & cautions

moderateCarrot seed oil/extract is widely flagged as contraindicated or restricted during pregnancy (especially the first trimester) and breastfeeding due to a traditional/mild emmenagogue reputation associated with its volatile carotol-bearing fraction; use only under specialist guidance during these periods.
majorDo not ingest carrot seed oil during pregnancy; oral use has been associated with reports of bleeding risk in pregnant women in consumer safety literature.
minorConsumer aromatherapy safety guidance advises against use in individuals with a history of epilepsy due to general essential-oil overstimulation risk; this is a general-caution flag rather than an oil-specific documented seizure trigger.
minorSome sources note wild-carrot-derived material can carry furanocoumarins with photosensitizing potential and recommend covering treated skin for ~72 hours after topical use; this concern is disputed for cultivated Daucus carota seed oil and is not corroborated by IFRA/Tisserand & Young for this material, so it is recorded as an unresolved secondary-source caution rather than a confirmed restriction.

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About this composition

This record represents the edible fixed oil pressed from carrot seeds, using the Turkey seed-oil study for fatty-acid and volatile composition. The lipid fraction is dominated by petroselinic acid with secondary linoleic, palmitic, and stearic acids, while the volatile fraction retains carotol and daucol markers.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
Petroselinic acid	59.35%	59.35–59.35%	monounsaturated fatty acid	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 4, p.4/PDF p.4; petroselinic acid 59.35%)
Linoleic acid	11.82%	11.82–11.82%	polyunsaturated fatty acid	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 4, p.4/PDF p.4; linoleic acid 11.82%)
Palmitic acid	10.01%	10.01–10.01%	saturated fatty acid	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 4, p.4/PDF p.4; palmitic acid 10.01%)
Stearic acid	2.41%	2.41–2.41%	saturated fatty acid	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 4, p.4/PDF p.4; stearic acid 2.41%)
Oleic acid	0.8%	0.8–0.8%	monounsaturated fatty acid	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 5 edible-oil column, p.5/PDF p.5; oleic acid 0.80%)
Carotol	30.55%	30.55–30.55%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 5 edible-oil column, p.5/PDF p.5; carotol 30.55%)
Daucol	12.6%	12.6–12.6%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf (Table 5 edible-oil column, p.5/PDF p.5; daucol 12.60%)

Profile source: Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil; AromaWeb article on seed oils as essential vs carrier oils · https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf ; https://www.aromaweb.com/articles/parts-of-plants-that-produce-essential-oil.php

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

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traditionally used in skincare as a nourishing carrier/infused oil valued for a rich, earthy character
reported use in facial blends associated with supporting skin suppleness
used in cosmetic formulation for its reputed nourishing properties, distinct from the essential oil
traditionally associated with mature-skin and restorative skincare traditions
not typically used for strong aromatic effect, primarily valued as a carrier/infused oil

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The numeric max_dermal_pct of 100 reflects the lack of a publicly transcribed leave-on dermal maximum in the sources read this pass, not an explicit 100% topical-safety statement.
Odor intensity 20 normalizes the paper's qualitative statement that the pressed seed oil has a pleasant odor and taste into the archive's 0-100 scale rather than transcribing a published numeric intensity.
A direct public source for a leave-on dermal maximum from a carrier-oil monograph or safety standard remains the missing source type for a fully source-grounded dermal cap.