Carrot Seed

Daucus carota L. var. sativa

Chemotype: carotol / daucene type

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PLANT PART: seeds
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: mid

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Aroma intensity: 65 / 100

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Note layer: mid

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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 steam-distilled carrot seed essential oil.

Contraindications & cautions

majorAromaWeb's safety summary of Tisserand and Young states carrot seed oil is contraindicated in pregnancy and breastfeeding and may interfere with gestation.

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8 constituents

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About this composition

This general carrot-seed record uses the peer-reviewed Turkey seed-oil paper for a cultivated Daucus carota essential-oil profile. In that sample carotol is strongly dominant, followed by daucene and alpha-farnesene isomers with smaller sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and alcohols.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
Carotol	66.78%	66.78–66.78%	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, p.5/PDF p.5; carotol 66.78%)
Daucene	8.74%	8.74–8.74%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; daucene 8.74%)
alpha-Farnesene	5.86%	5.86–5.86%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; (Z,Z)-alpha-farnesene 5.86%)
trans-alpha-Bergamotene	2.41%	2.41–2.41%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; trans-alpha-bergamotene 2.41%)
Germacrene D	2.34%	2.34–2.34%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; germacrene D 2.34%)
beta-Selinene	2.2%	2.2–2.2%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; beta-selinene 2.20%)
beta-Bisabolene	1.9%	1.9–1.9%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; beta-bisabolene 1.90%)
alpha-Pinene	1.19%	1.19–1.19%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	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, p.5/PDF p.5; alpha-pinene reported as two peaks 0.67% and 0.52%, summed to 1.19%)

Profile source: Chemical composition of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) cultivated in Turkey: characterization of the seed oil and essential oil; AromaWeb Carrot Seed Essential Oil profile · https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae9/2021427c59ddf7ea35326e83a876330f4b47.pdf ; https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/carrot-seed-essential-oil.php

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

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traditionally used in skincare-oriented aromatherapy for a grounding, earthy sensory profile
reported use in blends associated with supporting mature-looking or tired-looking skin
used in perfumery for a dry, earthy, slightly woody-carroty note
traditionally associated with detoxifying and cleansing folk herbal traditions
reported use in facial oil blends for a nourishing, restorative sensory experience

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What we're still learning · 3 data gaps

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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 65 normalizes AromaWeb's categorical 'Medium - Strong' aroma strength 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 Essential Oil Safety or IFRA remains the missing source type for a fully source-grounded dermal cap.