Ravensara

Ravensara aromatica Sonn.

Chemotype: estragole / methyl eugenol leaf type

spicysweetliquorice-likeherbaceous

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

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Aroma & character

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spicysweetliquorice-likeherbaceous

Aroma intensity: 65 / 100

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Note layer: mid

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: 0.12%
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 furocoumarin-based phototoxic restriction was identified for steam-distilled ravensara leaf oil in the cited sources.

Contraindications & cautions

moderateBecause this leaf-oil chemotype is estragole-rich, exposure should be minimized in pregnancy and breast-feeding.
moderateBecause this leaf-oil chemotype is estragole-rich, exposure should be minimized in young children.

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3 constituents

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About this composition

This record is anchored to a Madagascar leaf-oil paper that explicitly reports an estragole-rich Ravensara aromatica chemotype and to a public supplier IFRA certificate for the same botanical. Public sources also show long-running commercial confusion between true ravensara and ravintsara/camphor leaf oil, so this profile stays with the directly stated leaf-oil chemistry rather than the cineole-rich misidentified trade material.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
Estragole	79.7%	79.7–79.7%	phenylpropanoid	View source Chemical Composition of Ravensara aromatica Sonn. Leaf Essential Oils from Madagascar https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233428929_Chemical_Composition_of_Ravensara_aromatica_Sonn_Leaf_Essential_Oils_from_Madagascar (abstract: methyl chavicol 79.7%)
Methyl eugenol	8.5%	8.5–8.5%	phenylpropanoid	View source Chemical Composition of Ravensara aromatica Sonn. Leaf Essential Oils from Madagascar https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233428929_Chemical_Composition_of_Ravensara_aromatica_Sonn_Leaf_Essential_Oils_from_Madagascar (abstract: methyl eugenol 8.5%)
Limonene	3.1%	3.1–3.1%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Ravensara aromatica Sonn. Leaf Essential Oils from Madagascar https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233428929_Chemical_Composition_of_Ravensara_aromatica_Sonn_Leaf_Essential_Oils_from_Madagascar (abstract: limonene 3.1%)

Profile source: Chemical Composition of Ravensara aromatica Sonn. Leaf Essential Oils from Madagascar; Ravensara Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights; IFRA 51 Conformity Certificate Organic Ravensara Essential Oil · https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233428929_Chemical_Composition_of_Ravensara_aromatica_Sonn_Leaf_Essential_Oils_from_Madagascar ; https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/ravensara-essential-oil.php ; https://www.nhrorganicoils.com/uploads/20250903144847e_Ravensara_IFRA_51.pdf

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

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traditionally used in aromatherapy to support easy breathing and clear airways
used in blends reported to support the body's natural defenses during seasonal challenges
traditionally associated with easing occasional muscular tension when used in massage
used in diffusion for a fresh, uplifting, herbaceous atmosphere
reported to support a sense of vitality and mental clarity

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What we're still learning · 3 data gaps

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Odor intensity 65 normalizes public qualitative descriptions such as spicy, sweet, and liquorish into the archive's 0-100 scale rather than transcribing a published numeric intensity.
The public IFRA certificate lists broader category-based use levels up to 3.75% in Category 2, while AromaWeb reports a more conservative 0.12% dermal maximum for ravensara leaf oil from Tisserand and Young; this record stores the conservative leave-on figure.
No public source located in this pass gave directly measured volatility-rate or tenacity-hour values.