HS 3301.29

Carrot Seed Oil

Carrot Seed Oil is the steam-distilled essential oil of the dried fruits (botanically seeds) of Daucus carota Linnaeus, in either the wild form (subsp. carota) or the cultivated form (subsp. sativus).

The oil is a pale yellow to amber, slightly viscous liquid with a warm, dry, earthy odour. Its character is driven by the sesquiterpene alcohol carotol, which typically accounts for 35 to 75 percent of the profile.

We source bulk Carrot Seed Oil from top China manufacturers for our partners. The manufacturer is in Hunan. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.

Please send the grade you need, the volume and your destination port, and we will come back with a solution and a price.

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Packaging: 190 kg steel drum or 25 kg jerrican

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Specifications

Item	Specification
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber clear mobile liquid
Odor	Warm, earthy, slightly sweet, woody
Relative Density (20°C)	0.900–0.945
Refractive Index (20°C)	1.480–1.495
Optical Rotation (20°C)	-16° to -40°
Carotol Content	30–65%
Solubility	Soluble in ethanol and fixed oils; insoluble in water
Acid Value	≤ 3.0 mg KOH/g
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 10 mg/kg
Lead (as Pb)	≤ 2 mg/kg
Microbiology	Conforms to food-grade essential oil standards

Common Markets Grades

Carrot Seed Oil is graded primarily by carotol assay and botanical subspecies.

Wild-harvested oil from France, Hungary, and Poland delivers the highest carotol values, often above 60 percent, and is the reference grade for skincare formulation.

Cultivated carrot seed oil from India and Egypt covers the mid-tier and typically assays 35 to 50 percent carotol with a higher α-pinene background.

Suppliers also offer CO₂ totals, which combine the volatile distillate with the non-volatile beta-carotene-rich fixed oil from the seed. These should not be confused with the cosmetic ingredient called carrot seed carrier oil, which is a vegetable oil infusion and is not an essential oil.

Applications

Anti-aging serums, facial oils, and night creams marketed for mature skin
After-sun and skin-repair formulations
Aromatherapy blends targeting skin tone and detox claims
Mature-skin balms and hand creams
Soap, shower gel, and bath additives in the herbal-earthy category
Fine fragrance, particularly in fougère, chypre, and woody-oriental accords
Traditional and Ayurvedic preparations for skin and digestive support
Flavour use at very low inclusion in liqueurs and savory seasonings
Hair conditioners and scalp tonics
Lip balms and barrier-repair sticks
Veterinary topical preparations at carefully reduced concentrations

Brands Using Carrot Seed Oil

Widely-distributed consumer products that list Carrot Seed Oil on the ingredient label.

Brand names, product names and logos are the property of their owners. They appear here as published evidence that the ingredient is used, taken from the brand's own label or website. Their appearance is not an endorsement, and it does not mean the brand buys from us or from any manufacturer listed on this site.

China Manufacturers of Carrot Seed Oil

Top Carrot Seed Oil manufacturers in China.

Hunan Health-Guard Bio-tech Inc.
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Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.

How We Help Source Carrot Seed Oil

Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Carrot Seed Oil out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Carrot Seed Oil together with other ingredients such as Peppermint Oil, Ginger Essential Oil and Star Anise Oil into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.

Regulatory Status

Carrot Seed Oil is approved as a flavouring substance and cosmetic ingredient in all major jurisdictions.

In the U.S., 21 CFR 182.20 lists it as GRAS for flavour use.

The EU permits it as a natural flavouring under Regulation (EC) 1334/2008, FL 14.005, and lists it in the CosIng database under the INCI name Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil.

JECFA has reviewed the principal constituents (carotol, daucol, α-pinene, sabinene) and raised no safety concerns at typical food-use levels.

IFRA does not apply restrictive limits to carrot seed oil in fragrance applications. Kosher, Halal, and organic certifications exist for the cultivated grades.

Manufacturing Process

Carrot Seed Oil Manufacturing Process

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Mature carrot fruits are harvested when the umbels turn brown and fully dry, usually 8 to 10 weeks after flowering.

The fruits are threshed, cleaned, and crushed lightly to break the pericarp before distillation. Steam distillation runs 6 to 10 hours at atmospheric pressure.

Yields are modest, in the range of 0.8 to 1.6 percent of dry seed weight.

The crude oil is decanted, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, and filtered. Some producers run a polishing rectification under vacuum to remove discolored top fractions and standardise carotol assay.

Wild-harvested material is typically produced in small-batch farm stills in Provence and the Carpathian basin. Cultivated material from India and Egypt is processed at larger industrial distilleries serving multiple seed crops in rotation.