# Litsea Cubeba Oil

Source: https://dupehacking.com/ingredients/litsea-cubeba-oil
CAS: 68855-99-2



Litsea Cubeba has a bit of a bad reputation owing to the fact that it has a fairly high amount of citronellal — a chemical people often attribute to pest repellant. But the complexity of this very lemony oil makes it a wonderful nuancer and it most definitely deserves a come back. In 1946, Jean Carles created Ma Griffe (1946) for Carven using 1% Citronella oil and 2% Styrallyl Acetate. Replacing the Citronella with Litsea Cubeba makes for a more subtle effect. With around 70% citral, this blends with all members of the citrus family and is a great booster for lemon especially. As it lasts around ten times longer than that oil, it is a perfect solution when you need to prolong lemon into the … — Fraterworks

## How the catalogue uses it
- Appears in 61 formulas.
- Dose: 0.02% to 4.00%, average 0.31%.
- Most at home in: Woody Aromatic, Aromatic Fougère, Amber.
- Usually weighed alongside: Iso E Super, Ambroxan, Hedione, Sicilian Lemon Oil FCF, Calabrian Bergamot Oil FCF, Hedione HC.


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