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Carrot seed oil has a slightly sweet, dry and earthy aroma.
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried seeds, but the whole of the plant can yield an essential oil.
The main chemical constituents of carrot seed oil include a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, y-terpinene, limonene, b-bisabolene, geranyl acetate and carotol.
Although it is regarded to be a safe oil, it is best avoided during pregnancy.
The therapeutic properties of carrot seed oil are antiseptic, carminative, cytophylactic, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, hepatic, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge.