DESCRIPTION

Costus Root Oil occurs as a light yellow to brown, viscous liquid with a peculiar, persistent odor reminiscent of violet, orris, and vetivert. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the dried, triturated roots of the herbaceous perennial plant Saussurea lappa Clarke (Fam. Compositae) or by a solvent extraction procedure followed by vacuum distillation of the resinoid extract. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in mineral oil. It is insoluble in glycerin and in propylene glycol.