DESCRIPTION

Orris Root Oil occurs as a light yellow to brown-yellow mass at room temperature and melts to form a yellow to yellow-brown liquid. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the peeled, dried, and aged rhizomes of Iris pallida Lam. (Fam. Iridaceae). It is soluble in most fixed oils, in mineral oil, and in propylene glycol. It is insoluble in glycerin.