Artemisia Herba-Alba Oil
An essential oil steam-distilled from Artemisia herba-alba (white wormwood), rich in camphor and thujone, used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.
Also known as: artemisia herba-alba leaf oil, white wormwood oil
Benefits
- ✓Contributes an herbal, camphoraceous fragrance note
- ✓Traditional use as a skin-conditioning botanical
Watch for
- ⚠Contains camphor and thujone (combined roughly 18% of the oil per GC analysis), which can be irritating or neurotoxic at high/undiluted concentrations
- ⚠Not recommended during pregnancy due to thujone content
- ⚠Should be used at low, well-diluted concentrations in leave-on products
In depth
What it does
An essential oil steam-distilled from Artemisia herba-alba (white wormwood), rich in camphor and thujone, used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics. As an fragrance ingredient, it is particularly valued for contributes an herbal, camphoraceous fragrance note and traditional use as a skin-conditioning botanical.
Common questions
Is Artemisia Herba-Alba Oil safe to use during pregnancy?
Artemisia Herba-Alba Oil is generally not recommended during pregnancy. Retinoids in particular are associated with risks to fetal development and are typically advised against by dermatologists and OBs. Always check with your healthcare provider before using any active ingredient while pregnant.
