Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Sassafras Oil

villager27 - 2-3-2006 at 14:07

If a person were to hypothetically order some of this stuff off a very popular online auction site, what are the chances that they would get hounded by the DEA? The intended use is soapmaking and perfumery/fragrance research, but would there still be a problem for an individual to order such a substance? Probably this person would order 16oz or so.

[Edited on 2-3-2006 by villager27]

DeAdFX - 2-3-2006 at 14:26

Well assuming the ebay auction isn't some DEA sting operation (or whatever the fancy term for someone setting a trap) you might be able to get it without to much crap. But I would personnaly wait for more opinions. I don't know how the DEA works as well as others might know.

chochu3 - 2-3-2006 at 18:58

If your not doing anything illegal then just order it unless sassfras oil is some kind of forbidden chemical in your state.

runlabrun - 2-3-2006 at 20:10

"The intended use is soapmaking and perfumery/fragrance research"
Yeah... sure it is.... they stopped using sassafras oil in fragrances a while back due to the carcinogenic activity of safrole, know all u buy is the oil that has had the safrole removed anyway...

But sure, you can order it, but when they come knowcking they better only find soap making equiptment, have a single distilling flask or any chemical other than those used in soaps (ie KOH) in the house and your screwed.

-rlr

chochu3 - 3-3-2006 at 14:45

As long as you don't order a big amount you will be fine. Some places require a DEA form some companies don't, depends on the state in which the buisness is in.