Its real wood with varnish, so i am only assuming its camphor it has a more than just timber smell, bought from super amart, i have drawers that are 6 yrs old and they still have the smell, but extreamly mild now compared to what it was like.

I just didnt want the babies clothes to smell like it, as it is still quite a stong smell, i guess illleave the drawers open a bit longer and i might just have to get the potpurri bags then and see how i go