44 materials found
Anise Oil
Pimpinella anisumIntensely sweet and clean odor, truly reminiscent of the crushed fruit. Very common description is that of 'licorice odor'.
Bergamot Oil
Citrus bergamiaExtremely rich, sweet-fruity initial odor. Although the characteristics of this topnote remain perceptible in good oils, it is followed by a still more characteristic oily-herbaceo…
Birch Bark Oil
Betula lentaSmells so strikingly similar to methyl salicylate that it is hard to justify the existence of the essential oil.
Bitter Almond Oil
Prunus amygdalus var. amaraStrong, but sweet and clean odor, reminiscent of crushed, wet bitter almonds or of a very high grade of benzaldehyde.
Caraway Oil
Carum carviStrong and peculiar odor typical of the fruit, but with a fatty-harsh undertone in crude oil. Rectified oil has stronger, less fatty odor. Characteristic initial note of nauseating…
Cassia Oil
Cinnamomum cassiaStrong, spicy, warm and woody-resinous odor with an intensely sweet, somewhat balsamic undertone.
Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil
Cinnamomum zeylanicumExtremely powerful, diffusive, warm-spicy, sweet and tenacious odor. The undertone and dryout notes reveal a persistent dryness which is very unique in combination with the distinc…
Cinnamon Leaf Oil
Cinnamomum zeylanicumWarm-spicy, but rather harsh odor, lacking the rich body of the bark oil. Has some resemblance to the odor of clove leaf oil and clove stem oil.
Clove Bud Oil
Eugenia caryophyllataSweet-spicy note with fruity-fresh topnote and a touch of acetic odor making it refreshing. The eugenol note is distinctly subdued, sweetened and freshened by trace materials.
Coriander Oil
Coriandrum sativumPleasant sweet, somewhat woody-spicy, aromatic-candylike odor. The floral-balsamic undertone and peppery-woody, suave top-note are characteristic features of this delightful fragra…
Distilled Lime Oil
Citrus aurantifoliaSharp, fresh, terpenelike, somewhat perfumery-fruity citrus-type odor. Very volatile with poor tenacity, but shows increasing sweetness on drying out, the notes becoming more orang…
East Indian Sandalwood Oil
Santalum albumExtremely soft, sweet-woody and almost animal-balsamic odor, presenting little or no particular topnote, and remaining uniform for a considerable length of time due to its outstand…
Expressed Lime Oil
Citrus aurantiifoliaIntensely fresh, rich and sweet, peel-like odor, perhaps more lemon-like than the odor of distilled lime oil, but also mellower and somewhat 'perfumery'. The tenacity of the fragra…
Flouve Absolute
Anthoxanthum odoratumVery sweet, herbaceous, tobacco-like and coumarinic odor. The odor is so rich and so complex that one can keep on finding notes in it. However, the overall fragrance is a sweet, li…
Flouve Oil
Anthoxanthum odoratumIntensely sweet, coumarinic-haylike and heavy herbaceous odor. Has no mossy notes, but has a certain fatty-rootlike undertone reminiscent of elecampane and mimosa. Not floral, but …
Galanga Oil
Alpinia officinarumFresh-camphoraceous and spicy-woody odor reminiscent of laurel leaf oil, cardamom oil, ginger oil, etc., with a distinct cineole-like topnote and a warm undertone of rich and spicy…
Ginger Oleoresin
Zingiber officinaleWarm-spicy, sweet and very aromatic-rich.
Hay Oil
Delightfully sweet-herbaceous, tea-like fragrance, reminiscent of the odor of sage clary, wet tea leaves and hay. The undertone and the dryout are almost floral-woody, but remain s…
Helichrysum Oil
Helichrysum angustifoliumPowerful and diffusive, but pleasant and rich, natural odor. The topnote has certain features in common with those of the extracted material (everlasting absolute), and these topno…
Lemon Oil
Citrus limomumVery light, fresh and sweet odor, truly reminiscent of the ripe peel. No turpentine-like, harsh-terpene notes should be detectable on a perfume blotter. Good oils retain their fres…
Licorice Extract
Glycyrrhiza glabraSweet, mild odor somewhat different from that of the botanical starting material (the aqueous extract is often evaporated over an open fire and some caramellization of the extract …
Mandarin Peel Oil
Citrus reticulataIntensely sweet, not very fresh odor, occasionally with an amine-like, 'fishy' topnote and usually with a rich neroli-like, floral undertone. Shows beautiful bluish fluorescence up…
Mentha Arvensis Oil
Mentha arvensisStrong, fresh and somewhat bitter-sweet odor, to a certain degree reminiscent of the odor of peppermint oil. The undertone is somewhat harsh-woody and the dryout is bitter-herbaceo…
Mentha Citrata Oil
Mentha citrataSweet-herbaceous, somewhat fruity-fresh odor type; it resembles bergamot, but is distinctly more harsh in its terpenic topnotes, less rich in body, and without the oily-sweet, cand…
Neroli Oil
Citrus aurantiumVery powerful, light and refreshing, floral with a peculiar sweet-terpeney topnote, but its tenacity is rather poor. This oil is primarily a 'top-note' material in perfumery.
North American Sassafras Oil
Sassafras albidumSweet-spicy, fresh and slightly camphoraceous odor with a long-lasting, woody-floral and very sweet undertone. A short, fresh-peppery topnote is characteristic of the odor of this …
Orange Oil, Bitter, concentrated
Citrus aurantiumOrris Resinoid
Iris pallidaDeep-sweet, slightly woody-tobacco-like odor with winy topnote and sweet, root-like undertone.
Patchouli Oil
Pogostemon cablinExtremely rich, sweet-herbaceous, aromatic-spicy and woody-balsamic odor. An almost wine-like, ethereal-floral sweetness in the initial notes is characteristic of good oils. The od…
Peppermint Oil
Mentha piperitaFresh, strong, somewhat grassy-minty odor with a deep balsamic-sweet undertone and a sweet, clean dryout note. The grassy topnote may disappear or fade after proper ageing of the o…