138 materials found
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…
Milfoil Oil
Achillea millefoliumSharp, somewhat camphoraceous odor, drying out in a sweeter, faint and pleasant note. The overall odor may recall the odors of cedarleaf and tansy, Texas cedarwood (faintly) and va…
Mistletoe Absolute
Viscum albumBitter-herbaceous, foliage-green, or rather green-bark type of odor. The dryout is sweeter and more pleasant.
Moroccan Chamomile Oil
Ormenis multicaulisFresh-herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous, but soon changes into a sweet, cistus-like and rich-balsamic undertone which is very tenacious and pleasant, almost ambra-like.
Myrtle Oil
Myrtus communisStrongly camphoraceous-spicy, but also sweet-herbaceous and fresh body-notes. The better oils, e.g. Tunisian and Corsican myrtle oils, are very fresh and strong in topnotes, and ye…
Narcissus Absolute
Narcissus poeticusStrongly foliage-green, very sweet-herbaceous over a faint, but quite persistent floral undertone. The tenacity is very good. Des plaines type: floral-sweet, mild and rich, but not…
Ocimum Gratissimum Oil
Ocimum gratissimumThymol type: medicinal-spicy, warm and somewhat herbaceous. Eugenol type: powerful, warm-spicy and aromatic odor, reminiscent of clove leaf oil, but having a sweet-woody, almost fl…
Ocimum Kilimanjaricum Oil
Ocimum kilimanjaricumWarm and aromatic, spicy-camphoraceous odor (even when the oil is "decamphorized").
Onion Oleoresin
Allium cepaIntense onion-odor, but more sweet and subdued than the odor of the essential oil.
Orange flower and Petitgrain Water Absolute
Citrus aurantium var. amaraStrong but not very tenacious odor, musty, dry, faintly floral, more herbaceous (herb-like) and heavy. The typical notes have been described by perfumers as being 'bread-like' or '…
Orange Flower Water Absolute
Citrus aurantium var. amaraPeculiar dry-floral, musty-herbaceous odor, reminiscent of mandarin leaf oil, petitgrain oil, and, faintly, of orange flower absolute. Discolors significantly on ageing.
Origanum Oil
Thymus capitatusStrong, tar-like, herbaceous, but very refreshing odor. The topnote is slightly green-camphoraceous, herbaceous, and the body is rich, dry-woody, somewhat reminiscent of cade and p…
Parsley Herb Oil
Petroselinum sativumPeculiar, warm-spicy, heavy-leafy, yet fresh-herb-like odor. Very similar to that of the fresh cut herb.
Parsley Seed Oil
Petroselinum sativumWarm-woody, spicy, somewhat sweet-herbaceous but not at all reminiscent of parsley herb.
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…
Perilla Herb Oil
Perilla frutescensVery strong and diffusive, fatty-oily-aromatic odor (in fact, with a touch of cod liver oil note!). The odor is so peculiar that it can hardly be compared to any other essential oi…
Petitgrain Bigarade Oil
Citrus aurantium subspecies amaraPleasant, fresh-floral, sweet odor, reminiscent of orange flowers with a slightly woody-herbaceous undertone and very faint, but sweet-floral dryout notes. The bitter topnote is po…
Pimpinella Absolute
Pimpinella saxifraga, Pimpinella magnaVery peculiar, sweet and extremely tenacious, somewhat spicy, strongly aromatic, herbaceous and woody. Odor characteristics vary considerably according to the type of solvent used …
Port Oxford Cedarwood Oil
Chamaecyparis lawsonianaModerately sweet-woody, pine-oil-like, bitter fennel-like, substantially different from the odor of other cedarwood oils. Could remind of the odor of a mixture of pine oil and Virg…
Reseda Absolute
Reseda odorataIntensely herbaceous-green, with a sweet, watercress-like undertone, and not at all sharp. A peculiar sweetness, reminiscent of roasted chicory-root and with a spicy mellowness, fo…
Roman Chamomile Oil
Anthemis nobilisSweet herbaceous, somewhat fruity-warm and tealeaf-like odor. The odor is extremely diffusive but it has little tenacity.
Rosemary Oil
Rosmarinus officinalisStrong, fresh, woody-herbaceous, somewhat minty-forestlike odor. The "high" fresh notes vanish quickly, yielding to a clean, woody-balsamic bodynote which tones out in a dry-herbac…
Rue Oil
Ruta graveolensSharp-herbaceous, distinctly fruity-orange-like, with a characteristic bitter-acrid undertone that makes the overall impression an unpleasant one.
Saffron Oil
Crocus sativusMost peculiar, intensely sweet, spicy, floral-aldehydic odor with a slightly fatty-herbaceous undertone. Fresh, strong odor, recalling that of the botanical material.
Savory Oil
Satureja hortensis, Satureja montanaFresh medicinal-spicy odor, reminiscent of sage and thyme, but with a sharpness recalling that of cumin oil, although not distinctly green. The dryout is rather phenolic-harsh.
Seaweed Absolute
Various seaweed speciesIntensely green-herbaceous, phenolic-woody and "dry" odor type, distinctly recalling the odor of seaweed drying on a salt water beach after a heavy storm or surf.
Spanish Sage Oil
Salvia lavandulaefoliaFresh-herbaceous, eucalyptol-camphor like odor, a rather sharp pine-like topnote and little or no sweetness on drying out.
Spanish Verbena Oil
Thymus hiemalisPowerful and fresh lemonlike, herbaceous odor with a rich and sweet, somewhat sage-like undertone. Has the freshness of lemongrass oil, and the herbaceous-sweet undertone of sage c…
Spearmint Oil
Mentha spicatavery warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, penetrating and powerful, truly reminiscent of the odor of the crushed herb
Spike Lavender Oil
Lavandula latifoliaTransitory camphoraceous (eucalyptus-like), fresh and herbaceous odor, reminiscent of lavandin and rosemary oils and with a somewhat dry-woody undertone.