280 materials found
Abies Alba Oil
Abies albarich balsamic-sweet and pleasant oily-pinaceous fragrance. Oils from Austria are known for their outstanding quality and fine fragrance.
Acaroid Resin
Xanthorrhoea speciesFaintly balsamic-cinnamic and sweet. Odor type quite similar to that of peru, styrax, and tolu balsams, however, much weaker in odor strength.
African Geranium Oil
Pelargonium graveolensSweet and powerful rosy-leafy, slightly herbaceous odor, combining some of the qualities of the Algerian oil with those of the Réunion type of geranium oil. The odor is usually les…
Agar Oil
Aquilaria agallochaRich and sweet-woody, almost balsamic odor not unlike that of vetiverol or purified styrene-free styrax, and with a sweetness similar to that of sandalwood oil.
Ambra
Physeter catodonRather subtle, reminiscent of seaweed, wood, moss, with a peculiar sweet, yet very dry undertone of unequaled tenacity. There is rarely any animal note at all in a good grade of Am…
Ambrette Seed Oil
Abelmoschus moschatusRich, sweet, floral-musky, distinctly wine-like or brandy-like odor with a bouquet and roundness rarely found in any other perfume material. Has some notes in common with cypress o…
Ambrette Seed Tincture
Abelmoschus moschatusAmerican Wormseed Oil
Chenopodium ambrosioidesHeavy, unpleasant, nauseating odor, a sharp, camphoraceous topnote and a woody-sweet undertone. The odor faintly recalls that of savin oil.
Amyris Oil
Amyris balsamiferaFaintly woody, not dry. It has a slightly oily-sweet, balsamic note, and occasionally displays a faintly peppery topnote, reminiscent of guaiacwood or cubeb. The body-odor is very …
Angelica Root Absolute
Angelica archangelicaIntensely musky-woody, heavy, sweet, somewhat spicy, with a resemblance to Pimpinella root. The richness in odor body has some similarity to that of ambrette seed absolute, but the…
Anise Oil
Pimpinella anisumIntensely sweet and clean odor, truly reminiscent of the crushed fruit. Very common description is that of 'licorice odor'.
Araucaria Oil
Callitropsis araucarioldesDelicately woody, but also rich and sweet (a rare combination), almost floral like nerolidol or cabreuva oil. Has notes in common with amyris oil, bois de rose, copaiba, good guaia…
Arnica Oil
Arnica montanaThe oil resembles that of chamomile with a certain woody-earthy undertone. Arnica Absolute or Arnica Resinoine are intensely herbaceous-sweet, tealike, somewhat spicy, powerful and…
Artemisia Annua Oil
Artemisia annuaPleasant, almost balsamic-sweet, somewhat spicy odor. There is some similarity to the odor of basil oil with a fresh-green foliage note.
Asafoetida
Ferula asafoetidaDistinctly alliaceous odor with garlic-onion-like topnote, beneath which is an immensely rich and sweet-balsamic body of highly interesting type. The dryout reveals some vanillin o…
Atlas Cedarwood Oil
Cedrus atlanticaVery peculiar and not exactly pleasant when undiluted: slightly camphoraceous-cresylic with a sweet and tenacious woody undertone, reminiscent of cassie and mimosa. However, it doe…
Australasian Sandalwood Oil
Eucaria spicataSoft, woody, extremely tenacious and somewhat balsamic in its delicate sweetness. Its topnote is distinctly different from that of the East Indian sandalwood oil, not sweet but rat…
Backhousia Citriodora Oil
Backhousia citriodoraIntensely fresh lemon-like odor with a pleasant sweet-green undertone. Much cleaner and fresher than Lemongrass Oil, with no grassy-fatty or harsh notes. The amylacetate-like fruit…
Backhousia Myrtifolia Oil
Backhousia myrtifoliaThe elimicin form has a sweet-woody smell from its main constituent trimethoxy-allylbenzene.
Balsam Fir Needle Oil
Abies balsameaPeculiar oily-balsamic, somewhat resinous, but also fresh and sweet odor, resembling the odor of spruce oil or pinus pumilio oil. Equal in sweetness to pinus pumilio oil, but poore…
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamiferaVery sweet balsamic coumarinic-cinnamic odor, with a peculiar undertone reminiscent of labdanum extracts. There is a distinct note in alcoholic extracts, reminding one of hop absol…
Beeswax Absolute
Apis melliferaVery mild, sweet, oily odor, with a haylike or coumarinic bodynote and a soft, waxy undertone. The odor is remotely reminiscent of good (not harsh) linseed oil with a trace of hone…
Benzoin
sweet, balsamic-vanillin-like 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…
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.
Bitter Fennel Oil
Foeniculum vulgareSomewhat sharp and warm-camphoraceous odor, initially earthy, but later on sweet, anisic and spicy.
Bitter Orange Oil
Citrus aurantiumVery peculiar, fresh and yet 'bitter' in the sense of 'dry', but with a rich and lasting, sweet undertone. There are notes which remind of bergamot, grapefruit and sweet orange, bu…
Bois de Rose Oil
Aniba rosaeodorarefreshing, sweet-woody, somewhat floral-spicy odor. The topnote varies considerably with the origin and quality of the oil. It is usually somewhat camphoraceous-peppery, reminisce…
Boronia Absolute
Boronia megastigmaFresh, fruity-green, sweet tea-like, slightly spicy-herbaceous (reminiscent of cinnamon and tobacco leaf). The main body notes display a tremendously rich and tenacious floral unde…
Brazilian Sassafras Oil
Ocotea pretiosaSweet aromatic, warm-spicy, camphoraceous odor, reminiscent of brown camphor oil or north American sassafras oil.