202 materials found
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.
Amber Oil
Pinus succiniferaCrude: smoky, tarlike, resinous, with a distinct resemblance to the odor of tanned leather. Rectified: peculiar burnt-woody, somewhat camphoraceous odor, reminiscent of the 'still-…
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…
American Pennyroyal Oil
Hedeoma pulegioidesFresh-herbaceous, strong and bitterminty odor, a rather thin body and a faintly woody dryout which varies according to the age of the oil.
American 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 …
Anethum Sowa Oil
Anethum sowaSweet-herbaceous, somewhat woody-spicy odor. When freshly distilled, the oil displays a rather unpleasant topnote. The dryout is very faint, woody and not very pleasant. The overal…
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…
Angelica Root Oil
Angelica archangelicaLight, somewhat peppery topnote (from young roots). Rich, somewhat herbaceous-earthy, woody body-note of unique tenacity and great diffusive power. Slightly musky-animal-like with …
Anona Squamosa Oil
Anona squamosaPleasant, somewhat spicy-woody odor reminiscent of cedar, cubeb, cardamom, etc.
Anyme Oil
Myoporum crassifoliumTerpenic fresh topnote and a pleasant woody-balsamic undertone, reminiscent of cedarwood and balsam fir needle oil.
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…
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…
Atlas Cedarwood Resinoid
Cedrus atlanticaVery true-to-nature fragrance without the camphoraceous-cresylic, or ketonic-sharp topnote found in the essential oil. May carry some solvent odor (benzene) due to tremendous fixat…
Atractylis Oil
Atractylis ovataStrong peppery, woody-spicy, warm and dry, somewhat reminiscent of elemi, ginger, and galanga.
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 Myrtifolia Oil
Backhousia myrtifoliaThe elimicin form has a sweet-woody smell from its main constituent trimethoxy-allylbenzene.
Bergamot-Petitgrain Oil
Citrus bergamiaTypical 'petitgrain' odor: bitter-fresh, yet with a pronounced sweet-woody background. Strong resemblance to the better grades of South American petitgrain oil, although with an em…
Birch Leaf-Bud Oil
Betula albaPleasant woody-green, balsamic odor.
Black Currant materials
Ribes nigrumPowerful spicy-woody odor with slightly phenolic undertone and not outstanding tenacity (absolute). Distinctly terpenic odor reminiscent of terpenes in nutmeg, neroli, basil, or ma…
Black Pepper Oil
Piper nigrumFresh, dry-woody, warm-spicy, reminiscent not only of the odor of dried black pepper, but also of elemi, cubeb and other essential oils of high terpene-sesquiterpene content.
Blue Camphor Oil
Cinnamomum camphoraWeak odor, but with fair masking effect and good fixative value. Consists mainly of sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene alcohols.
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.
Broom Absolute
Spartium junceumIntensely sweet, floral haylike fragrance. The deep herbaceous-coumarinic background has great tenacity. The honey-rose notes are particularly useful.
Bruyère Absolute
Erica arboreaVery mild, woody-green and pleasant-balsamic, slightly spicy-aromatic. Resembling guaiacwood or araucaria oils.
Cabreuva Oil
Myrocarpus fastigiatusSweet-woody, very delicate and slightly floral odor. Its tenacity is one of its greatest virtues. Certain lots may display dry topnotes similar to those found in cubeb oil or in th…
Cadamba Oil
Anthocephalus cadambaWoody-floral and sweet odor with a short-lived, but strong minty-borneolic topnote. The dryout is delightfully sweet-floral, reminiscent of champaca and neroli. The tenacity of thi…
Cade Oil
Juniperus oxycedrusIntense tar-like, smoky-phenolic odor.