202 materials found

Agar Oil

Aquilaria agallocha
Essential Oil Balsamic Sweet Woody On Order Only

Rich 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 succinifera
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Leather Resinous Limited Quantities

Crude: 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 catodon
Animal (crude) Marine / Seaweed Mossy Sweet Irregular / Rare

Rather 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 pulegioides
Essential Oil Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Minty Limited Quantities

Fresh-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 ambrosioides
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Phenolic / Sharp Sweet Limited Quantities

Heavy, unpleasant, nauseating odor, a sharp, camphoraceous topnote and a woody-sweet undertone. The odor faintly recalls that of savin oil.

Amyris Oil

Amyris balsamifera
Essential Oil Balsamic Sweet Woody Readily Available

Faintly 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 sowa
Essential Oil Herbaceous Spicy Woody Not Commercial

Sweet-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 archangelica
Absolute Earthy / Rooty Musky Spicy Limited Quantities

Intensely 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 archangelica
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Herbaceous Musky Limited Quantities

Light, 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 squamosa
Essential Oil Fresh / Clean Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Pleasant, somewhat spicy-woody odor reminiscent of cedar, cubeb, cardamom, etc.

Anyme Oil

Myoporum crassifolium
Essential Oil Balsamic Fresh / Clean Pine / Coniferous Not Commercial

Terpenic fresh topnote and a pleasant woody-balsamic undertone, reminiscent of cedarwood and balsam fir needle oil.

Araucaria Oil

Callitropsis araucarioldes
Essential Oil Floral Sweet Woody Limited Quantities

Delicately 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 atlantica
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Floral Sweet Readily Available

Very 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 atlantica
Resinoid Balsamic Resinous Woody On Order Only

Very 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 ovata
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Strong peppery, woody-spicy, warm and dry, somewhat reminiscent of elemi, ginger, and galanga.

Australasian Sandalwood Oil

Eucaria spicata
Essential Oil Balsamic Sweet Woody Limited Quantities

Soft, 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 myrtifolia
Essential Oil Sweet Woody Not Commercial

The elimicin form has a sweet-woody smell from its main constituent trimethoxy-allylbenzene.

Bergamot-Petitgrain Oil

Citrus bergamia
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Green / Leafy Limited Quantities

Typical '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 alba
Essential Oil Balsamic Green / Leafy Woody Limited Quantities

Pleasant woody-green, balsamic odor.

Black Currant materials

Ribes nigrum
Other Phenolic / Sharp Spicy Woody Irregular / Rare

Powerful 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 nigrum
Essential Oil Fresh / Clean Resinous Spicy Readily Available

Fresh, 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 camphora
Essential Oil Balsamic Woody Limited Quantities

Weak odor, but with fair masking effect and good fixative value. Consists mainly of sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene alcohols.

Bois de Rose Oil

Aniba rosaeodora
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Floral Spicy Readily Available

refreshing, 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 megastigma
Absolute Floral Fruity Green / Leafy Limited Quantities

Fresh, 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 pretiosa
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Spicy Sweet Readily Available

Sweet aromatic, warm-spicy, camphoraceous odor, reminiscent of brown camphor oil or north American sassafras oil.

Broom Absolute

Spartium junceum
Absolute Coumarinic / Hay Floral Sweet Limited Quantities

Intensely sweet, floral haylike fragrance. The deep herbaceous-coumarinic background has great tenacity. The honey-rose notes are particularly useful.

Bruyère Absolute

Erica arborea
Absolute Balsamic Green / Leafy Spicy Irregular / Rare

Very mild, woody-green and pleasant-balsamic, slightly spicy-aromatic. Resembling guaiacwood or araucaria oils.

Cabreuva Oil

Myrocarpus fastigiatus
Essential Oil Floral Sweet Woody Irregular / Rare

Sweet-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 cadamba
Essential Oil Floral Minty Sweet Limited Quantities

Woody-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 oxycedrus
Essential Oil Leather Phenolic / Sharp Smoky / Tarry Readily Available

Intense tar-like, smoky-phenolic odor.