41 materials found

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…

Bitter Orange Oil

Citrus aurantium
Essential Oil Citrus Floral Fresh / Clean Irregular / Rare

Very 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 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…

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.

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…

Cangerana Oil

Cabralea cangerana
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Distinctly woody, very dry and earthy, spicy-peppery, reminiscent of cubeb oil, cyperus oils, carrot seed oil, clove leaf sesquiterpenes.

Cedrela Odorata Oil

Cedrela odorata
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Pleasant, dry-woody and powerful odor, reminiscent of cedarwood oil, Texas and cubeb oil or clove leaf oil sesquiterpenes with an undertone like carrot seed oil, however, without t…

Chenopodium Oil

Chenopodium ambrosioides
Essential Oil Not Commercial

Citronella Oil, Java-type

Cymbopogon winterianus
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Sweet Readily Available

Fresh and sweet, revealing the high content of citronellal and geraniol + citronellol. Does not present the camphene-borneol notes characteristic of Ceylon citronella oil. The dryo…

Copaiba Balsam

Copaifera species
Oleoresin Balsamic Spicy Woody Readily Available

Very faint, mild-woody, slightly spicy-peppery and modestly tenacious.

Copaiba Balsam Oil

Copaifera species
Essential Oil Balsamic Spicy Sweet Readily Available

Similar to that of the balsam, but much milder, sweeter, almost creamy-balsamic with a faint peppery-spicy undertone. Notes which resemble furfuryl alcohol and cadinene, others may…

Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil

Eucalyptus citriodora
Essential Oil Balsamic Citrus Floral Readily Available

Strong and very fresh, rosy-citronella-like odor and a sweet, balsamic-floral dryout note.

Eucalyptus Dives Oil

Eucalyptus dives
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Readily Available

Almost indistinguishable from that of the Eucalyptus Australiana type oil.

Eucalyptus Globulus Oil

Eucalyptus globulus
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Readily Available

Eucalyptus Macarthuri Oil

Eucalyptus macarthuri
Essential Oil Floral Fresh / Clean Fruity Irregular / Rare

Intensely fresh, fruity-rosy initial odor, sweet-rosy and fruity-woody body notes and a pleasant, sweet, faint-woody dryout. Considerable difference in odor characteristics between…

Eucalyptus Staigeriana Oil

Eucalyptus staigeriana
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Fruity Limited Quantities

Sweet and fresh, fruity-lemony odor. The particular odor of this oil makes it immediately interesting for use in fresh-rosy types of soap perfumes.

Grapefruit Oil

Citrus paradisi
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Sweet Readily Available

Fresh-citrusy, rather sweet odor. The odor resembles that of sweet orange oil to a certain degree, but also has notes in common with bitter orange oil. No longer has the bitterness…

Guarana Paste

Paullinia cupana
Extract Vanilla / Gourmand Readily Available

Jaborandi Oil

Pilocarpus jaborandi
Essential Oil Fruity Herbaceous Sweet Irregular / Rare

Sweet-herbaceous, somewhat fruity, not exactly pleasant odor; the odor tones out later on in a tea-like, somewhat bitter, but quite pleasant undertone.

Lavender Oil

Lavandula officinalis
Essential Oil Floral Herbaceous Sweet Readily Available

Sweet, floral-herbaceous refreshing odor with a pleasant, balsamic-woody undertone. An almost fruity-sweet topnote is of a very short life, and the entire oil is not distinguished …

Lemongrass Oil

Cymbopogon flexuosus / Cymbopogon citratus
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Green / Leafy Readily Available

Very strong, fresh-grassy lemon-type, herbaceous or tea-like odor. West Indian type has an earthy undertone reminiscent of Ceylon citronella oil, while East Indian type smells swee…

Lemon Oil

Citrus limomum
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Fruity Readily Available

Very 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…

Louro Brasileiro Oil

Louro Brasileiro
Essential Oil Green / Leafy Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Dry and woody with a brief, oily-green, almost cuminic topnote. The dryout of this tenacious odor is faintly cedar-cubeb-like. Can be used as a blender in general, and contributes …

Louro Nhamuy Oil

Nectandra elaiophora
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Green / Leafy Not Commercial

Fresh and strongly terpene-like, sweet odor. Little or no resemblance to true bois de rose oil, but has much in common with petitgrain monoterpenes and foreruns. Sweet, bitter-leaf…

Mandarin Peel Oil

Citrus reticulata
Essential Oil Citrus Floral Sweet Readily Available

Intensely 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…

Maté Absolute

Ilex paraguayensis
Absolute Green / Leafy Herbaceous Phenolic / Sharp On Order Only

Very peculiar, rich-herbaceous, dry-leafy, woody-foliage like and somewhat phenolic or smoky, medicinal odor, resembling that of the leaves. The green notes are free from the sharp…

Matico Oil

Piper matico
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Minty Spicy On Order Only

Strong, camphoraceous, pepperlike or minty odor with a pronounced woody undertone.

Mentha Arvensis Oil

Mentha arvensis
Essential Oil Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Minty Readily Available

Strong, 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…

Ocimum Gratissimum Oil

Ocimum gratissimum
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Spicy Irregular / Rare

Thymol 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…

Oleo Vermelho

Myrospermum erythroxylon
Essential Oil Oriental / Heavy Woody Historical / Obsolete

Truly fragrant wood oil used along with cedarwood and sandalwood in Oriental perfumes.