5 materials found
Civet
Viverra civettatypically animal-sweet, free from faecal notes, urine notes or the like. The undertone bears some resemblance to that of ambrette seed oil and of a well cured goat skin. The odor o…
Lippia Daunensis Oil
Lippia daunensisOdor reminded of tagette (marigold) and wormwood, later also of tobacco. Has a dark-foliage type of Compositae-fragrance.
Myrrh
Commiphora speciesWarm-balsamic, sweet and somewhat spicy-aromatic; also somewhat sharp or pungent when fresh, but never terebinthinate.
Opopanax
Commiphora erythraea var. glabrascensSweet-aromatic, reminiscent of spicy soups (a faint resemblance to celery or lovage), a sweet-woody undertone and a peculiar, animal-like, also sweet and root-like note. Although t…
Osyris Tenuifolia Oil
Osyris tenuifoliaVery faint, but pleasant-woody, somewhat sweet odor, not unlike that of araucaria oil. Very crude and dark oils, or freshly distilled oils, may smell dry, tar-like, reminiscent of …