95 materials found
Karna Oil
Citrus speciesFresh citrusy, somewhat bitter-leafy odor with a sweet and floral undertone. The odor resembles that of lemon petitgrain oil.
Lemongrass Oil
Cymbopogon flexuosus / Cymbopogon citratusVery 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 limomumVery 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…
Licorice Extract
Glycyrrhiza glabraSweet, mild odor somewhat different from that of the botanical starting material (the aqueous extract is often evaporated over an open fire and some caramellization of the extract …
Linaloe Seed Oil
Bursera delpechianaQuite similar in odor type to Linaloe Wood Oil, but somewhat harsher, with a slightly bitter topnote. Present typical linalool-linalyl acetate odors with more or less pronounced te…
Linseed Oil Absolute
Linum usitatissimumMild, fatty-oily odor, reminiscent of the odor of freshly expressed linseed oil (after proper ageing). The odor is also reminiscent of the slightly fishy-animal-like odor of fresh …
Long Pepper Oil
Piper longumSomewhat reminiscent of the odor of various "false" cubeb oils: warm and faintly aromatic, somewhat woody and cineole-lemon-like. Complete absence of "light" or fresh-peppery topno…
Mentha Arvensis Oil
Mentha arvensisStrong, 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…
Mimusops Elengi Oil
Mimusops elengiVery delicate, sweet and extremely tenacious floral odor, somewhat reminiscent of orange flower and tuberose, or the more well-known stephanotis floribunda (gardenia undertone). A …
Murraya Paniculata Oil
Murraya paniculataOrange-flower-like or jasmin-like in odor.
Musk
Moschus moschiferusCharacteristic animal-type, slightly amine-like, sweet and very persistent odor. Intense, yet typical musk odor in absolute form.
Mustard Oil
Brassica nigraExtremely sharp, acrylic, irritating odor, and of lachrymatory effect.
Nyctanthes Arbortristis Oil
Nyctanthes arbortristisFresh and strong gardenia jasmin type odor, somewhat similar to orange flowers and jasmin.
Ocimum Canum Oil
Ocimum canumIntensely sweet, woody-balsamic odor with a rich and tenacious, fruity-balsamic body-note. The topnotes can be more or less coarse, but the dryout is usually very sweet, soft and p…
Ocimum Kilimanjaricum Oil
Ocimum kilimanjaricumWarm and aromatic, spicy-camphoraceous odor (even when the oil is "decamphorized").
Olibanum
Boswellia speciesPalmarosa Oil
Cymbopogon martiniSweet, floral-rosy odor and various undertones or topnotes according to the quality and age of the oil.
Pandanus Absolute
Pandanus odoratissimusIntensely sharp, very powerful and diffusive, but also very sweet, hyacinth-honeylike odor. The powerful topnote is of very short duration, leaving only a faint, sweet-floral and f…
Peppermint Oil
Mentha piperitaFresh, strong, somewhat grassy-minty odor with a deep balsamic-sweet undertone and a sweet, clean dryout note. The grassy topnote may disappear or fade after proper ageing of the o…
Pterocarpus Oils
Pterocarpus speciesRed sandalwood wood is not fragrant and does not yield essential oil. African Rosewood is faintly fragrant but not used for distillation. Many Pterocarpus species have fragrant woo…
Rose Damascena Concrète
Rosa damascenaExtremely rich, deep and sweetly floral, truly reminiscent of the red or pink rose. A peculiar sweet spiciness on a sweet-woody undertone and an immensely deep-floral and faintly h…
Rose Otto
Rosa damascenaWarm, deep-floral, slightly spicy and immensely rich, truly reminiscent of red roses, often with nuances in the spicy and honeylike notes.
Saffron Oil
Crocus sativusMost peculiar, intensely sweet, spicy, floral-aldehydic odor with a slightly fatty-herbaceous undertone. Fresh, strong odor, recalling that of the botanical material.
Sanna Oil
Hedychium spicatumWoody-spicy with a camphoraceous-fresh-woody topnote and an increasingly spicy, cinnamon type of body note of immense richness and tenacity. On dryout, it becomes again less sweet,…
Santalum Citrinum Oil
Very pleasant sweet-woody odor, reminiscent of sandalwood. Resembles santalol with a truly woody-balsamic undertone. Outstanding tenacity and unique uniformity of odor.
Spearmint Oil
Mentha spicatavery warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, penetrating and powerful, truly reminiscent of the odor of the crushed herb
Spikenard Oil
Nardostachys jatamansiHeavy, sweet-woody and spicy-animal odor, reminiscent of valerian, ginger, cardamom and Atlas cedarwood oils.
Sumbul Root Oil
Ferula sumbulWarm-woody, orris-like and very faintly musky ("animal") type of odor, remotely reminiscent of valerian, de-sulphurized asafoetida, costus and elecampane. There is a certain balsam…
Sweet Orange Oil
Citrus aurantium var. dulcissweet, light and fresh, fruity-aldehydic odor and flavor, distinctly reminiscent of the odor from a scratched sweet orange peel
Tagetes Patula Oil
Tagetes patulaVery powerful fruity topnote, somewhat reminiscent of green apples. The body-notes are strongly herbaceous, somewhat sharp, like the non-floral part of the lavender fragrance. Old …