22 materials found
Arnica Oil
Arnica montanaThe oil resembles that of chamomile with a certain woody-earthy undertone. Arnica Absolute or Arnica Resinoine are intensely herbaceous-sweet, tealike, somewhat spicy, powerful and…
Bitter Almond Oil
Prunus amygdalus var. amaraStrong, but sweet and clean odor, reminiscent of crushed, wet bitter almonds or of a very high grade of benzaldehyde.
Bitter Fennel Oil
Foeniculum vulgareSomewhat sharp and warm-camphoraceous odor, initially earthy, but later on sweet, anisic and spicy.
Calamus Oil
Acorus calamusWarm, woody-spicy and pleasant odor with increasingly sweet afternotes and great tenacity. Good oils bear some resemblance to dried milk or sweet leather, slightly creamy-nutty. Po…
Canadian Snakeroot Oil
Asarum canadenseWarm-aromatic, woody-spicy, yet rich and sweet with a minty-gingerlike undertone, and a pronounced tealike, lasting dryout.
Cedarleaf Oil
Thuja occidentalisIntensely sharp, but quite fresh, camphoraceous odor. Bears great resemblance to the flowering tansy herb, artemisia herb, dalmatian sage herb, etc. with a sweet undertone reminisc…
Celery Seed Oil
Apium graveolensSpicy-warm, sweet and rich, 'soup-like', longlasting and powerful, slightly fatty, typical of the odor of the seed (fruit) but less fresh than the odor of the celery plant. One of …
Clary Sage Oil
Salvia sclareaSweet-herbaceous, tenacious in odor, soft and somewhat reminiscent of ambra in its bitter-sweet undertone. Apart from the initial linalylacetate—linalool notes, there is a very cha…
Dill Weed Oil
Anethum graveolensPowerful and fresh, sweet-spicy, peppery and aromatic odor, reminiscent of elemi oil, spearmint oil, citrus oils, etc. with a sweet, nutmeg-like undertone.
Distilled Sweet Orange Oil
Citrus sinensisFresh, sweet, not very rich odor, very poor in tenacity. Only freshly produced or well preserved oils have fresh odors. Distilled oils become rancid or oxidized more quickly than e…
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 …
Magnolia
Magnolia grandifloraExtremely delicate, sweet fragrance, reminiscent of rose, violet and orange flowers or, in the opinion of others, like rosa canina, the common hedgerose (dogrose, hiprose).
Myrrh Oil
Commiphora speciesWarm-spicy, often showing a very peculiar, sharp-balsamic, slightly medicinal top-note with a delightful "lift", free from any terebinthinate notes. The sweetness increases to a de…
Orris Concrète Oil
Iris pallidaWoody, fatty-oily but distinctly violet-like odor, with a fruity undertone, sweet-floral, warm and tenacious. Melts at about body temperature.
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…
Rum
Saccharum officinarumSpearmint Oil
Mentha spicatavery warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, penetrating and powerful, truly reminiscent of the odor of the crushed herb
Tansy Oil
Tanacetum vulgareWarm, almost sharp and spicy, dry and herbaceous odor.
Tobacco Leaf Absolute
Nicotiana spp.Strong, almost repulsive odor, faintly reminiscent of cigar tobacco. In dilution, has a typical cigar-tobacco fragrance.
Turpentine
Pinus palustrisWild Thyme Oil
Thymus serpyllumFresh, but somewhat sharp-terpeney, sometimes almost lemony notes.
Wormwood Oil
Artemisia absinthiumIntensely herbaceous-green, warm and deep, with a sharp and fresh topnote, reminiscent of cedarleaf oil. The body-note is very warm and dry-woody, long-lasting and highly interesti…