29 materials found
American Pennyroyal Oil
Hedeoma pulegioidesFresh-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 ambrosioidesHeavy, unpleasant, nauseating odor, a sharp, camphoraceous topnote and a woody-sweet undertone. The odor faintly recalls that of savin oil.
Balsam Fir Needle Oil
Abies balsameaPeculiar oily-balsamic, somewhat resinous, but also fresh and sweet odor, resembling the odor of spruce oil or pinus pumilio oil. Equal in sweetness to pinus pumilio oil, but poore…
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamiferaVery sweet balsamic coumarinic-cinnamic odor, with a peculiar undertone reminiscent of labdanum extracts. There is a distinct note in alcoholic extracts, reminding one of hop absol…
Basil Oil
Ocimum basilicumSweet-spicy, slightly green, fresh, with a faint balsamic woody undertone and a lasting sweetness. The exotic type is somewhat coarse-herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous in the init…
Birch
Betula speciesBirch Bark Oil
Betula lentaSmells so strikingly similar to methyl salicylate that it is hard to justify the existence of the essential oil.
Calamintha Oil
Calamintha clinopodiumAlmost pungent, intensely herbaceous, somewhat woody, but also displays a rich, sweet-spicy undertone. European oils seem to reveal a great variety of components with often a typic…
Canada Balsam
Abies balsameaFresh, sweet-balsamic with an almost fruity-floral topnote reminiscent of the odor of iso-propyl benzoate, but fresher, at times lemon-like rather than turpentine-like. The dryout …
Deertongue
Liatris odoratissimaHeavy-sweet, coumarin-like, rich herbaceous odor. Immediate odor-similarity to shag tobacco. Various species present modifications from green-sharp herbaceous to intensely vanilla-…
Dill Seed Oil
Anethum graveolensLight and fresh, warm-spicy and reminiscent of caraway and spearmint, although less sharp.
Douglas Fir Needles Oil
Pseudotsuga taxifoliaVery rich, woody-balsamic, sweet pine-needle type odor. Main characteristic is softness and sweetness, very rich bodynote and great odor tenacity which is exceptional for a pine ne…
Erigeron Oil
Erigeron canadensisSweet, but very fresh-spicy, herbaceous, basil-like odor. The dryout note is peculiar, winey-herbaceous and sweet, resembling the odor of powdered licorice root. Also resembles mor…
Estragon Oil
Artemisia dracunculusSweet-anisic, green-spicy, slightly celery-like odor, very similar to that of the fresh herb.
Fir Needle Absolute
Abies alba, Abies balsamea, Tsuga canadensisAmerican: dark green, semi-liquid or syrupy mass of sweet-coumarinic, somewhat fruity and intensely balsamic odor; very true to nature, resembling refreshing scent of young spruces…
Grapefruit Oil
Citrus paradisiFresh-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…
Hop Absolute
Humulus lupulusIntensely deep-herbaceous, rich and green-spicy odor with a peculiar and characteristic "bitter"-leafy undertone, distinct and tenacious. A valerian-like topnote develops in older …
Lavender Oil
Lavandula officinalisSweet, 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 …
Maple Syrup
Acer saccharum, Acer nigrumNorth American Sassafras Oil
Sassafras albidumSweet-spicy, fresh and slightly camphoraceous odor with a long-lasting, woody-floral and very sweet undertone. A short, fresh-peppery topnote is characteristic of the odor of this …
Oregon Balsam
Pseudotsuga taxifoliaPleasant, fresh, pine-type odor. The 'peppery' fresh note of Canada balsam seems to be missing in the Oregon balsam.
Pine Oil
Pinus palustrisSweet, pine-woody, somewhat balsamic-anisic odor with an increasing sweetness in its dryout, followed by a somewhat resinous-bitter undertone according to the type and grade of oil…
Spruce Oil
Tsuga canadensisVery pleasant, balsamic-fresh odor with a peculiar sweet-oily and slightly fruity undertone. Odor characteristics can vary significantly according to origin and botanical species u…
Styrax
Liquidambar orientalisAsian styrax has balsamic sweetness. American (Honduras) styrax is more 'gasolinelike' (styrene-odor), covering the balsamic sweetness of the main ingredients.
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
Tangerine Oil
Citrus reticulataFresh, sweet odor, reminiscent of bitter orange and of Valencia orange oil, rather than of mandarin oil. It completely lacks the characteristic dryness and "perfumery" notes of man…
Turpentine Oil
Pinus speciesPeculiar warm-balsamic, refreshing odor, reminiscent of paint, stain removers, insecticides, solvents, etc.
Virginia Cedarwood Oil
Juniperus virginianaAt first oily-woody and almost sweet, mild and pleasant, somewhat balsamic and typical of cedarwood (lumber). The odor becomes drier and more woody, less balsamic as the oil dries …
Wintergreen Oil
Gaultheria procumbensIntensely sweet-aromatic odor, often displaying a peculiar creamy-fruity topnote and a sweet-woody dryout which may have a tarlike note in poorly distilled oils.