58 materials found
Ambra
Physeter catodonRather 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…
Ambrette Seed Tincture
Abelmoschus moschatusAngelica Root Oil
Angelica archangelicaLight, somewhat peppery topnote (from young roots). Rich, somewhat herbaceous-earthy, woody body-note of unique tenacity and great diffusive power. Slightly musky-animal-like with …
Angostura Bark
Galipea cuspariaAnise Oil
Pimpinella anisumIntensely sweet and clean odor, truly reminiscent of the crushed fruit. Very common description is that of 'licorice odor'.
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…
Artemisia Alba Oil
Artemisia albaVery powerful, bitter-herbaceous odor. The 'greenness' in odor type and the peculiar bitter aroma makes it interesting for chypre, fougère, 'forest' notes.
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…
Bitter Fennel Oil
Foeniculum vulgareSomewhat sharp and warm-camphoraceous odor, initially earthy, but later on sweet, anisic and spicy.
Bitter Orange Oil
Citrus aurantiumVery 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…
Black Currant materials
Ribes nigrumPowerful spicy-woody odor with slightly phenolic undertone and not outstanding tenacity (absolute). Distinctly terpenic odor reminiscent of terpenes in nutmeg, neroli, basil, or ma…
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…
Caraway Oil
Carum carviStrong and peculiar odor typical of the fruit, but with a fatty-harsh undertone in crude oil. Rectified oil has stronger, less fatty odor. Characteristic initial note of nauseating…
Carob Bean
Ceratonia siliquaFaint odor of the bean with a cheese-like, almost rancid odor due to butyric acid content. The flowers yield a concrete of mimosa-cassie type odor.
Carrot Seed Oil
Daucus carotaPeculiar dry-woody, somewhat root-like, earthy odor. The initial notes are sweet and fresh, but the tenacious undertone and dryout is very heavy, wet-earthy, fatty-oily, slightly s…
Cascarilla Oil
Croton eluteriaStrong spicy-aromatic, warm-woody, slightly peppery odor reminiscent of nutmeg, myrtle, melaleuca alternifolia, hyssop and other spices or culinary herbs. Its topnote is not exactl…
Cassia Oil
Cinnamomum cassiaStrong, spicy, warm and woody-resinous odor with an intensely sweet, somewhat balsamic undertone.
Cherry Laurel Oil
Prunus laurocerasusStrong and sweet bitter almond odor.
Cinnamon Leaf Oil
Cinnamomum zeylanicumWarm-spicy, but rather harsh odor, lacking the rich body of the bark oil. Has some resemblance to the odor of clove leaf oil and clove stem oil.
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…
Clausena Anisata Oil
Clausena anisataVery similar to that of star anise oil or true anise oil.
Cognac Oil
Vitis viniferaIntensely strong, almost harsh-fruity, oily-fatty, yet green-herbaceous odor of outstanding tenacity and great diffusive power.
Coriander Oil
Coriandrum sativumPleasant sweet, somewhat woody-spicy, aromatic-candylike odor. The floral-balsamic undertone and peppery-woody, suave top-note are characteristic features of this delightful fragra…
Curacao Peel Oil
Citrus aurantium var. curassaviensisPowerful, fresh and rich, grapelike citrus-peel odor reminiscent of expressed lime oil, petitgrain oil and bitter orange oil, however, the odor of the curacao oil is slightly sweet…
Dalmatian Sage Oil
Salvia officinalisFresh and strong, warm-spicy herbaceous and camphoraceous odor, somewhat reminiscent of artemisia vulgaris oil. A peculiar sweetness, reminiscent of tansy flowers, is characteristi…
Estragon Oil
Artemisia dracunculusSweet-anisic, green-spicy, slightly celery-like odor, very similar to that of the fresh herb.
Fenugreek Extract
Trigonella foenum-graecumIntensely sweet, spicy, protein like, soup-like and caramellic odor from comminuted seed. The characteristic odor is a celery-like spicyness, a coumarinic-balsamic sweetness and an…
German Chamomile Oil
Matricaria chamomillaIntensely sweet, herbaceous-coumarin-like odor with a fresh-fruity undertone. In pure and undiluted state, the sweetness and odor-intensity is almost sickening, nauseating. The dry…
Ginger Oil
Zingiber officinaleThe odor is warm, but fresh-woody, spicy and with a peculiar resemblance to orange, lemon, lemon-grass, coriander seed oil, etc. in the initial, fresh topnotes. The sweet and heavy…