69 materials found
Gingergrass Oil
Cymbopogon martini var. sofiaPeculiar fatty-sweet, oily odor, leaving a slightly woody and rosy dryout note. The grassy notes, and particularly the rather fresh-spicy topnotes are entirely different from those…
Hamamelis
Hamamelis virginianaPeculiar tea-leaf-like odor due to micro-percentages of essential oil. Herbaceous-foliage type note of dry tea-leaves.
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 …
Hyacinth Absolute
Hyacinthus orientalisIntensely sweet, green-floral, but somewhat sharp and at first unpleasant odor; later in its tremendous tenacity, it tones down to a very hyacinth-like, floral and foliage-green fr…
Inchigrass Oil
Cymbopogon speciesFresh, sweet citronella-palmarosa-like odor with a tealeaf-like, rich herbaceous undertone. The latter note is quite predominant, or even unpleasant, in certain lots of the oil. So…
Ivy Leaf Absolute
Hedera helixIntensively herbaceous-green, or bark-green odor, and a rich, sweet-bitter foliage-extract undertone. Among the most interesting 'green' or 'foliage'-like natural materials.
Jonquil Absolute
Narcissus jonquillaHeavy, honeylike, deep-sweet floral odor with a strong green undertone and a somewhat bitter, very tenacious dryout note. The odor bears great similarity to the fragrance of longoz…
Karna Oil
Citrus speciesFresh citrusy, somewhat bitter-leafy odor with a sweet and floral undertone. The odor resembles that of lemon petitgrain oil.
Lebanon Cedarwood Oil
Cedrus libaniStrong, cedarleaf-like, grassy odor (according to 50-year-old descriptions).
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…
Lily of the Valley Absolute
Convallaria majalisVery pleasantly fragrant, with a delicate floral quality and a distinct touch of greenness, surrounded by a fresh, rosy-lemony body note. However, the entire bouquet is far from th…
Linaloe Wood Oil
Bursera delpechianaSweet-woody and floral, with a more or less green and oily topnote according to the quality of the oil. Very good oils are rare, and they show little or no pungent notes in the top…
Lippia Daunensis Oil
Lippia daunensisOdor reminded of tagette (marigold) and wormwood, later also of tobacco. Has a dark-foliage type of Compositae-fragrance.
Louro Brasileiro Oil
Louro BrasileiroDry and woody with a brief, oily-green, almost cuminic topnote. The dryout of this tenacious odor is faintly cedar-cubeb-like. Can be used as a blender in general, and contributes …
Louro Nhamuy Oil
Nectandra elaiophoraFresh and strongly terpene-like, sweet odor. Little or no resemblance to true bois de rose oil, but has much in common with petitgrain monoterpenes and foreruns. Sweet, bitter-leaf…
Marigold Absolute
Calendula officinalisIntensely bitter-herbaceous odor with very peculiar notes and a green "crushed-stalk" note.
Maté Absolute
Ilex paraguayensisVery peculiar, rich-herbaceous, dry-leafy, woody-foliage like and somewhat phenolic or smoky, medicinal odor, resembling that of the leaves. The green notes are free from the sharp…
Mawah Oil
Pelargonium radulaSomewhat bitter-harsh, leafy-woody, slightly earthy, but later toning out in a much more pleasant rosy, 'geranium' type of odor. The dryout note is more similar to that of palmaros…
Mimosa Absolute
Acacia decurrensVery rich, floral-woody, slightly green and resembling cassie absolute to a certain degree. It is sweeter and more natural flower-like, but less spicy-complex than cassie.
Mistletoe Absolute
Viscum albumBitter-herbaceous, foliage-green, or rather green-bark type of odor. The dryout is sweeter and more pleasant.
Narcissus Absolute
Narcissus poeticusStrongly foliage-green, very sweet-herbaceous over a faint, but quite persistent floral undertone. The tenacity is very good. Des plaines type: floral-sweet, mild and rich, but not…
Olibanum Absolute
Boswellia speciesFresh balsamic, yet dry and resinous, slightly green odor with a typical, fruity-green topnote and great tenacity. The oily-green topnote can remind one of unripe apples or certain…
Olibanum Oil
Boswellia speciesStrongly diffusive, fresh-terpeney, almost green-lemon-like or reminiscent of green, unripe apples (peel), but not terebinthinate. A certain pepperiness is mellowed with a rich, sw…
Orange Flower Water Absolute
Citrus aurantium var. amaraPeculiar dry-floral, musty-herbaceous odor, reminiscent of mandarin leaf oil, petitgrain oil, and, faintly, of orange flower absolute. Discolors significantly on ageing.
Parsley Herb Oil
Petroselinum sativumPeculiar, warm-spicy, heavy-leafy, yet fresh-herb-like odor. Very similar to that of the fresh cut herb.
Petitgrain Sweet Orange
Citrus sinensisPeculiar dry, almost bitter undertone after a brief and fresh topnote which is somewhat reminiscent of the topnote of petitgrain bigarade oil. The tenacity is not outstanding, and …
Reseda Absolute
Reseda odorataIntensely herbaceous-green, with a sweet, watercress-like undertone, and not at all sharp. A peculiar sweetness, reminiscent of roasted chicory-root and with a spicy mellowness, fo…
Rose Leaf Absolute
Rosa centifoliaIntensely green-leafy, but also sweet, somewhat woody odor, truly reminiscent of the freshly crushed leaves of the rose plant.
Seaweed Absolute
Various seaweed speciesIntensely green-herbaceous, phenolic-woody and "dry" odor type, distinctly recalling the odor of seaweed drying on a salt water beach after a heavy storm or surf.
Spearmint Oil
Mentha spicatavery warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, penetrating and powerful, truly reminiscent of the odor of the crushed herb