138 materials found

Mentha Citrata Oil

Mentha citrata
Essential Oil Citrus Fruity Herbaceous Limited Quantities

Sweet-herbaceous, somewhat fruity-fresh odor type; it resembles bergamot, but is distinctly more harsh in its terpenic topnotes, less rich in body, and without the oily-sweet, cand…

Milfoil Oil

Achillea millefolium
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Irregular / Rare

Sharp, somewhat camphoraceous odor, drying out in a sweeter, faint and pleasant note. The overall odor may recall the odors of cedarleaf and tansy, Texas cedarwood (faintly) and va…

Mistletoe Absolute

Viscum album
Absolute Earthy / Rooty Green / Leafy Herbaceous On Order Only

Bitter-herbaceous, foliage-green, or rather green-bark type of odor. The dryout is sweeter and more pleasant.

Moroccan Chamomile Oil

Ormenis multicaulis
Essential Oil Balsamic Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Limited Quantities

Fresh-herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous, but soon changes into a sweet, cistus-like and rich-balsamic undertone which is very tenacious and pleasant, almost ambra-like.

Myrtle Oil

Myrtus communis
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Readily Available

Strongly camphoraceous-spicy, but also sweet-herbaceous and fresh body-notes. The better oils, e.g. Tunisian and Corsican myrtle oils, are very fresh and strong in topnotes, and ye…

Narcissus Absolute

Narcissus poeticus
Absolute Balsamic Floral Green / Leafy Irregular / Rare

Strongly 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…

Ocimum Gratissimum Oil

Ocimum gratissimum
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Spicy Irregular / Rare

Thymol type: medicinal-spicy, warm and somewhat herbaceous. Eugenol type: powerful, warm-spicy and aromatic odor, reminiscent of clove leaf oil, but having a sweet-woody, almost fl…

Ocimum Kilimanjaricum Oil

Ocimum kilimanjaricum
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Spicy Irregular / Rare

Warm and aromatic, spicy-camphoraceous odor (even when the oil is "decamphorized").

Onion Oleoresin

Allium cepa
Oleoresin Herbaceous Phenolic / Sharp Spicy Readily Available

Intense onion-odor, but more sweet and subdued than the odor of the essential oil.

Orange flower and Petitgrain Water Absolute

Citrus aurantium var. amara
Absolute Earthy / Rooty Floral Herbaceous On Order Only

Strong but not very tenacious odor, musty, dry, faintly floral, more herbaceous (herb-like) and heavy. The typical notes have been described by perfumers as being 'bread-like' or '…

Orange Flower Water Absolute

Citrus aurantium var. amara
Absolute Citrus Floral Green / Leafy Limited Quantities

Peculiar dry-floral, musty-herbaceous odor, reminiscent of mandarin leaf oil, petitgrain oil, and, faintly, of orange flower absolute. Discolors significantly on ageing.

Origanum Oil

Thymus capitatus
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Phenolic / Sharp Readily Available

Strong, tar-like, herbaceous, but very refreshing odor. The topnote is slightly green-camphoraceous, herbaceous, and the body is rich, dry-woody, somewhat reminiscent of cade and p…

Parsley Herb Oil

Petroselinum sativum
Essential Oil Green / Leafy Herbaceous Spicy Irregular / Rare

Peculiar, warm-spicy, heavy-leafy, yet fresh-herb-like odor. Very similar to that of the fresh cut herb.

Parsley Seed Oil

Petroselinum sativum
Essential Oil Herbaceous Spicy Sweet Limited Quantities

Warm-woody, spicy, somewhat sweet-herbaceous but not at all reminiscent of parsley herb.

Patchouli Oil

Pogostemon cablin
Essential Oil Balsamic Earthy / Rooty Herbaceous Readily Available

Extremely rich, sweet-herbaceous, aromatic-spicy and woody-balsamic odor. An almost wine-like, ethereal-floral sweetness in the initial notes is characteristic of good oils. The od…

Perilla Herb Oil

Perilla frutescens
Essential Oil Aldehydic / Soapy Herbaceous Spicy Limited Quantities

Very strong and diffusive, fatty-oily-aromatic odor (in fact, with a touch of cod liver oil note!). The odor is so peculiar that it can hardly be compared to any other essential oi…

Petitgrain Bigarade Oil

Citrus aurantium subspecies amara
Essential Oil Citrus Floral Fresh / Clean Limited Quantities

Pleasant, fresh-floral, sweet odor, reminiscent of orange flowers with a slightly woody-herbaceous undertone and very faint, but sweet-floral dryout notes. The bitter topnote is po…

Pimpinella Absolute

Pimpinella saxifraga, Pimpinella magna
Absolute Balsamic Herbaceous Spicy Not Commercial

Very peculiar, sweet and extremely tenacious, somewhat spicy, strongly aromatic, herbaceous and woody. Odor characteristics vary considerably according to the type of solvent used …

Port Oxford Cedarwood Oil

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Essential Oil Herbaceous Pine / Coniferous Sweet Historical / Obsolete

Moderately sweet-woody, pine-oil-like, bitter fennel-like, substantially different from the odor of other cedarwood oils. Could remind of the odor of a mixture of pine oil and Virg…

Reseda Absolute

Reseda odorata
Absolute Green / Leafy Herbaceous Spicy Irregular / Rare

Intensely 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…

Roman Chamomile Oil

Anthemis nobilis
Essential Oil Fruity Herbaceous Sweet Limited Quantities

Sweet herbaceous, somewhat fruity-warm and tealeaf-like odor. The odor is extremely diffusive but it has little tenacity.

Rosemary Oil

Rosmarinus officinalis
Essential Oil Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Minty Readily Available

Strong, fresh, woody-herbaceous, somewhat minty-forestlike odor. The "high" fresh notes vanish quickly, yielding to a clean, woody-balsamic bodynote which tones out in a dry-herbac…

Rue Oil

Ruta graveolens
Essential Oil Citrus Fruity Herbaceous Irregular / Rare

Sharp-herbaceous, distinctly fruity-orange-like, with a characteristic bitter-acrid undertone that makes the overall impression an unpleasant one.

Saffron Oil

Crocus sativus
Essential Oil Aldehydic / Soapy Floral Herbaceous Not Commercial

Most peculiar, intensely sweet, spicy, floral-aldehydic odor with a slightly fatty-herbaceous undertone. Fresh, strong odor, recalling that of the botanical material.

Savory Oil

Satureja hortensis, Satureja montana
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Phenolic / Sharp Limited Quantities

Fresh medicinal-spicy odor, reminiscent of sage and thyme, but with a sharpness recalling that of cumin oil, although not distinctly green. The dryout is rather phenolic-harsh.

Seaweed Absolute

Various seaweed species
Absolute Green / Leafy Herbaceous Marine / Seaweed Limited Quantities

Intensely 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.

Spanish Sage Oil

Salvia lavandulaefolia
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Readily Available

Fresh-herbaceous, eucalyptol-camphor like odor, a rather sharp pine-like topnote and little or no sweetness on drying out.

Spanish Verbena Oil

Thymus hiemalis
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Irregular / Rare

Powerful and fresh lemonlike, herbaceous odor with a rich and sweet, somewhat sage-like undertone. Has the freshness of lemongrass oil, and the herbaceous-sweet undertone of sage c…

Spearmint Oil

Mentha spicata
Essential Oil Green / Leafy Herbaceous Spicy Readily Available

very warm, slightly green-herbaceous odor, penetrating and powerful, truly reminiscent of the odor of the crushed herb

Spike Lavender Oil

Lavandula latifolia
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Readily Available

Transitory camphoraceous (eucalyptus-like), fresh and herbaceous odor, reminiscent of lavandin and rosemary oils and with a somewhat dry-woody undertone.