133 materials found

Labdanum Concrète

Cistus ladaniferus
Concrète Balsamic Herbaceous Sweet Readily Available

Sweet and pleasant, balsamic ambra-like odor with a tenacious undertone of rich, herbaceous character. This is an odor which is quite familiar to anyone who has visited the Mediter…

Larch Turpentine

Larix decidua
Oleoresin Balsamic Pine / Coniferous Resinous Irregular / Rare

Soft, balsamic terpenic odor, reminiscent of fresh conifer resins and cones.

Laurel Leaf Oil

Laurus nobilis
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Fresh / Clean Spicy Limited Quantities

Fresh, strong but sweet, aromatic-camphoraceous, somewhat spicy-medicinal odor. The dryout notes are sweet, pleasant and slightly spicy, unlike those of eucalyptus, cajuput and, to…

Lavandin Absolute from Concrète

Lavandula × intermedia
Absolute Floral Herbaceous Sweet Readily Available

Pronounced herbaceous odor, resembling that of the flowering herb closely. In comparison to the Lavandin Oil, the absolute from concrète has a deeper sweetness and body as well as …

Lavandin Concrète

Lavandula × intermedia
Concrète Camphoraceous / Medicinal Floral Herbaceous Readily Available

Intensely herbaceous, rich but not very sweet odor (benzene extract). Petroleum ether extract closely approaches that of the dry herb of lavandin, almost chokingly camphoraceous-wo…

Lavandin Oil

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

Strongly herbaceous with a very fresh camphene-cineole-like topnote which should not be distinctly camphoraceous. The rich, woody-herbaceous notes of the body components will usual…

Lavender Absolute

Lavandula angustifolia
Absolute Coumarinic / Hay Floral Herbaceous Readily Available

Very rich, sweet-herbaceous, somewhat floral odor; in dilution, it bears a close resemblance to the odor of the flowering lavender shrubs. Its woody-herby undertone and coumarin-li…

Lavender Concrète

Lavandula officinalis
Concrète Coumarinic / Hay Herbaceous Sweet Readily Available

Sweet-herbaceous, somewhat haylike, coumarin-like, but resembling the lavender flowers and stalks very closely. Apart from an inevitable note of the solvent.

Lavender Oil

Lavandula officinalis
Essential Oil Floral Herbaceous Sweet Readily Available

Sweet, 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 …

Lily Absolute

Lilium candidum
Absolute Balsamic Floral Fruity On Order Only

Delicately floral with a pronounced oily-waxy topnote. The balsamic-sweet body is reminiscent of narcissus and boronia, also faintly of karo-karoundé. Less green in odor than these…

Lovage Root Oil

Levisticum officinale
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Herbaceous Spicy Limited Quantities

Very powerful and rich, spicy-warm, fresh-aromatic, intensely sweet and "root-like" odor, suggestive of celery, angelica, licorice extract, deertongue oleoresin, etc.

Marigold Absolute

Calendula officinalis
Absolute Earthy / Rooty Green / Leafy Herbaceous Limited Quantities

Intensely bitter-herbaceous odor with very peculiar notes and a green "crushed-stalk" note.

Melilotus Extract

Melilotus officinalis
Resinoid Coumarinic / Hay Earthy / Rooty Herbaceous Limited Quantities

Very sweet, herbaceous-root-like and rich odor. Often described as 'tobacco-like', though this is a coumarin-type odor that is artificially introduced in cured tobacco for flavorin…

Melissa Oil

Melissa officinalis
Essential Oil Citrus Fresh / Clean Herbaceous Irregular / Rare

Very pleasant citral-citronellal type of fresh and sweet-herbaceous odor.

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…

Mimosa Absolute

Acacia decurrens
Absolute Floral Green / Leafy Sweet Irregular / Rare

Very 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 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.

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…

Néflier Concrète

Eriobotrya japonica
Concrète Balsamic Floral Sweet Not Commercial

Extremely rich, delicately floral odor, reminiscent of lilac or hyacinth, however, more suave-balsamic than the odor of these flowers.

Neroli Oil

Citrus aurantium
Essential Oil Citrus Floral Sweet Irregular / Rare

Very powerful, light and refreshing, floral with a peculiar sweet-terpeney topnote, but its tenacity is rather poor. This oil is primarily a 'top-note' material in perfumery.

Nigella Sativa Oil

Nigella sativa
Essential Oil Spicy Not Commercial

Oakmoss

Evernia prunastri
Absolute Earthy / Rooty Mossy Woody Readily Available

Oakmoss Concrète

Evernia prunastri
Concrète Earthy / Rooty Marine / Seaweed Mossy Readily Available

Phenolic-woody, slightly tar-like but delicate and pleasant odor, reminiscent of seashore, forest, bark, wood, green foliage and tannery. Petroleum ether extract is richer, more in…

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…

Onion Oil

Allium cepa
Essential Oil Phenolic / Sharp Spicy On Order Only

Very strong odor (when undiluted, it is obnoxiously sulfuraceous) and distinct lachrymatory effect. Distinguished by the complete absence of terpenes.

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 Absolute

Citrus aurantium
Absolute Floral Fresh / Clean Sweet Readily Available

Very intensely floral, heavy and rich, warm, but also delicate and fresh, long-lasting odor, closely resembling the odor of fresh bitter-orange blossoms. Pleasant, but peculiar and…

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 Concrete

Citrus aurantium subsp. amara
Concrète Floral Sweet Woody Readily Available

Extremely strong, floral, deep-sweet, with a peculiar woody-breadcrust-like undertone and great tenacity in floral notes. In high dilution, it is strikingly reminiscent of the odor…