133 materials found
Labdanum Concrète
Cistus ladaniferusSweet 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 deciduaSoft, balsamic terpenic odor, reminiscent of fresh conifer resins and cones.
Laurel Leaf Oil
Laurus nobilisFresh, 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 × intermediaPronounced 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 × intermediaIntensely 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 hybridaStrongly 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 angustifoliaVery 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 officinalisSweet-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 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 …
Lily Absolute
Lilium candidumDelicately 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 officinaleVery 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 officinalisIntensely bitter-herbaceous odor with very peculiar notes and a green "crushed-stalk" note.
Melilotus Extract
Melilotus officinalisVery 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 officinalisVery pleasant citral-citronellal type of fresh and sweet-herbaceous odor.
Milfoil Oil
Achillea millefoliumSharp, 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 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.
Myrtle Oil
Myrtus communisStrongly 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 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…
Néflier Concrète
Eriobotrya japonicaExtremely rich, delicately floral odor, reminiscent of lilac or hyacinth, however, more suave-balsamic than the odor of these flowers.
Neroli Oil
Citrus aurantiumVery 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 sativaOakmoss
Evernia prunastriOakmoss Concrète
Evernia prunastriPhenolic-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 gratissimumThymol 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 cepaVery strong odor (when undiluted, it is obnoxiously sulfuraceous) and distinct lachrymatory effect. Distinguished by the complete absence of terpenes.
Onion Oleoresin
Allium cepaIntense onion-odor, but more sweet and subdued than the odor of the essential oil.
Orange Flower Absolute
Citrus aurantiumVery 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. amaraStrong 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. amaraExtremely 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…