133 materials found

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.

Orris Concrète Oil

Iris pallida
Essential Oil Floral Fruity Sweet Limited Quantities

Woody, fatty-oily but distinctly violet-like odor, with a fruity undertone, sweet-floral, warm and tenacious. Melts at about body temperature.

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.

Peppermint Oil

Mentha piperita
Essential Oil Balsamic Fresh / Clean Minty Readily Available

Fresh, strong, somewhat grassy-minty odor with a deep balsamic-sweet undertone and a sweet, clean dryout note. The grassy topnote may disappear or fade after proper ageing of the o…

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…

Petitgrain Bigarade sur fleurs d'oranger

Citrus aurantium var. amara
Essential Oil Citrus Floral Fresh / Clean Irregular / Rare

Fresh and sweet-floral odor, reminiscent of orange flowers, of terpeneless petitgrain oil, and having a soft, sweet-woody, tenacious undertone. The orange-flowers seem to display t…

Picea Excelsa Oil

Picea excelsa
Essential Oil Balsamic Fresh / Clean Pine / Coniferous Limited Quantities

Very light, fresh, balsamic-pine needle type odor. The dryout is somewhat less sweet, woody, slightly cedarlike.

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.

Rose Absolute Damascena

Rosa damascena
Absolute Balsamic Floral Spicy Readily Available

Extremely rich, warm, spicy-floral and very deep rose odor with a more or less pronounced honeylike undertone. Its diffusive power is only realized when diluted or used at concentr…

Rose de mai absolute

Rosa centifolia
Absolute Balsamic Floral Sweet Readily Available

Rich and sweet, deep-rosy, very tenacious odor. The spicy tonalities are usually less pronounced, while the honeylike notes can be described as similar to those of the damascena ab…

Rose de mai concrète

Rosa centifolia
Concrète Floral Sweet Woody Readily Available

Warm, deep-floral, slightly woody-sweet, but the spicy or honeylike notes are less pronounced than those of damascena concrète.

Rose Leaf Absolute

Rosa centifolia
Absolute Floral Green / Leafy Sweet Irregular / Rare

Intensely green-leafy, but also sweet, somewhat woody odor, truly reminiscent of the freshly crushed leaves of the rose plant.

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.

Savin Oil

Juniperus sabina
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Phenolic / Sharp Pine / Coniferous Irregular / Rare

Quite unique, very unpleasant, nauseating but also slightly reminiscent of juniperberry oil and cypress oil. The initial unpleasant notes could remind one of the odor of wormseed o…

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.

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.

Sweet Fennel Oil

Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce
Essential Oil Earthy / Rooty Fruity Spicy Irregular / Rare

Very sweet, but slightly earthy or peppery-spicy odor and a clean, sweet-aromatic dryout. There is a hint of a fruity-fresh topnote in fresh oils.

Sweet Marjoram Oil

Origanum majorana
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Spicy Limited Quantities

Warm-spicy, aromatic-camphoraceous and woody odor, reminiscent of nutmeg and cardamom. Similar in odor to Melaleuca Alternifolia.

Syringa Absolute

Philadelphus coronarius
Absolute Floral Sweet Limited Quantities

Rich and sweet-floral odor, reminiscent of honeysuckle, gardenia, orange flower, etc. The odor is soft and very tenacious without any indolic notes.

Tagetes Absolute and Tagetes Oil

Tagetes glandulifera
Absolute Fruity Green / Leafy Herbaceous Irregular / Rare

Intensely herbaceous green, with a sweet-fruity undertone and a somewhat bitter-herby dryout. Some people find the odor very pleasant; others find it highly disagreeable. Essential…

Tansy Oil

Tanacetum vulgare
Essential Oil Herbaceous Spicy Woody Limited Quantities

Warm, almost sharp and spicy, dry and herbaceous odor.

Thyme Absolute

Thymus vulgaris
Absolute Green / Leafy Herbaceous Spicy Limited Quantities

Very deep-herbaceous, sweet and somewhat green with a rich, spicy undertone and a faintly medicinal, but pleasant bodynote. Entirely different effect from thyme oil.

Thyme and Origanum Oils Summary

Essential Oil Readily Available

Thyme Oil

Thymus vulgaris
Essential Oil Camphoraceous / Medicinal Herbaceous Spicy Readily Available

Rich and powerful, sweet, and warm-herbaceous in odor, somewhat spicy and distinctly aromatic. There should be no bitter-phenolic, cade-like or tar-like notes detectable, but there…

Tobacco Leaf Absolute

Nicotiana spp.
Absolute Oriental / Heavy Tobacco Woody Limited Quantities

Strong, almost repulsive odor, faintly reminiscent of cigar tobacco. In dilution, has a typical cigar-tobacco fragrance.

Tombacco Absolute

Absolute Coumarinic / Hay Floral Fruity Limited Quantities

Very rich, deep-sweet and floral-herbaceous odor which displays most surprising undertones, such as a sweet-fruity, prune-like, delicately floral and woody, tobacco-hay-like note. …

Treemoss Absolute

Absolute Earthy / Rooty Herbaceous Marine / Seaweed Readily Available

Woody, dry, forest-like or seaweed-like, herbaceous-green and of great tenacity. Presents the earthy-woody, dry forest notes and part of the leather-like notes of true oakmoss. But…