133 materials found
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.
Orris Concrète Oil
Iris pallidaWoody, 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 sativumPeculiar, warm-spicy, heavy-leafy, yet fresh-herb-like odor. Very similar to that of the fresh cut herb.
Parsley Seed Oil
Petroselinum sativumWarm-woody, spicy, somewhat sweet-herbaceous but not at all reminiscent of parsley herb.
Peppermint Oil
Mentha piperitaFresh, 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 amaraPleasant, 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. amaraFresh 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 excelsaVery light, fresh, balsamic-pine needle type odor. The dryout is somewhat less sweet, woody, slightly cedarlike.
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…
Roman Chamomile Oil
Anthemis nobilisSweet herbaceous, somewhat fruity-warm and tealeaf-like odor. The odor is extremely diffusive but it has little tenacity.
Rose Absolute Damascena
Rosa damascenaExtremely 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 centifoliaRich 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 centifoliaWarm, deep-floral, slightly woody-sweet, but the spicy or honeylike notes are less pronounced than those of damascena concrète.
Rose Leaf Absolute
Rosa centifoliaIntensely green-leafy, but also sweet, somewhat woody odor, truly reminiscent of the freshly crushed leaves of the rose plant.
Rosemary Oil
Rosmarinus officinalisStrong, 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 graveolensSharp-herbaceous, distinctly fruity-orange-like, with a characteristic bitter-acrid undertone that makes the overall impression an unpleasant one.
Savin Oil
Juniperus sabinaQuite 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 montanaFresh 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 latifoliaTransitory 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. dulceVery 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 majoranaWarm-spicy, aromatic-camphoraceous and woody odor, reminiscent of nutmeg and cardamom. Similar in odor to Melaleuca Alternifolia.
Syringa Absolute
Philadelphus coronariusRich 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 glanduliferaIntensely 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 vulgareWarm, almost sharp and spicy, dry and herbaceous odor.
Thyme Absolute
Thymus vulgarisVery 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
Thyme Oil
Thymus vulgarisRich 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.Strong, almost repulsive odor, faintly reminiscent of cigar tobacco. In dilution, has a typical cigar-tobacco fragrance.
Tombacco Absolute
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
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…