95 materials found
Agar Oil
Aquilaria agallochaRich and sweet-woody, almost balsamic odor not unlike that of vetiverol or purified styrene-free styrax, and with a sweetness similar to that of sandalwood oil.
Agleia Odorata Oil
Agleia odorataAjowan Oil
Ptychotis ajowanPungent, herbaceous-spicy and medicinal odor, reminiscent of red Thyme. However, unlike the rich odor of red thyme, Ajowan Oil presents a sharper, more cymene-like topnote and very…
Ambra
Physeter catodonRather subtle, reminiscent of seaweed, wood, moss, with a peculiar sweet, yet very dry undertone of unequaled tenacity. There is rarely any animal note at all in a good grade of Am…
American Wormseed Oil
Chenopodium ambrosioidesHeavy, unpleasant, nauseating odor, a sharp, camphoraceous topnote and a woody-sweet undertone. The odor faintly recalls that of savin oil.
Anethum Sowa Oil
Anethum sowaSweet-herbaceous, somewhat woody-spicy odor. When freshly distilled, the oil displays a rather unpleasant topnote. The dryout is very faint, woody and not very pleasant. The overal…
Angelica Root Oil
Angelica archangelicaLight, somewhat peppery topnote (from young roots). Rich, somewhat herbaceous-earthy, woody body-note of unique tenacity and great diffusive power. Slightly musky-animal-like with …
Anise Oil
Pimpinella anisumIntensely sweet and clean odor, truly reminiscent of the crushed fruit. Very common description is that of 'licorice odor'.
Anona Squamosa Oil
Anona squamosaPleasant, somewhat spicy-woody odor reminiscent of cedar, cubeb, cardamom, etc.
Arnica Oil
Arnica montanaThe oil resembles that of chamomile with a certain woody-earthy undertone. Arnica Absolute or Arnica Resinoine are intensely herbaceous-sweet, tealike, somewhat spicy, powerful and…
Artemisia Vulgaris Oil
Artemisia vulgarisPowerful, fresh-camphoraceous, somewhat green and bitter-sweet, with a cedarleaf-like topnote and a sage-rosemary-like bodynote. The dryout is very pleasant, sweet herbaceous and t…
Atractylis Oil
Atractylis ovataStrong peppery, woody-spicy, warm and dry, somewhat reminiscent of elemi, ginger, and galanga.
Basil Oil
Ocimum basilicumSweet-spicy, slightly green, fresh, with a faint balsamic woody undertone and a lasting sweetness. The exotic type is somewhat coarse-herbaceous, slightly camphoraceous in the init…
Betel Oil
Piper betleDistinctly phenolic, almost tar-like or 'smoky'. Great deal of resemblance to the odor of maté-leaves (or maté absolute) and to certain types of Chinese tea.
Bitter Fennel Oil
Foeniculum vulgareSomewhat sharp and warm-camphoraceous odor, initially earthy, but later on sweet, anisic and spicy.
Black Pepper Oil
Piper nigrumFresh, dry-woody, warm-spicy, reminiscent not only of the odor of dried black pepper, but also of elemi, cubeb and other essential oils of high terpene-sesquiterpene content.
Cadamba Oil
Anthocephalus cadambaWoody-floral and sweet odor with a short-lived, but strong minty-borneolic topnote. The dryout is delightfully sweet-floral, reminiscent of champaca and neroli. The tenacity of thi…
Calamus Oil
Acorus calamusWarm, woody-spicy and pleasant odor with increasingly sweet afternotes and great tenacity. Good oils bear some resemblance to dried milk or sweet leather, slightly creamy-nutty. Po…
Capsicum
Capsicum annuumCapsicum Absolute has an interesting tobacco-like, sweet-herbaceous odor.
Caraway Oil
Carum carviStrong and peculiar odor typical of the fruit, but with a fatty-harsh undertone in crude oil. Rectified oil has stronger, less fatty odor. Characteristic initial note of nauseating…
Cardamom Oil
Elettaria cardamomumwarm-spicy, aromatic, at first penetrating camphoraceous-cineole-like or somewhat medicinal, reminiscent of eucalyptus. Later, it becomes balsamic-woody, increasingly sweet and alm…
Cassia Oil
Cinnamomum cassiaStrong, spicy, warm and woody-resinous odor with an intensely sweet, somewhat balsamic undertone.
Cassie Absolute
Acacia farnesianaExtremely warm, powdery-spicy, at the same time herbaceous and floral with a deep and very tenacious cinnamic-balsamic undertone.
Celery Seed Oil
Apium graveolensSpicy-warm, sweet and rich, 'soup-like', longlasting and powerful, slightly fatty, typical of the odor of the seed (fruit) but less fresh than the odor of the celery plant. One of …
Cestrum Nocturnum Oil
Cestrum nocturnumExtremely heavy isoeugenol-like, faintly carnation-like, woody-warm, yet strongly floral odor.
Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil
Cinnamomum zeylanicumExtremely powerful, diffusive, warm-spicy, sweet and tenacious odor. The undertone and dryout notes reveal a persistent dryness which is very unique in combination with the distinc…
Champaca Absolute
Michelia champacaQuite unique: delicately dry-floral, at the same time reminding one of orange flowers, ylang-ylang, carnation and tearose. There are notes which resemble those of sage clary, methy…
Chenopodium Oil
Chenopodium ambrosioidesCinnamon Leaf Oil
Cinnamomum zeylanicumWarm-spicy, but rather harsh odor, lacking the rich body of the bark oil. Has some resemblance to the odor of clove leaf oil and clove stem oil.
Civet
Viverra civettatypically animal-sweet, free from faecal notes, urine notes or the like. The undertone bears some resemblance to that of ambrette seed oil and of a well cured goat skin. The odor o…