41 materials found
Agleia Odorata Oil
Agleia odorataAmbra
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…
Ambrette Seeds
Hibiscus abelmoschusArtabotrys Odoratissimus
Artabotrys odoratissimusVery fragrant flowers which may possibly be confused with cananga flowers.
Artabotrys Suaveolens Oil
Artabotrys suaveolensBasil 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…
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.
Cajuput Oil
Melaleuca minorPowerful, fresh, eucalyptuslike, camphoraceous odor. Characteristic are the almost fruity-sweet body notes and the soft tones in the dryout.
Cananga Oil
Cananga odorataSweet-floral, balsamic and tenacious odor. The initial notes are woody-leathery with a fresh-floral undertone, a characteristic combination. The odor type is much "heavier" than th…
Capsicum
Capsicum annuumCapsicum Absolute has an interesting tobacco-like, sweet-herbaceous 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…
Clausena Anisata Oil
Clausena anisataVery similar to that of star anise oil or true anise oil.
Cubeb Oil
Piper cubebaVery dry-woody, but simultaneously warm-camphoraceous, spicy-peppery. Should be free from the very light pepper-like characteristic found in black pepper and elemi oils, and should…
Curcuma Oil
Curcuma longaUsually spicy and fresh, reminiscent of sweet orange, ginger and galanga. Japanese curcuma oil is warm, dry-woody, powdery, camphoraceous and slightly peppery-spicy with a peculiar…
East Indian Sandalwood Oil
Santalum albumExtremely soft, sweet-woody and almost animal-balsamic odor, presenting little or no particular topnote, and remaining uniform for a considerable length of time due to its outstand…
Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
Eucalyptus citriodoraStrong and very fresh, rosy-citronella-like odor and a sweet, balsamic-floral dryout note.
Galanga Oil
Alpinia officinarumFresh-camphoraceous and spicy-woody odor reminiscent of laurel leaf oil, cardamom oil, ginger oil, etc., with a distinct cineole-like topnote and a warm undertone of rich and spicy…
Gardenia
Gardenia grandifloraFatty-floral, somewhat fresh-green odor with a tuberose-like, sweet undertone, faintly reminiscent of the fragrance of the gardenia flower, but with heavy emphasis on the leafy-gre…
Ginger Oil
Zingiber officinaleThe odor is warm, but fresh-woody, spicy and with a peculiar resemblance to orange, lemon, lemon-grass, coriander seed oil, etc. in the initial, fresh topnotes. The sweet and heavy…
Henna
Lawsonia inermisFlowers smell extremely sweet, delicately floral and tealike, reminiscent of boronia and chloranthus spicatus oils. The attar is somewhat medicinal, phenolic or bitter, but with a …
Homalomena Rubescens Oil
Homalomena rubescensSweet-woody, somewhat floral, but also harsh-pinelike odor. The odor is reminiscent of that of low grade Ho Wood Oils or of certain fractions of bois de rose oil.
Huon Pine Wood Oil
Dacrydium frankliniiFaintly sweet, woody-spicy and somewhat bitter odor, reminiscent of cedarwood, Texas. Sharp, cedar-like note with a rich, tea-like, herbaceous-woody undertone.
Kaempferia Galanga Oil
Kaempferia galangaSweet-woody, warm, balsamic, somewhat spicy odor of great tenacity.
Lawang Oil
Cinnamomum culilawanWarm, rich, spicy odor. Clove-like odor when high in eugenol, changing to nutmeg-like fragrance when containing safrole behind the eugenol.
Lemongrass Oil
Cymbopogon flexuosus / Cymbopogon citratusVery strong, fresh-grassy lemon-type, herbaceous or tea-like odor. West Indian type has an earthy undertone reminiscent of Ceylon citronella oil, while East Indian type smells swee…
Long Pepper Oil
Piper longumSomewhat reminiscent of the odor of various "false" cubeb oils: warm and faintly aromatic, somewhat woody and cineole-lemon-like. Complete absence of "light" or fresh-peppery topno…