56 materials found
African Geranium Oil
Pelargonium graveolensSweet and powerful rosy-leafy, slightly herbaceous odor, combining some of the qualities of the Algerian oil with those of the Réunion type of geranium oil. The odor is usually les…
Ammoniac Gum
Dorema ammoniacumPenetrating sulphuraceous-mercaptanelike odor, reminiscent of onions. The alcohol soluble portion of the essential-oil-free ammoniac gum is a pleasant smelling, balsamic type.
Anise Oil
Pimpinella anisumIntensely sweet and clean odor, truly reminiscent of the crushed fruit. Very common description is that of 'licorice odor'.
Artemisia Alba Oil
Artemisia albaVery powerful, bitter-herbaceous odor. The 'greenness' in odor type and the peculiar bitter aroma makes it interesting for chypre, fougère, 'forest' notes.
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…
Atlas Cedarwood Oil
Cedrus atlanticaVery peculiar and not exactly pleasant when undiluted: slightly camphoraceous-cresylic with a sweet and tenacious woody undertone, reminiscent of cassie and mimosa. However, it doe…
Atlas Cedarwood Resinoid
Cedrus atlanticaVery true-to-nature fragrance without the camphoraceous-cresylic, or ketonic-sharp topnote found in the essential oil. May carry some solvent odor (benzene) due to tremendous fixat…
Bergamot Oil
Citrus bergamiaExtremely rich, sweet-fruity initial odor. Although the characteristics of this topnote remain perceptible in good oils, it is followed by a still more characteristic oily-herbaceo…
Bitter Almond Oil
Prunus amygdalus var. amaraStrong, but sweet and clean odor, reminiscent of crushed, wet bitter almonds or of a very high grade of benzaldehyde.
Bitter Fennel Oil
Foeniculum vulgareSomewhat sharp and warm-camphoraceous odor, initially earthy, but later on sweet, anisic and spicy.
Cassie Absolute
Acacia farnesianaExtremely warm, powdery-spicy, at the same time herbaceous and floral with a deep and very tenacious cinnamic-balsamic undertone.
Clary Sage Absolute
Salvia sclareaExtremely rich, delicately sweet, yet bitter-winy and somewhat herbaceous odor of great tenacity. The absolute has a somewhat finer, less resinous odor, more balsamic-sweet than th…
Clary Sage Oil
Salvia sclareaSweet-herbaceous, tenacious in odor, soft and somewhat reminiscent of ambra in its bitter-sweet undertone. Apart from the initial linalylacetate—linalool notes, there is a very cha…
Coriander Oil
Coriandrum sativumPleasant sweet, somewhat woody-spicy, aromatic-candylike odor. The floral-balsamic undertone and peppery-woody, suave top-note are characteristic features of this delightful fragra…
Cumin Oil
Cuminum cyminumExtremely powerful, diffusive, green-spicy, slightly fatty, but at the same time not sharp or pungent, almost soft and mellow. This softness is one of the main features of a true o…
Dalmatian Sage Oil
Salvia officinalisFresh and strong, warm-spicy herbaceous and camphoraceous odor, somewhat reminiscent of artemisia vulgaris oil. A peculiar sweetness, reminiscent of tansy flowers, is characteristi…
Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
Eucalyptus citriodoraStrong and very fresh, rosy-citronella-like odor and a sweet, balsamic-floral dryout note.
European Pennyroyal Oil
Mentha pulegiumVery fresh, strong, herbaceous-minty, but not very bitter odor (in contrast to the American type).
Fenugreek Extract
Trigonella foenum-graecumIntensely sweet, spicy, protein like, soup-like and caramellic odor from comminuted seed. The characteristic odor is a celery-like spicyness, a coumarinic-balsamic sweetness and an…
Geranium
Pelargonium speciesGeranium Absolute
Pelargonium graveolensIntense and very powerful, somewhat leafy-earthy, but soft and pleasant odor. The leafy-green notes are quite pronounced, but the rich, rosy-minty undertone remains on a blotter th…
Geranium Concrète
Pelargonium graveolensIntensely earthy herbaceous, somewhat sharp-rosy, foliage-green odor and great tenacity.
Geranium Oil
Pelargonium graveolensJasmin Absolute from Concrète
Jasminum grandiflorumIntensely floral, warm, rich and highly diffusive odor with a peculiar waxy-herbaceous, oily-fruity and tea-like undertone. The odor and the nuances in the undertone varies accordi…
Jasmin Concrète
Jasminum officinaleWarm, intensely floral, somewhat indolic-sharp, but immensely rich and tenacious. Various types of herbaceous sweet, fatty green, tea-like or 'bread'-like, almost 'broth'-like odor…
Jonquil Absolute
Narcissus jonquillaHeavy, honeylike, deep-sweet floral odor with a strong green undertone and a somewhat bitter, very tenacious dryout note. The odor bears great similarity to the fragrance of longoz…
Labdanum
Cistus ladaniferusSweet, herbaceous balsamic, somewhat ambra-like and slightly animalic, rich and tenacious.
Labdanum Absolute from Concrète
Cistus ladaniferusDeep, sweet-balsamic, faintly but persistently herbaceous with an ambra-like, rich undertone. The latter is characteristic and rarely found in other perfume materials.
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…
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…