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Rosewood is one of those fragrance ingredients that can be perfumes just by themselves, like osmanthus. Its essential oil has a beautiful, complex fragrance, and as in the classic pyramid structure of the perfume, you can almost feel the citrus freshness, floral…
FRAGRANCE NOTES PATCHOULI Patchouli seems to be a topic on which people commonly disagree. The debate is lengthy and complex, and in the end, it all boils down to personal preference. While some people love the natural and woody undertones, others think…
Guaiac (Guaiac, Bulnesia sarmienti) is a small tree and one of the most resistant, hardest in the world, and it is even called an iron tree. It is also known as Lignum Vitae – Tree of Life or Palo Santo. This exotic…
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) oil, which is most often used in the perfume industry, is obtained by steam distillation of long leaves of this large and exotic tree. You may know that koalas love to doze on eucalyptus branches, but they also love…
Cedar (Cedrus) is a coniferous tree from the Pinaceae family and is one of the first fragrant notes that man used in the production of perfumes and aromatic concoctions. Its natural, woody scent, with subtones of spices and fragrant resins, goes well…
Cypress (Cupressus) has an incredible history that lasts for two hundred million years. However, the first physical evidence of the existence and use of cypresses dates back to ancient Egyptian culture, where it was used in making chests in which they put…
Vetiver is an unusual plant that can be used in various ways. It grows very fast and lasts for several years, mostly in tropical parts of the world. It originated from India but Chrysopogon Zizanioides now grows in Polynesia, Haiti, the Philippines,…
Oud is one of the most expensive but also most used fragrant ingredients in today’s perfume industry. Also called Oudh, aoud or agarwood, with its heavy, intoxicating and rich smell that combines wood, incense, and ambergris, it is a synonym for East…
