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Rosemary

Discover rosemary’s history, its botanical characteristics, and how its essential oil is extracted. Learn about its crisp herbal scent and how it is used in perfume.
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Sandalwood

Ingredient GuideBasic InformationSandalwood is a scent that expresses the bright, radiant, white side of wood, like ceda...
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Honey

Explore honey’s confectionery sweetness and sensual side as a fragrance note, and its varied uses in gourmand, floral, woody, and other perfumes.
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Salicylate

Salicylates occur as constituents of many flowers. They have a powdery, astringent character, a slightly sweet balsamic scent, and a faint medicinal note.
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Saffron

Saffron is a rare spice obtained by drying the pistils of the saffron crocus. Learn about its harvest and the dry, leathery scent expressed in perfume.
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Civet

Ingredient GuideCivet is collected from the secretory glands of civets (which look rather more like foxes than cats) liv...
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Isobutyl Quinoline

What is isobutyl quinoline? Learn about quinoline’s discovery, its characteristics as a fragrance material, and its distinctive leathery, earthy scent and uses.
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Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a plant with crimson stems that is treated as both a vegetable and a fruit. Explore its tart, green, fruity scent and its use in perfume.
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Hazelnut

How is hazelnut expressed in perfume? Explore its roasted-nut character and its use in gourmand fragrances.
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Rosewood

Ingredient GuideRosewood is generally a timber used for furniture, guitars, chess pieces, and similar objects, but the p...