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Rosewood

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

Ingredient GuideIndole was originally isolated through research into the dye indigo. Because it was a main component of ...
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Cinnamon

Cinnamon, also known in Japanese as keihi or nikki, is a bark-derived fragrance material. Explore bark and leaf oils, its sweet, warm spiciness, and the characteristics of different types.
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Hay

Ingredient GuideIt has the green, sweet, aromatic qualities of hay, with an earthy, dry scent that seems warmed by the s...
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Rose

Ingredient GuidePerfumes were not known at the time of the Trojan War, nor had they ever been used in rites honoring the...
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Eugenol

Ingredient GuideEugenol is the main constituent of clove (80%–90%), with a cool, spicy, pungent aroma. It was first synt...
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Chamomile

Explore the wild, Roman, and Moroccan types of chamomile used in fragrance. Compare their source plants, different scents, and uses in perfume.
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Pomegranate

Pomegranate is the fruit known in Japan as zakuro. Learn how it is used to give perfume fruity juiciness and a wine-like character.
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Guaiacwood

Ingredient GuideNative to South America, guaiacwood grows wild in tropical forests. It is a type of lignum vitae, Latin ...
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Pink Pepper

Despite its name, pink pepper is the fruit of a plant outside the pepper family. Explore its rosy fruitiness and bright, stimulating spicy scent.