Natural Ingredients Vetiver
Ingredient GuideBasic InformationVetiver belongs to the grass family and has the scientific name Vetiveria zizanoides. I...
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Natural Ingredients Myrrh
Myrrh is a resin obtained from trees growing in the Middle East and Africa. Explore its relationship to frankincense and its bitter, balsamic scent.
Natural Ingredients Apricot
Apricot, known in Japanese as anzu, is represented mainly by synthetic fragrance materials. It has a juicy, fruity sweetness and a slightly animalic scent.
Natural Ingredients Vanilla
Vanilla is an orchid whose flowers are pollinated by hand and whose pods undergo lengthy drying after harvest to develop their scent. Explore how its sweet, warm aroma develops and how it differs by origin and type.
Natural Ingredients Mint
Ingredient GuideMints used in perfume include Japanese mint, peppermint, spearmint, and pennyroyal, but they are not fav...
Natural Ingredients Aniseed (≈ Star Anise)
Anise and star anise are botanically different plants. Learn about the two materials, the sweet, spicy qualities they share, and how they are used differently in perfumery.
Natural Ingredients Tuberose
Tuberose is also known by names meaning “fragrance beneath the moon” and “evening-fragrant jade” because of its strong fragrance at night. Explore a scent that combines rich sweetness with green facets.
Natural Ingredients Mimosa
Ingredient GuideTwo types of mimosa are used in perfumery, with the botanical names Acacia dealbata Lam and Acacia flori...
Natural Ingredients Maté
How is maté, best known as a drink, expressed in perfume? Explore the leaves and twigs behind it and its woody, smoky, tea-like scent.
Natural Ingredients Angelica
Angelica, also known in Japanese as seiyō-tōki, is a plant in the Apiaceae family. Discover the legend behind its name and the characteristics of its herbal, earthy scent.