Natural Ingredients

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.

What kind of tree is palo santo? Learn about the origin of its name, its relationship to frankincense and myrrh, and its characteristics and scent as a fragrance material.

An in-depth explanation of the origins of the chrysanthemum’s name, its botanical history and cultural associations, the characteristics of its scent, and how it is expressed in perfume.

Learn about the cacao plant and raw material, and the characteristics of its scent. Discover how chocolate-like notes are expressed in perfume.

Explore sage as a plant, the characteristics of its essential oil, and how its scent differs from clary sage. Learn about its use in perfume, notable examples, and how the two sages are used differently.

Explore caraway as a plant, the scent of its essential oil, and its use in perfume. Learn about its role in spicy fragrances and examples of its use.

Explore black pepper as a plant, the scent of its essential oil, and its use in perfume. Learn about the characteristics behind its spicy scent and examples of its use.

Known as the “flower of flowers,” ylang ylang is a rich floral fragrance material. Explore its origins, the grades separated during distillation, and its sweet, sensual scent.

Explore the names and stories associated with violets, the powdery sweetness of their flowers, the green scent of their leaves, and how materials such as ionone express these scents.

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.