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Peony

Peony refers to tree peony and herbaceous peony flowers. Its scent is produced synthetically rather than extracted as a flower essential oil, and is used for a fresh, soft, warm fragrance.
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Opoponax

Opoponax, also known as sweet myrrh, is a resinous fragrance material. Explore its name and botanical origins, its sweet, warm balsamic scent, and how it differs from myrrh.
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Oakmoss

Oakmoss is a fragrance material obtained from lichens growing on oak trunks and branches. Explore its damp-earth and forest-like scent, its role in perfume, and its relationship to chypre fragrances.
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Neroli / Orange Flower

Neroli is essential oil obtained from bitter orange blossoms, while petitgrain comes from the leaves and twigs. Explore their raw materials, extraction history, and fresh floral scents.
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Narcissus

Named after a Greek word meaning “to render powerless” or “to numb,” narcissus has an intensely sweet, almost hypnotic scent.
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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.
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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.
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Marigold

Marigold is a flower in the Asteraceae family whose name comes from “Mary’s Gold.” Explore its musky, green, herbal scent and its distinctive role in perfume.
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Lilac

Lilac, also known as lilas, is a spring flower. Discover why its natural floral scent is reconstructed with synthetic fragrance materials, and explore its soft, green character.
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Lavender

Discover the history of lavender’s name and uses, and its main types. Explore its clean, herbal, aromatic scent and the differences between varieties and origins.