Natural Ingredients Birch
Birch is a tree of the genus Betula, also known in Japanese as kaba. The essential oil obtained by drying and distilling its bark is called birch tar and has a smoky, leathery scent.
Natural Ingredients Synthetic Ingredients Geosmin
Ingredient GuideGeosmin, also rendered in Japanese as geosumin or jeosumin, is an organic compound that smells like the ...
Synthetic Ingredients Coumarin
Coumarin is a major component of tonka bean, with a scent described as warm almond, hay, or sakuramochi. Explore its characteristics and uses in perfumery.
Natural Ingredients Pimento Berry
Ingredient GuidePimento berry is also known as allspice (hyakumi koshō, or “hundred-flavor pepper”), Jamaican pepper, or...
Natural Ingredients Bergamot
Ingredient GuideBergamot is a citrus fruit in the Rutaceae family. According to one theory, its name comes from Berga, a...
Synthetic Ingredients Splendione
Learn about the synthetic fragrance material Splendione, the background to its development, its effects on jasmine-like scents, and examples of its use.
Natural Ingredients Coriander
Coriander, also called phak chi or xiangcai, is a plant in the carrot family. Explore the herbal, woody spice aroma obtained from its fruits and whole plant.
Natural Ingredients Petitgrain
Petitgrain is an essential oil distilled from the leaves, young shoots and twigs of bitter orange. Explore its green, bittersweet, woody citrus scent and how it differs from neroli.
Natural Ingredients Clary Sage
Clary sage is an herb in the mint family, also known in Japanese as oni-salvia. Its sensual scent combines an animalic amber character and green astringency with freshness and gentle sweetness.
Natural Ingredients Benzoin
Ingredient Guide The two best-known sources of benzoin are Styrax tonkinensis from Siam and Styrax Benzoin from Sumatra;...