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ABIES ALBA

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Material type
natural essential oil
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fougereforest-accordcolognearomaticincensemasculine
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
resinous
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
balsamicsweetoilypinaceous

Bright, crisp silver fir needle oil with a clean coniferous top — fresh pine-like sharpness lifted by a cool camphoraceous edge. Underneath sits a soft balsamic, slightly sweet resinous woodiness reminiscent of forest air and crushed needles.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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naturals · No. 30

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 46.

steam distillation
balsamicsweetoilypinaceous
Appearance

The steam distillation produces a colorless or pale yellow mobile liquid of rich balsamic-sweet and pleasant oily-pinaceous fragrance.

Odor

The essential oil has a rich balsamic-sweet and pleasant oily-pinaceous fragrance.

Uses in perfumery

Abies Alba oil finds application in perfumes for bath preparations, air-fresheners, disinfectants, fougére-colognes, soap perfumes, detergents, etc.

Production

The essential oil is distilled from the needles alone or from the twigs with needles.

Identity
Aliases · 5
Abies ExcelsaAbies PectinataAbies Piceasilver sprucewhite spruce
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