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CEDRELA ODORATA

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Material type
natural resinoid
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
woodychypreorientalambermasculinefougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
woodypine

A dry, softly balsamic cedarwood aroma reminiscent of freshly sharpened pencils, with a gentle sweet-resinous undertone. Less sharp and camphoraceous than Virginia cedar, warmer and rounder than Atlas cedar, with a mild spicy nuance.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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naturals · No. 111

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 106.

BASEtenacity · moderatepower · strongsteam distillation
woody
Appearance

greenish-yellow to olive-colored liquid

Odor

pleasant, dry-woody and powerful odor, reminiscent of cedarwood oil, Texas and cubeb oil or clove leaf oil sesquiterpenes with an undertone like carrot seed oil, however, without the fattiness of this.

Uses in perfumery

The oil is used mainly in soap perfumes of the woody types, Oriental types, etc., and in the perfumes for disinfectants, insecticides, air-freshener sprays, etc. in industrial perfumes.

Production

an essential oil is steam distilled

Identity
Aliases · 3
Cigarbox-WoodIndian MahoganySugar-Crate Wood
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