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CLOVE STEM OIL

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Material type
natural essential oil
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
orientalspicywoody
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
spicy
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralfruitywoodyspicysweetfreshcoconutcognac

Warm, dry spicy note with a pronounced phenolic-clove character, slightly harsher and woodier than clove bud oil. Less sweet and rounded than bud oil, with a sharper eugenol bite and a faint smoky, medicinal undertone.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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naturals · No. 131

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 126.

tenacity · highpower · strongsteam distillation
Spicywoody
Appearance

A pale yellow to straw yellow colored liquid.

Odor

Strong spicy, somewhat woody, but quite pleasant odor.

Flavor

Used as a low-cost replacement for the more delicate and true-to-nature clove bud oil.

Uses in perfumery

Used for its spicy note in Oriental bases, spicy after-shave fragrances and other men's odors.

Production

This oil is steam distilled from the stems upon which the clove buds grow.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Cognac OilZanzibar Clove Stem Oil
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