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MUHUHU OIL

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Material type
natural absolute
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
woodychypreamberleatherorientalfougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
resinous
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweet

Muhuhu oil (Brachylaena huillensis) has a dry, warm, sandalwood-like woodiness with a distinctly earthy, slightly leathery undertone. Less creamy than true sandalwood, it feels drier and more rugged, with a soft balsamic hum that persists for hours on a blotter.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
8 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
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naturals · No. 287

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 265.

BASEtenacity · lowpower · moderatesteam distillation
balsamicwoodysweetfloral
Appearance

Muhuhu Oil is a viscous, amber-colored or brownish-yellow liquid.

Odor

The oil has a soft, balsamic-woody, somewhat sweet and faintly floral odor, reminiscent of vetiver, sandalwood and tail-fractions of Atlas cedarwood oil.

Uses in perfumery

Muhuhu Oil may attract the interest of many perfumers who work with precious wood notes, Oriental bases, tenacious powdery and aldehydic fragrances, vetiver bases, sandalwood variations, etc.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Brachyleana HutchinsiiMuhugwe tree
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