Deep, earthy and woody with a distinct damp-forest-floor character — inky green mossiness over dry bark and a subtle leathery-phenolic undertone. Develops a bittersweet, slightly tobacco-like tenacity, essential to the classic chypre base.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 282.
The color is usually pale amber or pale yellow.
The odor is characteristic of the top notes of oakmoss: very dry, woody-earthlike, bark-like, almost tar-like, but pleasant, with a leather-like undertone and great tenacity.
A better yield and a more true-to-nature odor are obtained when oakmoss concrete or oakmoss absolute are steam distilled, preferably under reduced pressure or at atmospheric pressure with superheated steam.