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SPRUCE OIL

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Material type
natural essential oil
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
forest-accordfougeremasculine-cologneholiday-accordaromaticincense
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
resinous
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
fruitybalsamicsweetfreshoilypine

Crisp, cool coniferous scent — sharp pine-needle freshness with a slightly sweet, resinous balsamic undertone. Opens bright and camphoraceous, drying down to a soft woody-green facet reminiscent of a snowy forest.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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naturals · No. 386

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 363.

steam distillation
balsamicfreshsweetoilyfruity
Appearance

The oil is pale yellow or almost colorless.

Odor

It has a very pleasant, balsamic-fresh odor with a peculiar sweet-oily and slightly fruity undertone.

Uses in perfumery

Spruce Oil is used extensively in the U.S.A. for room spray perfumes, bath preparations, air fresheners, disinfectants, in liquid detergents, cleansers and other household products, etc., and it finds a natural application in 'pine' fragrances.

Production

It is steam distilled from the leaves (needles) and twigs.

Identity
Aliases · 9
Abies oilsBlack SpruceEastern HemlockHemlock Spruce OilPicea AlbaPicea Excelsa OilPicea MarianaTsuga CanadensisTsuga Heterophylla
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